Simple, Refined, and Complex Carbohydrates:
Simple Carbs:
White / Brown Sugar, Honey, Agave Nectar, Corn Syrup, Maple Syrup, Sorghum Syrup, Molasses.
Dried Fruit, Sweet / Ripe Fruit (Bananas, Pears, Figs, Dates, Raisins, Sweet Melons...), Anise, Licorice.
Fruit Juices (apple juice), Canned Fruit (peaches, mixed fruit).
Manitol, Sorbitol, Xylitol, and other "...tol" variations, Maltodextrin, Stevia.
Sucrose, Glucose, Fructose, Maltose, Dextrose, Galactose, Trehalose, and other "...ose" variations.
Candy, Chocolate, Pop, Donuts, Cakes, Cookies, Sweetened Cereal & Granola, Jam, Marmalade.
Alcohol is also a simple carbohydrate, but it does not have atherogenic (artery-clogging) properties.
Refined Carbs:
Most refined and processed, but unsweetened Grain Products, Cereal, Bread, Buns, Pasta,
General Baked Goods, Bagels and Granola without added Sugars, Polished Rice.
Complex Carbs:
Legumes, such as Lentils, Peas and Beans.
Vegetables, such as Beets, Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, Corn, Lettuce, Peppers, Potatoes.
Unpolished or Parboiled Rice, Nuts and Seeds, Whole Grains, Whole-Grain Flour, Bread, Pasta, & Cereal.
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