Healthy Eating Habits

Beware of "comfort carbs"
Carbohydrate-rich processed foods (such as cookies, bread and pasta) can relax some people, although how this works is a subject of debate. Conventional wisdom holds that eating simple carbs allows tryptophan -- the amino-acid building block of the feel-good neurotransmitter serotonin -- into the brain. Others attribute the positive feelings you may get to boosts in blood sugar or the release of endorphins in the brain. Regardless of the mechanism, carbs from processed foods are nothing more than a quick fix.