How to Enjoy Your Carby Lunch Without Crashing

What science says about having your cake and eating it too.

You’ve been there before.

You head out for lunch and against your better judgment, you order the burger with a side of fries, or the big bowl of pasta, or the pizza. You feel great in the moment, but it doesn’t take long for the food coma and lethargy to set in.

You get back to your desk, and quickly resign yourself to an afternoon of ‘nothing done’.

Sure, your body is present, but your brain has checked out for the day.

Why is this the case?

It has to do with High glycemic index (GI) carbs, also known as simple carbohydrates.

The consumption of simple carbs causes blood sugar to spike, and then crash….hard.

On the flipside, low GI or slow carbs offer us a more sustained release of energy — think certain vegetables, nuts, and ‘brown’ foods — brown rice…