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What is the recommended carbohydrate intake per day?
What websites, forums or blogs will tell me what the recommended intake of carbohydrates per day is? How much carbohydrate is too much a day?
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I am not a dietician.
The recommended carbohydrate intake per day for adults and children over the age of four is six to twelve servings. Of those six to twelve servings, at least half of them should be whole grains. A serving of carbohydrates equates to a slice of bread, half of a medium sized bagel or half of a cup of cooked cereal, rice, legumes, or other grain or grain product. If you eat a sandwich made with two slices of bread, you’ve had two of your servings of grain for the day.
Whole grain carbohydrates (whole grain bread, pasta, cereals etc.) are better for you than the more processed carbohydrates are. Whole grains have had less processing before being baked into the carbohydrate. The less processing a carbohydrate has had before you eat it, the better it is for your body.
For most people, the more carbohydrate servings you have over twelve, the worse off you’re going to be. Your body will convert the extra carbohydrates into fat. If you are very active, you can eat a few more carbohydrates as you need them for energy.
This web site offers excellent guidelines as to how many carbohydrates you should be eating and what sorts of foods count as carbohydrates:
http://www.mypyramid.gov/pyramid/grains.html
From mypyramid.gov
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In general, 1 slice of bread, 1 cup of ready-to-eat cereal, or ½ cup of cooked rice, cooked pasta, or cooked cereal can be considered as 1 ounce equivalent from the grains group.
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The recommended carbohydrate intake per day for adults and children over the age of four is six to twelve servings. Of those six to twelve servings, at least half of them should be whole grains. A serving of carbohydrates equates to a slice of bread, half of a medium sized bagel or half of a cup of cooked cereal, rice, legumes, or other grain or grain product. If you eat a sandwich made with two slices of bread, you’ve had two of your servings of grain for the day.
Whole grain carbohydrates (whole grain bread, pasta, cereals etc.) are better for you than the more processed carbohydrates are. Whole grains have had less processing before being baked into the carbohydrate. The less processing a carbohydrate has had before you eat it, the better it is for your body.
For most people, the more carbohydrate servings you have over twelve, the worse off you’re going to be. Your body will convert the extra carbohydrates into fat. If you are very active, you can eat a few more carbohydrates as you need them for energy.
This web site offers excellent guidelines as to how many carbohydrates you should be eating and what sorts of foods count as carbohydrates:
http://www.mypyramid.gov/pyramid/grains.html
From mypyramid.gov
-quote
In general, 1 slice of bread, 1 cup of ready-to-eat cereal, or ½ cup of cooked rice, cooked pasta, or cooked cereal can be considered as 1 ounce equivalent from the grains group.
-endquote
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