Good sources of Carbohydrates

 

spaghetti, noodles, macaroni with tomato sauce, rice, potatoes, yams, stuffing without butter or gravy, lentils, chili beans, split peas, bread, muffins, bagels, French toast, pancakes, cereal, jam, jelly, honey, syrup, bananas, pineapples,  raisins, fig, apple crisp, date squares, fig newtons, fruit juices, sherbert, ice milk, frozen yogurt

 

Poor sources of Carbohydrates

 

pizza, lasagna with lots of meat and cheese, french fries, fried rice, buttery potato, casseroles with rich sauces and gravies, donuts, croissants, danish pastry, eggs and breakfast meats, butter, margarine, cream cheese, cookies, cakes, pastries made with lots of butter, alcohol, milk shakes, frappes, ice cream

 

Foods High in Carbohydrates and Low in Fats

 

Selected High Carbohydrate Foods

Energy (kcal)

Carbohydrates (g)

Fat (g)

Apple, medium

81

21

0

Grapes, 1 cup

58

16

0

Strawberry yogurt, 1 cup

257

43

3.5

Peas, cooked, 1 cup

110

19

0

Applesauce, 1/2 cup

97

26

0

Banana, medium

105

27

0

Corn, cooked, 1/2 cup

88

21

0

Baked potato, large

139

32

0

Raisins, 2/3 cup

300

79

0

Whole Wheat Bread, 1 slice

61

11

1

White Bread, 1 slice

64

12

1

Whole Wheat Bagel, 3" diameter

165

28

2

Corn Bread, 1 piece

198

29

7

Noodles, egg, 1 cup

178

33

2

Rice, Long Grain, 1 cup cooked

225

50

0

Corn Tortilla, 6" diameter

67

13

1

Spaghetti with Tomato sauce, 1 cup

179

34

1.5