white or wheat?

lynnie30

I have always assumed that whole wheat bread was just "better" but noticed something when I read the labels. All of the wheat bread bread in my local grocery store had high fructose corn syrup listed as one of the first four ingredients where some whole grain white bread didn't list it at all. I usually try to stay away from high fructose corn syrup for my kids and thought whole wheat was the way to go. So, which is better- whole grain wheat with the hfcs, or whole grain white without?

SideSteel

I think either would be fine as part of a varied and nutrient dense diet.

You may want to see this too, in case you're under the impression that HFCS are the devil under all doses and contexts:

http://www.alanaragonblog.com/2010/01/29/the-bitter-truth-about-fructose-alarmism/

Acg67

I have always assumed that whole wheat bread was just "better" but noticed something when I read the labels. All of the wheat bread bread in my local grocery store had high fructose corn syrup listed as one of the first four ingredients where some whole grain white bread didn't list it at all. I usually try to stay away from high fructose corn syrup for my kids and thought whole wheat was the way to go. So, which is better- whole grain wheat with the hfcs, or whole grain white without?

In the end the differences between white bread and wheat bread aren't that great. Personal preference.

Freshly baked white breads are vastly more tasty than their whole wheat/grain counterparts imo