When carbohydrates are labeled as “bad,” typically this is in reference to processed carbohydrates. Processed carbohydrates have been stripped of important nutrients and fiber and often have sugar added. Without fiber, the glucose is quickly released into your blood stream, causing excess glucose that gets stored as fat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nNow that we know the right type of carbohydrates to eat; it’s important to know when<\/em> to eat them each day. Try to enjoy your healthy carbs in the morning and early afternoon. Your body has the ability to burn through the energy that carbs provide throughout the day, when it’s most active. Your metabolism tends to slow down when you sleep; so it’s important to fuel up on protein and greens for dinner. Save your healthy carbs for the next day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n I hope this post helped you realize that carbohydrates have gotten a bad reputation over the years and are actually fuel for your body to function at it’s best! <\/p>\n\n\n\n One of the biggest misconceptions is that carbs are bad for you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":59,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[16,32,4,29,33,6],"class_list":["post-58","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nutrition","tag-benefits","tag-carbohydrates","tag-holistic","tag-nutrition","tag-nutrition-facts","tag-wellness"],"yoast_head":"\nIf you\u2019re looking for more guidance to look and feel your best, check out our\u00a0membership<\/a>\u00a0program! Each week, you\u2019ll receive 10+ new recipes, a done for you grocery list, meal prep guidelines, and more!<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"