Nutrition: Is eating a low-carb diet good for you? No. Carbohydrate foods, like whole grains, fruits, and starchy vegetables (such as squash and potatoes) all contain a whole host of essential nutrients. Processed carbs, like refined white sugar, white bread, and white rice, have been stripped of many of these essential nutrients and contain just carbohydrate. Granted, this carbohydrate is good fuel for the body and brain, however, eating these whole grain brown counterparts instead (like whole wheat bread and brown rice), is a healthier choice because these foods have not been stripped of essential nutrients and fiber.
