Advice please - nutrition and carbs

Question

Hello there,
I hope this hasn't been asked before, I know it maybe obvious but i would really appreciate some advice and .

I have recently moved from being aware of eating more vegetables to a full vegetarian diet both for health and ethical reasons.

I am feeling good, enjoying it and learning loads online but one thing i can't get right is the amount of carbs in the diet.  I feel like i am eating 50/60% carbohydrates.  

I am sorry if this is ignorant but i think this is too high a percentage.  There is no doubt they are 'good' carbs in that they are from vegetables and fruit rather than cakes or something but while i can get protein ok, am i doing something wrong and having too many carbs?

Thanks in advance for any advice

Laurina · Answer

Have you considered keeping a journal of what you eat in a week? Maybe that would help you in figuring out how high your carb intake really is & also which food is responsible for that high intake is.

JaceJeffrey · Answer

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JayVeraSummer · Answer

50-60% of carbs is probably just fine! If you've been into nutrition or fitness before, you might've seen people pushing a 30/30/40 or something similar macro plan that made you feel like you needed more protein than you actually need. Are you familiar with Dr. Greger? He wrote How Not to Die and is behind the website https://nutritionfacts.org/. Following his advice has helped me immensely. A lot of his information is in video form, which is probably easier for some people but kinda annoying to me because I prefer to read. I think the percentages matter less than making sure you're getting enough protein, which shouldn't be hard if you eat beans, seeds, nuts, protein-rich grains, etc. After having 30/30/40 drilled into me, I also worried a bit about macro percentages, but now I think unless you're an elite athlete or something, they probably aren't that important. Hope that helps.

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