Dates and bananas

Taha Mohamedali · 05-12-2006, 11:09 AM

yesterday I ate a large salad as part of my meal for both breakfast and lunch. By mid afternoon I felt overly full and the tummy was bloated and irritated. I'm having trouble getting in enough good carbs without grains - it's both inconvenient and expensive.... so I'm planning to start eating more bananas and dried dates. Do you peeps have any other recs for high density, paleo carbs. I could do raisins or other dried fruit too.

Michael Ledney · 05-12-2006, 12:46 PM

quinoa is incredibly dense and quite versitile. It's technically not a grain (it's a seed) so I'm not sure where it fits in paleo-wise.

Johan Nederhof · 05-12-2006, 04:02 PM

Taha, I usualy add some fruit in my salad like apple, orange or pineapple

Jonathon Edward · 05-12-2006, 07:54 PM

Bananas, grapes, papaya, mango, pineapple, etc. Most of the tropical fruits are pretty carb dense. You could also add in some root vegetables like sweet potatoes.

Personally I'd avoid the dates and other dried fruit. It has a glycemic index/load similar to sugar and the majority of the stuff in the store (even at the health food store where I work) has been sulphured.

Nick Gagnon · 05-14-2006, 09:08 AM

Oh, how I love dried dates.

They are the most delcious food ever.

Sorry for the rant.

Garrett Smith · 05-15-2006, 07:24 PM

Fruits in general are relatively high density in terms of carbs, I use apples a lot. The dried fruits are great for portability. I like unsulphured figs, Trader Joe's has some that are unsulfured and organic.

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05-12-2006, 11:09 AM	#1
Taha Mohamedali Member Profile: Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Seattle WA Posts: 99	yesterday I ate a large salad as part of my meal for both breakfast and lunch. By mid afternoon I felt overly full and the tummy was bloated and irritated. I'm having trouble getting in enough good carbs without grains - it's both inconvenient and expensive.... so I'm planning to start eating more bananas and dried dates. Do you peeps have any other recs for high density, paleo carbs. I could do raisins or other dried fruit too.

05-12-2006, 12:46 PM	#2
Michael Ledney Member Profile: Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Fort Thomas Kentucky Posts: 292	quinoa is incredibly dense and quite versitile. It's technically not a grain (it's a seed) so I'm not sure where it fits in paleo-wise.

05-12-2006, 04:02 PM	#3
Johan Nederhof Member Profile: Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Rotterdam Holland Posts: 190	Taha, I usualy add some fruit in my salad like apple, orange or pineapple

05-12-2006, 07:54 PM	#4
Jonathon Edward Member Profile: Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Orlando FL Posts: 288	Bananas, grapes, papaya, mango, pineapple, etc. Most of the tropical fruits are pretty carb dense. You could also add in some root vegetables like sweet potatoes. Personally I'd avoid the dates and other dried fruit. It has a glycemic index/load similar to sugar and the majority of the stuff in the store (even at the health food store where I work) has been sulphured.

05-14-2006, 09:08 AM	#5
Nick Gagnon Member Profile: Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Chanhassen Minnesota Posts: 317	Oh, how I love dried dates. They are the most delcious food ever. Sorry for the rant.

05-15-2006, 07:24 PM	#6
Garrett Smith Member Profile: Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Tucson AZ Posts: 2,264	Fruits in general are relatively high density in terms of carbs, I use apples a lot. The dried fruits are great for portability. I like unsulphured figs, Trader Joe's has some that are unsulfured and organic.