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Author	Topic: the best time to eat munch foods is
monica 09-07-2002 08:59 AM	in the evening, when glycogen stores are as empty as possible? How long should i wait to eat fruit/raw fat after eating 1 serving of munch food? How long do you typically wait after eating french fries and mayo before eating again?
Wai 09-07-2002 10:44 AM	quote: So the best time to eat munch foods is in the evening, when glycogen stores are as empty as possible? No, not necessarily. Yes: when the glycogen depots are as empty as possible, but that does not need to be in the evening at all. Your glycogen depots are as empty as possible when you are just done with a long walk / a day of shopping / cleaning etc. Then you can safely eat those munch foods. But since your blood glucose level will also be low, you first need to drink a glass fruit juice to replenish that (so that the low blood sugar level does not enhance the cravings stimulated by the beta-carbolines). THEN you can safely eat the munch food. quote: How long should i wait to eat fruit/raw fat after eating 1 serving of munch food? 1 serving is too little to be satisfying; you need to be satisfied (witout exceeding the 15 gram 'dirty' protein of course) quote: How long do you typically wait after eating french fries and mayo before eating again? In my dictionary, drinking juice is also 'eating', so, I usually drink some juice ('eat again') after about an hour.
monica 09-08-2002 01:21 AM	so let me make sure I have this straight... I should each munch foods when my glycogen stores/blood sugar levels are as low as possible, ie after a long walk. But FIRST i should resplenish my blood sugar by having a glass of juice and THEN eat my munch foods directly after. I'm a bit confused. Wouldn't drinking the juice first and raising blood sugar BEFORE eating munch foods defeat the purpose of your instructions to only eating munch foods when blood sugar/stored glycogen is low??? Help!
Wai 09-08-2002 02:33 PM	I should each munch foods when my glycogen stores/blood sugar levels are as low as possible, ie after a long walk. But FIRST i should resplenish my blood sugar by having a glass of juice and THEN eat my munch foods directly after. I'm a bit confused. quote: Wouldn't drinking the juice first and raising blood sugar BEFORE eating munch foods defeat the purpose of your instructions to only eating munch foods when blood sugar/stored glycogen is low??? Blood sugar = not stored glycogen. The instruction is to eat munch foods when the GLYCOGEN stores are as empty as possible. (not the blood sugar level) The blood sugar level should not be too low, because then your appetite is enhanced already even before it gets stimulated by the beta-carbolines / opioid peptides.