Well, what you called the white death are refined carbohydrates, which I also try to avoid.

All fruits and vegetables are mostly carbohydrates, as well as grains. What you want to emphasize is complex carbohydrates--ones that are more difficult to digest, often contain more fibre, and therefore don't send your blood sugar going up and down. Some diets insist you avoid fruits with a high sugar content, and talk about the "glycemic index", which is a measure of how much a particular food will affect your blood glucose levels.

I'm not a dietician, others can chime in here. I stick to whole grain bread (not just "whole wheat"), but try to limit the quantities. Items with a high glycemic index like potatoes or pasta I try to save for a rare treat. I avoid sweet fruits like pineapple (I'm not a big fruit person, anyways. although fruits like melon and apples are very good for you.) Concentrate on high-fibre fresh vegetables (tough to do when you have a husband who doesn't like veggies, but.)

At the moment, I am honouring this more in the breach, since we are feeding our 25-year old son who has come home for a while, and getting anything on the table at night is a challenge, and often includes pasta, since he's a vegetarian.