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Old Thu, Mar-16-06, 11:54
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Originally Posted by Frederick
Again, all things being equal and aside from nutrient density, what is the difference between carb intake from a veggie, fruit, chocolate, or white bread?
It depends on how you define "carb". When some people say "carb" they mean anything of plant origin. I think this is misleading because many vegetables actually contain a negligible amount of digestible carbohydrate. When I say "carb" I mean carbohydrate. Sugar, starch. Plant fiber is also chemically a carb, though metabolically it's not considered a carb because it is mostly unabsorbed and what little is absorbed is absorbed as fat.

I consider all the vegetable foods I eat to be good (but not "good carbs" because they are mostly very low in carbohydrate) because of how they make me feel and/or taste.

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