Are White Foods the Work of the Devil?

Before everyone gets their knickers in a twist. I don't literally believe white foods are the work of the devil.

It was trying to throw the question out there in humorous way ( it went over the heads of some people )


I have cut out white carbs (potatoes, rice, pasta and bread) and replaced with veg. I just wanted people tell me about their

trigger foods.

I'm sorry if people misunderstood the posting.

Why are you cutting out "white" carbs though? Is there a reason?

Because I wanted to up my protein and eat more veg and to stay under my calorie allowance of 1700 which is hard to do if bread and pasta are using up 700 of that.

Since I started cutting out bread and pasta my chocolate consumption has dropped to almost zero. Its wasn't my plan it just happened.

If you're eating 700 calories in bread and pasta, you're not eating the recommended serving sizes.

!00g of uncooked pasta is roughly 350 calorie and 3 slices of toast is almost 400 and that doesn't include the butter.


If I was eating 2500 calories a day like I should have been I wouldn't have joined a weight lose website.

If you asked any one who has lost weight they all have little tricks that work for them. Good or Bad but they worked .

And why are you questioning my eating patterns?

I assumed that you were saying you were eating 700 calories of bread and pasta AFTER you started tracking and trying to lose weight. If you measure a single serving of pasta or bread and are staying in your calorie goals, it is very easy (assuming they aren't trigger foods) to eat a reasonable amount of those things.

I eat Arnold's Double Fiber whole wheat bread. The slices are huge and 100 calories and I only eat one slice a day, if at all. On the other hand, my daughter prefers Nature's Own butter bread (which is basically white bread) and it's 60 calories a slice and not even a diet version of bread. Two ounces of dry pasta (a serving) is about 200 calories. So on a day I might eat bread AND pasta, it's around 300 calories and would be less if I chose white bread.

You said you were giving those things up in favor of vegetables, but you don't have to if you track your servings and eat reasonable amounts.

As someone who's 6'1 and well built 2oz of pasta isn't going to cut it. I'll stick to my cabbage and swede.

You keep contradicting yourself. Do whatever you want. But if you're 6'1" and well built (and a man), 1,700 calories is very low. It sounds like you just don't want to eat those foods and are looking for a good reason not to.

Seriously, the fact that you just don't want to is a good enough reason. You don't have to justify it.

Have you looked at the pictures of me on my profile and 1700 calories is the amount set by MFP.

MFP sets those goals on the basis of the data you put in. If you put in (as an example) that you want to lose 3 pounds a week, it will try to generate a 1500 cal/day deficit. Which may or may not be healthy or attainable.

Just to give you an idea, I'm a whole foot shorter than you and likely a whole lot lighter, (5'1", 111 pounds) and eat about 1400 cals/day.

I eat them, but try not to make them the bulk of my diet. I do opt for whole wheat bread all of the time, and brown rice some of the time (but I really like white, too) but I haven't been able to get into whole wheat pasta. But I eat lots and lots of veggies, fruits,a nd good lean protein.

I guess it depends on what you consider a white food though, because dairy, including milk, cheese, and yogurt, is an every-day thing for me.