white carbs
Bread, pasta, rice
White carbs are starchy, refined carbohydrates—white bread, white rice, regular pasta, potatoes.
The term groups foods that nutrition discourse treats as less healthy than their whole-grain or complex alternatives: I'm trying to cut back on white carbs.
The label is informal and somewhat loose, defined more by dietary fashion than precise nutritional criteria.
- pastaShaped wheat dough
- starchComplex plant carbohydrate
- empty caloriesEnergy lacking nutrients
- blood sugar spikeAbrupt glucose elevation
- flourMilled grain powder
noodles · bagels · dinner roll · dough · glycemic index · biscuits · pretzels · comfort food · sticky · pastries · fluffy · bread · crackers · macaroni · rice · spaghetti · tortillas · roll
white carbswhole grains
Kernels with bran, germ, endosperm
brown rice · whole wheat · whole grain bread · complex carbohydrates · quinoa
white carbswhole foods
Unrefined, unprocessed edibles
protein · healthy fats · lean protein · vegetables · leafy greens
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