Healthy Foods Which Contain High Carb And Proteins

Luckily when you choose the foods in the healthy carb category, they also supply your body with more than enough fiber both soluble and insoluble. Just focus on eating a variety of vegetables and fruit with some complex carbs added in each day.

These lists certainly aren’t definitive but they can be a great guide for those trying to clean up their diets, remove processed foods, and satisfy their daily macro amounts.

15 Starchy or Complex Carb Foods

1. Oatmeal (old fashioned or Steel Cut)
2. Yams (almost same as sweet potatoes)
3. Brown rice (love basmati, a long grain rice)
4. Sweet potatoes
5. Multi grain hot cereal (mix or barley, oats, rye, triticale, and a few others)
6. White potatoes with skin (glycemic index be damned!)
7. 100% whole wheat bread
8. 100% whole wheat pasta
9. Beans and lentils (great for healthy chili recipes)
10. Cream of rice hot cereal
11. Quinoa
12. Couscous
13. Pumpkin
14. Butternut Squash
15. Fresh Beets

15 Carb Rich Fruits

1. Grapefruit
2. Apples
3. Blueberries
4. Cantaloupe
5. Oranges
6. Bananas
7. Peaches
8. Grapes
9. Strawberries
10. Pineapple
11. Black Berries
12. Plums
13. Pears
14. Acai Berries
15. Mango

15 Vegetables Lower in Carbs but high in Nutrients

1. Broccoli
2. Kale
3. Asparagus
4. Spinach
5. Salad greens
6. Tomatoes
7. Peppers (green and red)
8. Onions
9. Mushrooms
10. Cucumbers
11. Zucchini
12. Carrots
13. Green Beans
14. Peas
15. Cauliflower

Top 15 Protein Rich Foods

1. Eggs
2. Whey protein (protein powder supplement)
3. Chicken Breast
4. Salmon (wild alaskan)
5. Turkey Breast
6. Chicken Breast
7. Nuts (walnut, almonds, pecans)
8. Pumpkin Seeds
9. Tofu
10. Seitan
11. Top round steak (grass fed beef)
12. Flank Steak (grass fed beef)
13. Cod Fish
14. Greek Yogurt
15. Rainbow Trout