Let's wrap up blood sugar week in style by talking about most of our favorite food - Carbohydrates! 3 questions you need to ask yourself at every meal, 1) Where's my protein?, 2) Where's my fat?, 3) Where's my carbs? All carbs, high qualit...y like oatmeal or lower quality like skittles (which my son Hunter loves) get broken down to glucose. You body's energy source is ATP and it primarily comes from Glucose. So carbs are necessary for your body, as with everything in life it's about getting the right amount of carbs per meal. Too many carbs in a meal spikes your blood sugar and triggers an overrelease of Insulin, which is a hormone that lowers your blood sugar & when over released causes fat storage. When you don't get enough carbs, your blood sugar drops to low, you over release glucagon, which is the hormone that rises your blood sugar. The over release of glucagon causes you to crave sugar & triggers your body to burn muscle (which slows down your metabolism). Carbs are all grains (rice, oatmeal, quinoa, bread, etc..) fruits and vegetables. Focus on getting about 35% of your cals per meal from carbs, which is 22-25 grams for females & 30-35 grams for males per meal & you can find your specific carb recommendations in my book, Body Confidence. Here are some great pics of examples of carbs. There you have it, PFC every 3 is how you stabilize your blood sugar, reprogram your metabolism & turn your body into a fat burning muscle building machine! Please share your favorite carbs on this post, as well as your favorite blood sugar stabilizing meals. Lets all keep making our health happen!
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