Is wheat bread better for you?

lulupizza

I've been eating wheat bread for almost 2 months now but I find myself hungrier than when I was eating white bread. ??? So confused I ate a grilled chicken sandwich with wheat bread 2 hours ago and I am like at a 7 in hunger.

juggernaut1974

Very little difference in calories, etc. Might be a bit more fiber, but again, not really enough to make a huge difference.

It's primarily personal preference.

jgnatca

Marginally better. Both kinds of bread would be the same for satiety, but the chicken should make you feel fuller.

Sued0nim

I like white bread partly there's fewer calories in a slice

As for satiety I'm pretty sure wholewheat is higher in fibre though

lulupizza

But why am I so hungry after 1-2 hrs? I usually eat just a bit more than the calories I should be eating a day. Rarely anything fried, soda maybe once a week, and bananas and oranges for snacks.

juggernaut1974

lulupizza wrote: »

But why am I so hungry after 1-2 hrs? I usually eat just a bit more than the calories I should be eating a day. Rarely anything fried, soda maybe once a week, and bananas and oranges for snacks.

I don't know for sure, but it's highly unlikely its solely due to the difference between white & wheat bread. What else are you eating? What is your typical daily diet like?

lulupizza

I feel more hungry when I eat wheat one day than when I don't on another day which is why I think wheat is the problem? I eat a lot of grilled meats on a daily basis, cereal or juice for breakfast and dinner is random but within an appropriate amount of calories

lemurcat12

You realize that white bread is (quite frequently, some is rye and so on) wheat bread, right? Are you actually eating whole wheat?

Anyway, whole grain tends to have more nutrients, especially fiber, but the differences aren't that great. I don't find either particularly filling on its own, although people differ on this. Also, IMO, if you add meat and make a sandwich or some such it can be part of a more filling meal. So if you are starving I suspect it's not the difference in the bread, unless you find whole grain more difficult to digest and are mistaking stomach upset for hunger (which can happen).

If the switch to whole wheat happened around the time you started dieting my guess would be less food overall or a psychological reaction to perceived deprivation. If you prefer white and think you feel better eating it, though, go with white. There's not that much of a difference.

Katerina9408

I like better whole grain bread

TimothyFish

Wheat as opposed to what? Potato bread is probably healthier than wheat, but I prefer eating my potatoes in other ways.

Sued0nim

Ok back up here, I'm confused

I thought Americans called wholemeal / seeded bread wheat bread is that not right?

lemurcat12

Whole wheat. Wheat just means made of wheat, which includes white. More generally, "wheat" is the grocery store designation for brownish (or light tan) bread, but unless it says "whole wheat" or "whole grain" in the ingredients it's not.

OP doesn't seem to realize that most white bread is made of wheat, however, or I'm getting that from her posts.

lulupizza

the one I buy says 100% whole wheat

lulupizza

i think i'm going to switch back to white or find another type of bread for a while

Liftng4Lis

Are you over restricting yourself? Can you open your diary?

jgnatca

Report back and let us know if the white bread made a difference.