Okay our focus this week is going to be learning how many CARBS we should be eating each day and what are "good carbs" and what carbs we should do without! Looking online I found an article stating:
Start with your daily calorie need and divide that number in half. That's how many calories should come from carbohydrates. Now take that number and divide it by four - each gram of carbohydrate has four calories. The final number is equal to the amount of carbohydrates you need each day. For example, a person who eats approximately 2,000 calories per day should take in about about 250 grams of carbohydrates.
Keep track of your daily calorie and carbohydrate need with a food diary. You can also keep track of the foods you eat this way - choose the best carbohydrate-rich foods, such as 100% whole-grain products, nuts, seeds, legumes, fruits and vegetables.
Avoid foods that contain large amounts of refined (white) flour and sugar, such as sugary snacks, pastries, sugar-sweetened soft drinks, candy, cookies, greasy chips and most processed, packaged snack foods. These foods contain too many calories while offering little or no nutritional value. Some of these foods also contain saturated and trans-fats that are bad for your heart
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