Originally posted by: dvdrdiscs
Originally posted by: coldcut
Originally posted by: dvdrdiscs
plus don't you need carbs in your diet regardless? the complex carbs such as potatoes and bread for energy during the day. if you cut out carbs almost completely, doesn't that leave you a bit tired and weak? i don't know much about the atkins diet.
No, you can survive without carbs. You're suppose to avoid processed carbs.
ok let me rephrase that question. what if you are an active person who plays sports and lift weights, then aren't carbs (complex) important?
I've been doing the low carb thing for about 9 months now. I exercise regularly and I've never had more energy.
You know how sometimes you get real tired after lunch and say to yourself, "A nap would be so great right now!" Ever since I started watching how many carbs I intake, those "energy swings" are completely gone. Just for that fact alone, I'll never go back to not paying attention to carbs.
But to answer the original question... As others said, it's "low carb". The amount of carbs in barely any ketchup and a few bread crumbs isn't much at all. True, aspartame isn't recommended, as some argue that it creates toxins/methanol in your body... The jury is still out on it. At any rate, it's still zero carbs.
Not to get too far off topic... But I predict that eventually we will learn that aspartame and trans fats (hydrogenated oils) are incredibly dangerous for you, and we'll wonder how they ever became such popular ingrediants.