Hines - Smart Carbs

INTRODUCTION I am so incredibly excited to be able to shar e with you in this book what I believe to be the easiest, most delicious way to eat for optimum health and happiness an approach to food that leaves str ess and feelings of restriction at the door , while celebrating all that is mouth-wateringly tasty and incredibly good for you too! Now, I dont blame you if youre totally confused about what you should eat, how you should eat it, how much of it you can have and when is the best time to do so particularly when it comes to carbohydrates. The world of healthy eating, fad diets and quick-x solutions can get really confusing, especially when it changes as quickly as Melbourne s weather! The truth is, ther e is so much information and misinformation out there that most of us ar e left scratching our heads wondering how many carbs we should be eating per day , what sour ces they should come fr om or even whether we should be eating them at all! My aim with this book is to make looking and feeling your best as easy , enjoyable and delicious as possible, while providing you with a sustainable, long-term dietary appr oach that will r educe your cravings, boost your mood and have you feeling energised like never befor e! T o do this I am going to introduce you to what I call The Smart Carb Curve, which I have designed to help you nd an approach to healthy eating that works specically for you as an individual, based on your health and lifestyle. It all comes down to a wonderful thing called bio-individuality which I will also talk about shortly and youre going to love it! First, though, a quick recap of my food philosophy . Throughout my pr evious books I have shar ed recipes with you that celebrate r eal, nutrient-dense foods and avoid foods that may cause you harm and inammation. Common inammatories include gluten, dairy and rened sugars, so as a starting point, all of the recipes I cr eate are automatically 100% free of these, giving you guys a r eally good health baseline. This book is a safe zone for all those looking to remove or minimise these foods fr om their diet. The Smart Carbs focus is on nding the right balance between the most nutrient-dense foods to help us reach our individual health, wellness and happiness goals. So how do you go about working out the right balance for you? Well, that s where you need to follow my Smart Carb Curve (see page ) and get into the zone. There ar e thre e main zones on my curve the Keto Zone, the Low-Carb Zone and the Sustain Zone, with all of the recipes in this book suiting one (or more) of these zones. Each zone has its own appr oach to eating carbs and each will suit dif ferent people for differe nt reasons all you have to do is work out wher e you sit on the Smart Carb Curve, then opt for the corresponding r ecipes to deliver the level of carbs you need, together with supporting macr onutrients in the form of healthy fats and quality proteins. Befor e you know it, you will nd yourself well on your way to developing an individual, sustainable, long-term approach to healthy eating that never skimps on deliciousness. Personally , I am thrilled to be able to delve into this space, which is so often the missing piece in our overall health puzzle. Looking closely at our carb consumption and resetting it to best benet us as individuals allows us to take things to the next level, enabling us to work on ne-tuning specic things like reducing excess body fat and increasing ener gy levels, leaving us feeling happier and healthier overall. So, what ar e you waiting for? It s time to get started and learn mor e about how wonderfully unique we all ar e! INTRODUCTION