Nutrient Timing

Instead of vilifying carbs, this approach centers on eating the right types of carbohydrates at the right times based on your body’s biochemical response to foods. You can eat starches and grains only before working out since exercise improves insulin sensitivity, helping your body shuttle carbs to your muscles. When eating any other time, you limit carbs in favor of eating vegetables, beans, and fruit. Have your carbs and eat them too? That’s a plan any pasta lover can stick to.