Breads that market themselves as «whole grain» often contain less whole
grains than white bread.
Not exact matches
All three study
grains had a higher Satiating Efficiency Index (SEI)
than wheat or rice;
white bread was in fact lowest in appetite satisfaction.
Of the
white breads tested, 44 % reportedly contained more salt
than the UK maximum daily allowance target, while mixed
grain breads had the lowest levels on average at 1.02 g per 100g.
I'm using sprouted 100 % whole
grain wheat, which has significantly more protein and a bit more fiber
than regular
white bread.
When answering question 4 you mentioned eating
white bread when dining out; is this because it is a better option
than unsoaked whole
grain bread (if so why?)
I was surprised that almost all of the
breads and baked goods call for
white flour rather
than whole
grain flours.
When choosing
breads, select whole
grains whenever possible — whole
grain products are higher in fiber and other nutrients
than their bleached
white counterparts and have been shown to play a role in the reduction of diabetes, heart disease and other chronic issues.
Choose whole
grains (such as brown rice, oatmeal, whole - wheat
bread) more often
than their more processed counterparts like
white rice and
white bread.
In recent years, the City introduced whole
grain pasta, replaced
white bread with whole wheat
bread and installed more
than 1,000 salad bars in schools.
I've not heard of the seedy
grain bread being disapproved of because of choking, but i have heard that we're better to start kids off on
white bread rather
than wholemeal / brown because of it can interfere with vitamin c absorption.
Serve it on wheat
bread for added energy because, says Burke, «whole
grains are filling for a longer time period
than processed
white bread.»
Whole
grains help your body burn more fat because they take extra effort to break down
than processed
grains, like
white bread and pasta.
Getting more fiber isn't that hard to do — just swap your
white bread, rice and pasta with their whole -
grain versions and you can increase your fiber intake by more
than 5 grams per meal.
Then we have «
white whole - wheat
bread», which is made from an albino wheat
grain and thereby has lighter taste and paler color
than traditional whole - wheat
bread varieties.
Refined carbs (
white bread,
white rice,
white pasta, refined
grains and vegetables) are generally much less healthy
than their wholemeal or wholegrain unrefined counterpart.
I know enough about healthy eating to choose whole -
grain bread rather
than white, skim milk instead of whole, oatmeal over sugar - laden cereal.
Yes, junk food like
white bread triggers it worse
than whole
grain bread, but it's still a big insulin release and thus a big fat storing message.
Whole
grain bread is always going to be better for you
than white bread.
Well, obviously flour is made from crushed whole
grains so i ts processed, not a whole food anymore even if its better
than white flour,
bread is also cooked at high temperature (acrylamide) and is high in salt ~
Rather
than eating nut butter with
white bread, go for whole -
grain or your favorite fruit instead.
Bread made from whole
grain wheat flour provides more magnesium
than bread made from
white refined flour.
I guess this all boils down to completely cutting out refined carbohydrates (i.e.
white bread,
white pasta,
white rice) and even limiting the use of wholegrain carbohydrates (i.e. wholemeal
bread, wholewheat pasta, brown rice) as Brenda Davis appears to consider even these as not the best of the whole
grains hierarchy (certainly better
than most, of course, but perhaps should still be used sparingly in the diet).
Dr Davis (mis) uses a lot of Glycemic Index (GI) comparisons... he uses the true fact that whole
grain flour
bread has a higher GI
than white bread to damn whole -
grain breads... however, the average reader doesn't understand how the GI is determined.
Whole -
grain breads are innately healthier
than white breads, with higher fiber and nutrient content from the whole, unrefined
grains.
Myth 6: Whole -
grain bread / pasta is better
than white.
Whole
grain breads are much healthier, and
white bread is even more unhealthy
than we originally thought.
So, keep in mind that whole
grain bread is much healthier
than the
white one.
It is not that I am against all whole
grains; I would even argue that because they have more fiber
than a processed
grain such as
white bread, it has some benefits.
Bread made from whole -
grain wheat flour provides more magnesium
than bread made from
white refined flour.