Make a Fresh Start Low-Carb Eating

摘要

There are, it seems, more pyramids in the United States than in Egypt—food pyramids, that is. Devised to compare the ideal number of servings from each food group that you should eat in a day, these pyramids are usually bottom-heavy with grains, pasta, breads and crackers—the huge carbohydrate food group. Unfortunately, some experts and popular authors contend, eating carbs will make you bottom-heavy, too. If you are interested in cutting back on carbohydrates and not following a book or set regimen, the first thing you need to know, according to Molly Kimball, R.D., a nutritionist with the Ochsner Clinic's Elmwood Fitness Center in New Orleans, is not to obsess. "Eliminating some highly processed carbs is an easy way to cut calories," she says. 'The foods you will have left are full of protein, fat and fiber, which make you feel fuller and less hungry."