You don’t have to eat kale. You can have rice. You can have potatoes. You can have bagels.
Fun fact: a medium baked potato has about 37 grams of carbs. That’s more carb power than a whole hour of worrying about your carb intake. Eat the potato. Live the dream.
How Many Carbohydrates Do You Need
Quirky Signs You Need More Carbs
Are you craving a mountain of bread? That’s your body sending a very polite text message. Are you snapping at your partner for breathing too loud? Carbs.
Are you staring blankly at a spreadsheet for ten minutes? Carbs. Your gut bacteria (your “second brain”) is literally starving for fiber-rich carbs. Feed your little buddies.