white whole wheat flour?

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Amy_B
Amy_B Posts: 2,317 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I try to only use whole wheat flour when making baked goods for my family (minus cookies usually, which I rarely make). I use the brown whole wheat flour, but I see a lot of recipes call for the white kind. Is that just as good/healthy? What's the difference between the brown and white?

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  • melsinct
    melsinct Posts: 3,512 Member
    I use the King Arthur brand and it is milled from white spring wheat. Traditional WW flour is made from red wheat. It is just as healthy, it is just from a different type of wheat and doesn't make baked goods quite as dense (in my experience) as regular WW flour.
  • Amy_B
    Amy_B Posts: 2,317 Member
    I use the King Arthur brand and it is milled from white spring wheat. Traditional WW flour is made from red wheat. It is just as healthy, it is just from a different type of wheat and doesn't make baked goods quite as dense (in my experience) as regular WW flour.

    Thanks for the reply! I figured it would be less dense. :smile:
  • melsinct
    melsinct Posts: 3,512 Member
    I just have to tell you, your profile pic is AMAZING. What an accomplishment, congratulations on all of your hard work!
  • hpsnickers1
    hpsnickers1 Posts: 2,783 Member
    Flour is flour whether it's whole wheat or not. Both are highly refined and processed. Both are unhealthy.
  • melsinct
    melsinct Posts: 3,512 Member
    Flour is flour whether it's whole wheat or not. Both are highly refined and processed. Both are unhealthy.

    Most things are processed to some degree- yogurt and cheese have been "processed" by humans for thousands of years. I can take wheat and mill it myself...Viola! Processed.
  • Amy_B
    Amy_B Posts: 2,317 Member
    I just have to tell you, your profile pic is AMAZING. What an accomplishment, congratulations on all of your hard work!
    Thanks!
  • Amy_B
    Amy_B Posts: 2,317 Member
    I don't plan on cutting out flour. I am just trying to choose a healthier version of it. I do not cut out any food group, and I've lost over 100 pounds. :wink:
  • Sidesteal
    Sidesteal Posts: 5,510 Member
    Flour is flour whether it's whole wheat or not. Both are highly refined and processed. Both are unhealthy.

    What makes it unhealthy?
  • ilookthetype
    ilookthetype Posts: 3,021 Member
    White flour is easier for the body to digest. At least this is what the Amish guy who mills wheat told me.

    I don't eat any of it, but that's because my body is mean and intolerant.
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