I used the primal diet (along with a slice of sprouted
grain bread almost everyday) to lose a LOT of weight last fall, not to mention my cycle regulating.
Not exact matches
What always gets me is that veggie burgers
almost always have some sort of
grain (
bread crumbs, rice, white potato) as a binder, which I'm not really interested in.
Spelt
bread is very popular here in Germany, and you can buy spelt
grains and flour in
almost any supermarket.
A half sandwich with real whole
grain bread is
almost equivalent to 6 slices of white
bread... maybe more... and the fiber content is over the top.
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I was surprised that
almost all of the
breads and baked goods call for white flour rather than whole
grain flours.
Breads made with sprouted
grain have a mild,
almost sweet flavor.
The bottom line: It's
almost always better to replace simple carbs with complex carbs (think whole wheat
bread, brown rice, whole
grain pasta, whole wheat crackers, etc.).
Sticking to whole
grains (the wheatberry is the whole
grain — not whole wheat
bread), legumes, starchy veggies, non-starchy veggies and 1 - 2 servings of fruit a day is successful for
almost everyone.
Unfortunately, that 7 -
grain, 9 -
grain, 99 -
grain, or even sprouted -
grain bread is
almost always a bad idea as well.
A half sandwich with real whole
grain bread is
almost equivalent to 6 slices of white
bread... maybe more... and the fiber content is over the top.
Brown is better White
bread is considered
almost as harmful as sugar because it's made from refined
grains that have been stripped of much of their nutritional content.
As you can see, this is vastly different from the modern human diet that includes refined
grain at
almost every meal and in very large quantities in cereals,
breads, pasta, muffins, bagels, etc..
Breads made with sprouted
grain have a mild,
almost sweet flavor.
OK Help me understand this... All of the foods listed as «to be avoided» (fruits, nuts and
grains) are the very foods that comprise the original diet of mankind, as listed in the Bible (for those who subscribe to such views), while some of the foods listed as «to be preferred» are the ones
almost all natural health practitioners say actually damage mankind (white
bread, milk???!)
Beans, peas and lentils 1/2 cup (150 g) baked beans in tomato sauce (GI 49) provides an average of 7 g protein 1/2 cup (130 g) canned, drained cannellini beans (GI 31) provides an average of 8 g protein 2/3 cup (125 g) cooked red lentils (GI 26) provides an average of 12 g protein 1 cup (180 g) cooked split peas (GI 25) provides an average of 12 g protein 1 cup (170 g) cooked soy beans (GI 18) provides around 23 g protein 100 g (3 1/2 oz) tofu provides around 10 g protein (GI not relevant as tofu contain no carbohydrate) 1 cup (250 ml) light soy milk (GI 44) provides around 7 g protein
Grains and
grain foods 3/4 cup (30 g) Kellogg Special K original (GI 56) provides around 6 g protein 3/4 cup (45 g) Kellogg All - Bran (GI 44) provides around 7 g protein 1/4 cup (30 g) uncooked traditional rolled oats (GI 57) provides around 3 g protein 1 slice (35 g) Tip Top 9 -
grain Original
bread (GI 53) provides around 4 g protein 1 slice (40 g) Burgen Soy - Lin
bread (GI 52) provides around 6g protein 1 cup (170 g) cooked brown rice (GI 59 — 86, so check the tables and choose a low GI one) provides around 5 g protein 1 cup (170 g) cooked basmati rice (GI 58) provides around 4 g protein 1 cup (180 g) cooked pasta (GI 35 — 54) provides around 6 — 7 g protein 1 cup (180 g) cooked fresh rice noodles (GI 40) provides around 2 — 3 g protein 1 cup (180 g) cooked soba / buckwheat noodles (GI 46) provides around 7 g protein 1 cup (190 g) cooked pearl barley (GI 25) provides around 4 — 5 g protein 1/2 cup (90 g) cooked quinoa (GI 53) provides around 4.5 g protein Nuts and seeds A small handful (30g / 1oz) of most nuts or seeds will deliver around 5 g protein (GI not relevant as most nuts and seeds contain
almost no carbohydrate, they are rich in good fats) Stock your pantry with legumes, wholegrains (such as grainy
breads, muesli, quinoa, amaranth, brown rice, pearl barley and rolled oats), nuts (particularly almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews and peanuts), and seeds (sesame seeds, tahini paste, and pumpkin seeds).
Shellfish and dark meat are all rich in taurine, but
grain products like
bread have
almost none.