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Carbs have become the black sheep of the macronutrient familyfor no good reason.
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“Fad diets often lead people to fear carbohydrates.
On the other hand, the carbs that make you fat are refined carbs that are lacking in fiber.
These unhealthy carbssugary beverages, desserts, baked goods, and processed foodspromote weight gain and increase hunger.
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Barley
Barley does a number on high cholesterol numbers.
For more foods like barley, don’t miss thesefoods that lower cholesterol.
Try oats in thesehealthy overnight oats recipes.
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That ensures that you’re buying a bread made with the most nutritious flour.
Only whole wheat bread will give you the cholesterol-reducing, blood-sugar stabilizing, hunger-satisfying benefits of whole grains.
Look for it on the packaging of breads, pasta, and other whole-grain boxed and bagged foods.
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Eating black beans promotes healthy bacteria in the gut and helps prevent constipation.
Chickpeas
Toss them on a salad.
Mash them into hummus.
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Use them in a vegetarian main dish.
Chickpeas are a versatile legume boasting a host of health benefits.
Chan School of Public Health at Harvard.
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Like other legumes, chickpeas can be part of a successful diet plan for weight-loss.
Lentils will also fill you up with a healthy dose ofdietary fiber, about 8 grams per serving.
Need some recipe ideas to get more lentils and beans into your family’s diet?
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Check out these25 delicious mealsfeaturing pulses like lentils.
Apples
Skip the apple juice (no fiber) and eat the whole fruit.
Eating the skin and pulp of amedium appledelivers 4 grams of fiber.
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A study inBMJlinked eating whole fruits, particularly apples, to a lower risk of key in 2 diabetes.
That makes it an excellent carbohydrate for weight loss and good health.
Avocados have also been linked to reduced inflammation.
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High in potassium, they also may reduce blood pressure.
And there comes off as truth to the Grapefruit Diet for weight loss, too.
Kiwi
Eat ‘em as you would an apple, edible skin and all.
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You’ll boost your intake of fiber from the fruit by 50%.
Kiwi also happens to be one of the5 Absolute Best Foods to Eat For Better Sleep.
Beets
Root vegetables like beets and carrots are sometimes left off oflow-carb diet plans.
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Don’t make that mistake.
And studies suggest that beets benefit people with diabetes and heart issues.
Beets and beetroot juice have also been associated with improved blood flow and exercise performance.
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So more beets, less of the15 Exercise Mistakes That Are Ruining Your Workout.
Onecup of raw broccolicontains just 31 calories and 3 grams of carbohydrate.
Chan School of Public Health at Harvard.
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Red Cabbage
Like kale and broccoli, cabbage is a cruciferous vegetable with stronganti-inflammatory properties.
Theredvariety contains anthocyanins, the same dark red and purple flavonoid pigments you find in dark-colored berries like blueberries.
They’re also on our list of19 Foods To Eat Every Day to Keep You Looking Young.
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