Are White Foods the Work of the Devil?

BillyPinky

I have stopped eating all the white foods (Bread, pasta , potatoes and rice) and replaced them with more protein and loads of veg.

And I have stop carving sweet stuff (well almost I did have a Crunchie and two finger KitKat last week) . I don't know if it's all in my head because I'm enthusiastic about my new diet or is there something in banning white foods.

pkw58

I haven't had bread,pasta,potatoes or rice since last December. But I eat more FF yogurt, fish (crab,shrimp,etc) and FF cream cheese as well. (so those foods are white, right?) I don't think any food is "bad" but I do think that I eat a normal healthy amount of protein based foods and I don't get hunger pangs. I was a bad empty carb addict so I think they are just not foods I am good at controlling how much I eat, so I don't eat it. Also, I think my body is conditioned to want the foods I am eating now.

Kara_xxx

Elimination of pasta and rice has made a major difference to my energy levels. I have reduced potatoes, cereals and bread substantially as well, but still eat it occasionally.

I think lots of lean protein my body seems to like a lot. That together with lots of colourful veg and I've noticed a real improvement not just in energy levels but stuff like wound healing, improvement to skin, hair, nails etc. :flowerforyou:

stuffinmuffin

From personal experience I find that wholemeal carbs are more satiating and I don't tend to get sugar cravings if I avoid sugar. Stick with whatever works for you!

Damiilla

Same! I noticed after giving up breads and pasta I feel much better. However, I think it had something to do with the portion sizes and how much I loved it though. =p

BillyPinky

I'm Irish and the thought of giving up Potatoes is a bit like giving up breathing but it's been pretty easy. Pasta has been harder because having the sauce with veg just isn't the same.

vtachycardia

I think the potato gets a bad rap. The rest of the whites, yes satan's spawn.

waldenlev

From a pure exercise/nutrition point of view, yes probably. But so is the fact that we don't grow our own veggies, tend (and butcher) our own flock, walk to market daily, sweat our *kitten* off in the summer and freeze in the winter. Our body evolves much slower than our society. :-) Having said all that, in moderation there's nothing wrong with "white foods." You more likely just eating more healthy overall and that's what your sweet-tooth is reacting to.

vintagesquirrel

Yep. Total work of the Devil.

"This kind does not come out but by prayer and fasting."

I'm not sure about the prayer, but kudos to you for yanking them out of your diet. Once I pulled even just bread out of my diet, my carb cravings went away as did my intense sugar cravings. I used to think dark chocolate was nasty and bitter, but since cutting bread out... it is the perfect sweetness and sweet foods (tried ice cream for the first time in 6mo last night) seem over done and I actually don't want them!

Fancy that, eh?

BillyPinky

Yep. Total work of the Devil.

"This kind does not come out but by prayer and fasting."

I'm not sure about the prayer, but kudos to you for yanking them out of your diet. Once I pulled even just bread out of my diet, my carb cravings went away as did my intense sugar cravings. I used to think dark chocolate was nasty and bitter, but since cutting bread out... it is the perfect sweetness and sweet foods (tried ice cream for the first time in 6mo last night) seem over done and I actually don't want them!

Fancy that, eh?

You have done really well at losing 127lb. That must have been hard hard. More power to your elbow

sjohnny

If they are the work of the devil then I say "HAIL, SATAN!"

bathsheba_c

Must . . . not . . . make . . . jokes . . . about . . . crackers . . . and . . . white devils.

Seriously, though. "White foods" are fine in moderation. The only problem is that they are really easy to over-eat.

Mistyblu08

I have stopped eating all the white foods (Bread, pasta , potatoes and rice) and replaced them with more protein and loads of veg.

And I have stop carving sweet stuff (well almost I did have a Crunchie and two finger KitKat last week) . I don't know if it's all in my head because I'm enthusiastic about my new diet or is there something in banning white foods.

They are the work of the devil I concur :) I still have white potatoes but other than that I have gotten rid of all white things from my diet....overprocessed and no good food value...stick with it!

Mistyblu08

I'm Irish and the thought of giving up Potatoes is a bit like giving up breathing but it's been pretty easy. Pasta has been harder because having the sauce with veg just isn't the same.

try brown rice pasta- good to eat and good for ya

BillyPinky

I'm Irish and the thought of giving up Potatoes is a bit like giving up breathing but it's been pretty easy. Pasta has been harder because having the sauce with veg just isn't the same.

try brown rice pasta- good to eat and good for ya

At the moment I'm going to keep to my diet but I know I can't stay away from devils little helpers from forever. Then it will be the brown stuff.

I don't know if it's the removal of the white stuff or the increase in protein that's controlling my sugar carving

wewon

I have stopped eating all the white foods (Bread, pasta , potatoes and rice) and replaced them with more protein and loads of veg.

And I have stop carving sweet stuff (well almost I did have a Crunchie and two finger KitKat last week) . I don't know if it's all in my head because I'm enthusiastic about my new diet or is there something in banning white foods.

Basically you got rid of foods that were heavily processed and had their fiber (and other nutrients) removed, with the exception of white potatoes.

Fiber contributes to making you feel full longer.

Sidesteal

No.

BillyPinky

No.

Would you like to enlighten us with your comprehensive answer

vim_n_vigor

Did you give up milk and yogurt too? Or white asparagus, cauliflower, onions, egg whites, beans....

Sidesteal

No.

Would you like to enlighten us with your comprehensive answer

If a specific food causes you to over-eat and you aren't able to moderate the consumption of that food then I could understand eliminating it from your diet, but individual food items on their own are not inherently lipogenic.

And it looks like you've already hit on the fact that you don't know if it's the removal of these foods or the massive swing in macronutrients (added protein and likely added fat) that is blunting your hunger, and I would be willing to wager that it's the latter and not the former.


White foods are fine.

woodsygirl

I believe it's the glycemic load of whites that cause you to crave, it causes your blood sugar to spike and then fall rapidly so your body scrambles for more sugar.