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RECIPES FOR LOW-GLYCEMIC MEALS

•Applewood-Smoked Pulled Pork and Beans

•Carrot Currant Slaw

•Marinated Kale with Artichokes and Mozzarella

•Smashed Cucumber Salad

•Avocado Green Machine Smoothie

Carbs are not evil. These days, carbs have the same reputation that fat used to have (and sometimes still has). Just looking at carbs can make you gain weight. False! Don’t be afraid of carbs, or any other food for that matter. Have positive thoughts about food. If you don’t, they can snowball into negative thoughts about other foods, your body image, and other people’s eating habits. Stay positive, and for Pete’s sake, eat some carbs.

Many athletes think that fat is what they see in the mirror in those areas they tend to feel ashamed of—the muffin top, doughnut, or love handles. Fat is actually energy storage. You do need some, but not an abundance of it. Generally, if you eat to excess without the appropriate energy expenditure to balance it, you gain fat. The fat you don’t see is super essential—these fat cells are in your nerves, bone marrow, and organs. Minimal body fat is 12 percent in females and 4 percent in males. Each person carries fat differently, depending on their body type (read about body types in ssss1, Creating Your Own Nutrition Plan).