If you’re confused about which carbs to eat, when to eat them and how much then join the club! It’s baffling out there! Nutritionist Kate Spina is here to help us understand our sweet potatoes from our white potatoes and sort fact from sales pitch. You might be surprised at what she has to say!
Kate Spina is a qualified nutritionist, chef and eating disorder survivor/thriver and there is no-one better equipped to help us understand the world of carbohydrates. Kate is also a trusted media expert and creator of the Diet Jailbreak program. She is currently based in Sydney, Australia and serves as a diet and super food debunker, striving to empower people overwhelmed by food to ditch the confusion and take charge of their physical and mental health.
In this episode you're going to learn what a carb is, how to eat carbs and why you should eat carbs.
In this fact-packed episode on Bod Almighty we cover:
- What are carbohydrates? (around 1:30)
- Did you know that dairy products are carbohydrates? (around 2:15)
- The difference between white potato and sweet potato and what the heck is sweet potato toast? (around 2:40)
- Why GI is not as important as we think (around 3:30)
- The link with a “plant-based” diet (around 4:30)
- How carbs have gotten bad press (around 5:00)
- Macro and micro nutrients (around 5:30)
- Why green vegetables are great but not everything (around 7:15)
- Hot tip: Try this exercise: which foods are you afraid of? Which foods do you avoid these days? Which foods do you feed others (e.g. your family) but not yourself? Think about your favourite foods from childhood (around 9:15)
- How to consider wholegrains and why (around 11:30)
- Kate’s secret, favourite carbohydrate! (around 12:30)
- What are the only foods with fibre in them? Do you know? (around 14:00)
- An unexpected reason why variety is critical (around 14:30)
- What Kate eats with her election day sausage. Hint: it’s not pumpernickel (around 15:30)
- If food is fuel then what is the air in your tyres? (around 16:30)
- How to find fibre if you are eating gluten-free (around 18:00)
- What lockdown taught us about the value of refined carbohydrates (around 19:00)
- Advice if you have dieted or restricted your food a lot in your past (around 20:00)
- Michelle and Hannah’s personal experiences with unpicking old dieting behaviours and beliefs (around 22:00)
- Hot tip: Kate shares an exercise to consider how our mood is impacted by how we are eating carbs (around 25:00)
- What led Kate to feel “murdery” (around 25:15)
- The links between stress, serotonin and carbs - this might surprise you! (around 26:30)
- How women react to some of the current fad diets compared to men (around 28:30)
- Hot tip: Kate’s super-yummy advice and exercise for where to start with exploring carbs
- How you know you are eating enough (around 32:00)
- Where to book a free chat with The Amazing Kate Spina (around 33:00)
Resources:
Kate’s website: www.katespinanutrition.com
Kate’s instagram: @katespinasnutrition
