carbohydrate can also be beneficial if you know what to eat a balanced meal should ideally have its share of carbohydrate too and not all of it is harmful granted its not easy to find out about simplecomplex carbohydrates everytime you eat outin but if you plan your diet smartly then theres no cause for concern carb details carbohydrate supplies glucose to our body and that makes us enegetic the sugar content in simple carbohydrate is on the higher side so these are bad carbohydrates on the other hand it takes time for glucose to be manufactured from complex carbohydrate foods with fibre are good carbohydrates good carbohydrates controls diabetes green veggies have lots of phytochemical which prevents cancer and heart disease fibre content in oats beans and some fruits lower the cholestoral level what to eat whole grain products like brown rice whole grain pasta whole wheat bread oats almond have lots of fibre vitamins mineral and phyto nutrients in them the glycemic index is also less in these so your diabetes can be controlled and weight gain is likely green vegetables and fruits 2 cups of fruits every day should be part of your daily diet beans peas masoor dal are very beneficial what not to eat white bread burger bun pizza muffin are bad carbohydrates chips cookies canned fruit juice processed food carbonated drinks pastry cake are all no nos since these are all made from refined graincrop they lose their fibre mineral and vitamin content by the time they reach your plate remember have a whole fruit over fruit juice opt for brown rice over white rice ad a starch food like lean protein fruit or veggie check the nutrition levelpercentage of processed food while buying it will give you an idea of the carb content in it