I’m probably a rarity in that I rarely have any cravings for carb heavy foods. Meat, dairy and vegetables? Love them. Basically the only carby cravings I get are for burgers and maybe fries. But I’m kind of sick and tired of eating potato wedges, and fries are probably not a super great choice. Rice and Pasta I have gone off of almost completely. It’s not that I’ll refuse to eat it, but it’s always more of a chore than anything else. This is all a bit weird for me because I’m not a picky eater.
So, maybe a slightly odd question: anyone have any recommended tasty new ways to eat carbs? Bonus points if they are easy/quick to make. I’ll admit I’ve rarely put much thought into carb preparation.
Farro + green apple slices + chicken sausage – this is really tasty and takes like 13 m to prepare, most of which is just waiting for the farro to finish boiling
Oatmeal, honey, blueberries – this takes 4m to prepare. Most of which is waiting for the oatmeal/milk to microwave
Rice, salmon, avocado, wasabi, soy sauce – this takes more like 25 min to prepare but it’s worth it. just mix all those things in a bowl. So good.
My absolute favorite carb source for taste is sweet potatoes, but I rarely make them, because they’re kind of a pain to prepare.
Also, quaker oatmeal squares or cheerios with milk are a pretty frequent pre-workout meal because it takes 45s to prepare. I like overnght oats a lot too – you can mix whey in and help hit your protein targets too. There are about 1M recipes online.
Thanks! I actually am eating more bread nowadays, mostly in the form of these fantastic oat loaf things I get at the nearby supermarket.
I do like bread, fruit and of course ice cream is nice occasionally, but I guess my post was more about, you know, carb carbs, like rice, potatoes, pasta etc.
Some of my carb heavy meals:
Farro + green apple slices + chicken sausage – this is really tasty and takes like 13 m to prepare, most of which is just waiting for the farro to finish boiling
Oatmeal, honey, blueberries – this takes 4m to prepare. Most of which is waiting for the oatmeal/milk to microwave
Rice, salmon, avocado, wasabi, soy sauce – this takes more like 25 min to prepare but it’s worth it. just mix all those things in a bowl. So good.
My absolute favorite carb source for taste is sweet potatoes, but I rarely make them, because they’re kind of a pain to prepare.
Also, quaker oatmeal squares or cheerios with milk are a pretty frequent pre-workout meal because it takes 45s to prepare. I like overnght oats a lot too – you can mix whey in and help hit your protein targets too. There are about 1M recipes online.
Thanks! All of these actually sound really good. Need to start eating more oatmeal, I don’t know why I’m not doing it already.
I’m talking about what I guess I would call “primary” carb sources. Potatoes, pasta, rice, quinoa, etc.
Of course, a carb is a carb, but I don’t think eating 37 oranges (or whatever it would be) a day would be a very viable strategy for getting all my carbs in, ditto on the ice cream. So what I’m talking about is main meal carb sources.
Making some chicken sandwiches tomorrow. It’s gonna be lit.
I had the same problem, don’t really like bread/pasta/rice either. I get some carbs from fruit & veg, some from beans and some from muesli. Probably don’t each as much as I “”“should”“” but don’t worry about it at all really
I’m the same way. Lately I’ve been left to have to consume about 50-60 grams of carbs after I’ve eaten everything else, and that’s with my fiber goal met AND on a cut. madness, just madness.
I just recently discovered lentils. I looked up what had the highest fiber per calorie ratio to help hit Jordans 30g fiber per day recommendation. They’re small and cook quickly in the microwave and have a lot of protein as an added bonus. I add them to rice.