bodybuilding's new Carb Source?

[Maximum6]

I've been lately interested in nuts...but hey..i'm a health nut. and always learning and up for healthy things that can help bodybuilders.

I recently remembered that i used to eat alot of a nut called Chestnut. In Hong Kong they used to pan stir fry them in the streets. Their smell was delicious. They are also served in Asian Dishes of many kinds.

Then i did some studying of them. 100g of this Boiled/Steamed (needs to be cooked) contains about 30g of CARBS!!! Low to no fat...although also low in protein. It is packed with vitamins B6, vitamin c, potassium, folate.

Although i'm still studying it. I can't find the GI Value ..or if it CAN be a new carb source for bodybuilders. It is still just a NUT though....but would be interesting to use as a carb source.

Any thoughts would be nice.

[Troyster]

My wife Lori and I like nuts. However, we both find we have the exact same problem when it comes to them... we can't eat the miniscule amount typically called for in our diets. With almonds, for example, we start out with 1/4 cup (or some such tiny amount called for) and up polishing off a whole 5 lb bag!! LMAO. My stomach aches for days. So we generally avoid them.

As for GI rating... I've found various ratings but they are very sparse. The best I found was a generalization that goes like this:

LOW (<50 on the GI): Peanuts, pecans, walnuts, hazelnuts, almonds, soy nuts, sunflower seeds.

Moderate (50 - 75 GI rating): Cashews, macadamia, coconut, sesame.

High (>75): none listed.

However, the more useful scale is the Glycemic Load which takes into account EVERYTHING you ate as opposed to looking at the items one at a time (as we don't really eat like that). Generally, a high GI food becomes moderate or low if you also eat fat and/or bran with it (causes it to digest slower). Interesting thing here is that adding a handful of nuts with something high on the GI makes it a medium-to-low GI rating.

Food for thought?

Troy