When Is The Best Time to Eat Carbs?
Beyond the great debate about how many carbs we should be eating, there is another question you might be wondering about: When is the best time of day to eat carbs? Today we’re going to dig into the data and see if we can get some answers. Before we do, though, I want to make something clear. The types and amounts of food you are eating are much more important than nutrient timing when it comes to health, body composition, and even athletic performance. Before worrying about nutrient timing, you should: Eliminate the “big three”—grains, excess sugars, and offensive vegetable and seed oils Consume an appropriate amount of food for your goals and activity level—neither too much nor too little Ensure that you are getting enough micronutrients via diverse, nutrient-dense foods, plus supplementation when necessary I’d also say that macronutrients—the relative amounts of carbs, protein, and fat you’re eating—comes before nutrient timing in the hierarchy of “likely to matter.” A Keto