What are slow digesting carbohydrates?

Answer 1

• All fish including: Tuna, Salmon, Sole, Trout, Flounder, Sardines, Herring

• All Fowl including: Chicken, Turkey, Duck, Goose, Cornish Hen, Quail, Pheasant,

• All Shellfish including: Oysters, Mussels, Lobster, Clams, Squid, Shrimp, Crab meat,

• All meat including: Beef, Pork, Lamb, Bacon, Veal, Ham, Venison,

• All eggs including: Scrambled, Fried, Poached, Soft-Boiled, Hard-Boiled, Deviled,Omelets. These are all I know. Most of these I eat regularly.

Answer 2

Carbohydrates are converted by your body into glycogen. They are broken down into two categories: complex (slow) and simple (fast).

Complex carbs are high in fibre and breakdown into glycogen slowly leaving you with energy for longer periods of time. Simple carbs work in the opposite manner giving your body short but intense amounts of glycogen, therefore on longer rides they require topping up every so often.

You should aim to consume 60-70% carbohydrates in your diet. A mix of both types of carbohydrates is best, however, because complex carbs stabilise blood sugar and even out the body's energy levels, it's advisable to have a stronger emphasis on these.

 Apples

 Apricots

 Artichokes

 Asparagus

 Sprouts

 Cabbage

 Carrots

 Cauliflower

 Celery

 Cucumbers

 Dill

 Grapefruit

 Kidney beans

 Lentils

 Lettuce

 Milk

 Multi-grain bread

 Muesli

 Navy beans

 Oat bran cereal

 Oatmeal

 Onions

 Oranges

 Pasta

 Peas

 Pears

 Pickles

 Plums

 Porridge

 Potatoes

 Prunes

 Radishes

 Rice

 Soybeans

 Spinach

 Strawberries

 Tomatoes

 Turnips

 Water Cress

 Whole Barley

 Yoghurt

Examples of simple carbohydrates:

 Cake

 Fizzy drinks

 Honey

 Cereal

 Table sugar

 Sweets

 Fruit juice

 Jam

 Tinned fruit

 Chocolate

 Fudge

 Liquorice

 Toffee

 Syrups

 Baked goods (made with white flour)

 Bread (made with white flour)

 Pasta made with white flour

 Biscuits (plain)

Answer 3

Slow carbs are foods that your body digests slowly. They're generally more of the "healthier" carbs such as: Vegetables, low sugar fruits, whole grains, cultured dairies, nuts, seeds, etc.

Answer 4

fiber and unrefined starches