Question:
Pls give examples of what are bad carbs for bypass person

   — Kathleen F. (posted on April 5, 2009)

April 6, 2009
My surgeon office says no bread, rice, potatoes, or pasta. They just waste space. Also no cake, cookies, etc. But it has not been hard to skip these foods. I get full on the protein so I don't have room for them anyway.
   — trible

April 6, 2009
I feel the same as Liz. It's usually white carbs and of course sugar.
   — Muggs

April 6, 2009
Hi...I know each surgeon/nutritionist gives different advice...but mine gave a book which says these carbs are ok--4-6 servings each day after your protein needs are met (from meat &/or milk category): light whole grain bread-1 slice; whole grain bread 1-2 slices;eng muffin 1/2;small bagel 1/4; saltine crackers 3 small; white rice cooked 1/4 cp;pasta noodles cooked 1/4 cp; low sugar cereal 1/2 cp, cereal cooked no sugar added 1/4 cp; pretzels 1/2 oz. You should limit the higher fat content grains such as croissants, biscuits & pancakes (1 oz each) occasionally. You also get good carbs from fruit & should add 2-4 servings per day after protein needs are met. Usually 1/4 cp of fruit w/out added sugar. Hope this helps...Diane
   — angel325

April 6, 2009
Foods have a glycemic index ranging from 0-100....Foods high on the gycemic scale (70 or more) are the worst for you because they spike you insulin/sugar levels (those are sugar, white flours, soda, full fat icecream)...Your goal after WLS is to eat foods that do not spike your sugar/insulin, but rather do it slowly. Foods that do not spike your sugar/insulin reaction means you are releasing sugar(energy) into your blood more slowly during the day which leaves you less hungry, and still keep your energy levels up...Foods that spike it, give you immeditate energy and then you drop rather quickly and become tired and hungry again, needing energy...It's very complicated and you should learn all you can about foods and myths... A good understanding of the glycemic index will also help with exercise. If you exercise then eating high glycemic foods will help you recover from your workout. Carbs that are high on the glycemic index are great for raising low blood sugars after intense exercising and low glycemic foods are helpful in maintaining blood sugar levels for long periods of exercise. I eat before and afer exercise...It doesn't take much before...Jsut a piece of fruit...and a good meal afterwards! Keeps me from puttering out before my work out is finished and doesn't make me feellike I need a nap or a cup of coffee after! So you still need complex carbohydrates and natural carbs from whole grains, fruit sna veggies, which are usually low to moderate glycemic foods (whole grains, legumes, fruits and veggies, protein) High glycemic foods are sugar, soda or sweetened drinks, processed white flour foods including cereals that are processed...Do a search for A glycemic food chart and you might be shocked at what foods will spike your sugar and what ones will not...We are all different too...some people are more or less carb sensitive as well...Personally I can handle a good many complex carbs and even some sugar...But I prefer to eat complex carbs and eat a good many daily! Food is the best way to get your vitamins as well (Taking vitamins is only a "supplement" to what you eat...so make your food choice count! Eat healthy natural foods!) I eat all things from nature including rice, potatoes and pasta (not made with white flour) ESPECIALLY on work out days! There is a simple chart on this website....But you can do your own search for more details and better charts as well...I just did a quicky search to show you an example! As you can see, sometimes the foods can be low glycemic just depending on how you cook them and pasta is NOT a high glycemic food...It's actually lower to moderate (if you over cook rice or pasta you make it higher glycemic!) "Al Dente" meaning slightly firm actaully makes rice and pasta lower carb! When it gets "Sticky", that's bad! But both rice and pasta offers a good amount of fiber which is what makes complex carbs complex in the first place! http://www.becomehealthynow.com/article/carbs/8/
   — .Anita R.

April 7, 2009
wow! the website that anita gave is GREAT! i found the list of good carbs/bad carbs, and put it up on the refrigirator. GREAT STUFF!
   — chickie_mama