Anything unbleached, un refined, such as whole grain breads, whole grains of course, and sugars that are in their natural state, as opposed to table sugar. (honey, molasses, stevia is a good substitute)Legumes, fruits, vegetables. The Atkins doesnt specify unless you read it thoroughyl, and even shuns fruit for a while, out bodies use carbs as fuel, and Atkins restricts that to cause you to have a diuretic effect, meaning you lose mostly water, in addition to it being hard for your body to handle.
Your body processes good carbs differently than bad carbs, good carbs to not have a dramatic effects on your blood sugar causing a "crash" whereas bad carbs do....Good carbs cause a steady rise, and feed your body the way it is meant to be fed, they also leave you feeling full longer.
Atkins would shun the potato, but it is a good carb full of nutrients...should not be avoided.
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