What “carbs” am I allowed?
Starchy carbohydrates such as corn, brown rice, black beans, peas, lentils, potatoes, and even corn or whole wheat tortillas are all allowed in the program. Your body wants whole grains-foods that come that way from the earth-so we program those starches that are best for the body. Multi-ingredient complex carbohydrates-breads-pose several problems. First, they are dense, high carbohydrate foods. Secondly, they are refined, and your body prefers whole grains. Thirdly, the yeast/sugar combination in breads poses a problem for the body. They combine to produce gas (of course to make bread rise), but they do that in your GI tract, too, which it doesn’t like.
