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I'm sure the sprouted grain breads are healthier. I just don't like the taste. I eat whole wheat. Just check the labels, if "Enriched" is there, pass.
Make sure it's whole wheat flour and no enriched flour. That works for me.0 -
I have a dream, that one day bodyweight will be determined not my the color of the carbs, but by the content of the calories. I have a dream today.
ROFLMAO! :laugh: :drinker:0 -
Great Grains Double Fiber and Honey Wheat Bread. It's delicious.0
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I have a dream, that one day bodyweight will be determined not my the color of the carbs, but by the content of the calories. I have a dream today.
nice nice nice!0 -
i totally wanted to make a funny comment in the thread, but Firebrand's was just so utterly perfect, that i will never measure up.0
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What's wrong with white bread? Low calorie, decent nutrition. Only advantage whole grain breads have is fiber, and if you get enough fiber in your diet anyway (eat veggies) then there's no reason to change bread.
Not to mention, the whole wheat and whole grain breads have much worse bioavailability of the actual nutrients in the bread, due to human inability to digest and extract the nutrients from whole wheat hulls, so I don't see many good reasons to replace one with the other, beyond taste preference. Sprouted grains I'm not sold on, because once most plants reproduce and sprout, they lose a lot of their health benefits, not to mention the changes in flavor.
Thank you so much for posting this. So refreshing.
I love Aunt Millie's Light Potato Bread...35 calories a slice. It's soft and the slices aren't tiny. It's also a good source of fiber.0 -
Currently enjoying Aunt Millie's 35-calorie-per-slice whole grain bread.
This is what I use as well, I get the honey wheat0 -
I have a dream, that one day bodyweight will be determined not my the color of the carbs, but by the content of the calories. I have a dream today.
Nice! :happy:0 -
My first thought was this was about men, not bread...
I eat whatever I can get bread wise. Bread never last long in my house.
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So is whole wheat better than whole grain/multigrain? I have always heard that whole wheat is not nearly as beneficial for you as whole grain. But I also don't want something that tastes so yucky that I won't want to eat it. Lol.
Whole grain is a more general term, in that includes grains other than wheat. You could call whole wheat flour whole grain flour, as it contains the whole grain. "Whole grain" bread might be better if it contains a greater variety of grains. Multi-grain means that there is more than one grain, I could make bread from refined (white) wheat, plus refined barley and call it "multi-grain."
Personally, I don't eat much bread, but I buy my husband the Whole Foods house brand "100% whole wheat" bread. Unlike a lot of commercial bread, it only has a couple of ingredients (what you'd expect, whole wheat flour, yeast, etc.). He likes it well enough, and he was raised on white bread.0 -
I eat a cup of table sugar for breakfast, a cup of whey powder for lunch, and a shot of olive oil for dinner. If I work out I drink back my exercise calories with a couple cans of coke.I have a dream, that one day bodyweight will be determined not by the color of the carbs, but by the content of the calories. I have a dream today.
Livin' the dream!0 -
What's wrong with white bread? Low calorie, decent nutrition. Only advantage whole grain breads have is fiber, and if you get enough fiber in your diet anyway (eat veggies) then there's no reason to change bread.
Not to mention, the whole wheat and whole grain breads have much worse bioavailability of the actual nutrients in the bread, due to human inability to digest and extract the nutrients from whole wheat hulls, so I don't see many good reasons to replace one with the other, beyond taste preference. Sprouted grains I'm not sold on, because once most plants reproduce and sprout, they lose a lot of their health benefits, not to mention the changes in flavor.
See, shows how much I know! I guess because I've just always believed white flour isn't as healthy. I don't know. haha.
A loaf of plain white bread sells for $0.99. Whole grain breads sell for $4.00. If you were in the marketing department for a commercial bakery, which would you focus advertising on? The entire "whole grain vs white" campaign is clever marketing, backed up with just enough science to sound legit. When it comes down to it, bread is bread, the nutritional differences between them are really insignificant. Unless you eat several loaves of bread a day, then they might be slightly more substantial, but for the average person who eats a couple slices a day on a sandwich, what goes on the bread is way more important than the bread itself.0 -
The entire "whole grain vs white" campaign is clever marketing, backed up with just enough science to sound legit.
Wonder Bread - Classic White - 2 Slices
140 Calories
28 g Carbs
3 g Sugar
0 g Fiber
4 g Protein
2 g Fat
300 mg Sodium
Alvarado St. Bakery - Essential Flax Seed Bread - 2 Slices
100 Calories (-29%)
18 g Carbs (-36%)
1g Sugar (-67%)
5 g Fiber (+++++)
6 g Protein (+50%)
2 g Fat (even)
100 mg Sodium (-67%)0 -
The entire "whole grain vs white" campaign is clever marketing, backed up with just enough science to sound legit.
Wonder Bread - Classic White - 2 Slices
140 Calories
28 g Carbs
3 g Sugar
0 g Fiber
4 g Protein
2 g Fat
300 mg Sodium
Alvarado St. Bakery - Essential Flax Seed Bread - 2 Slices
100 Calories (-29%)
18 g Carbs (-36%)
1g Sugar (-67%)
5 g Fiber (+++++)
6 g Protein (+50%)
2 g Fat (even)
100 mg Sodium (-67%)
First off, a slice is not a standard unit of measure, so this may be comparing apples and oranges. Even if we assume the same weight, what I'm seeing is the opportunity to pay more for a food I like less, just to save a few calories. Like tigersword said, these differences are so small it doesn't matter unless you're eating huge amounts of bread.0 -
5 g of fiber vs none isn't a small difference, it's an absolutely massive difference. On top of the digestive tract benefits, the fiber is one of the reasons that the glycemic index of whole grain breads sit at around 50 or below, while Wonder bread is at 73. Cutting 200 mg of sodium isn't something to simply shrug off either. And if you're not eating huge amounts of bread (or even if you are), I don't think the cost between white and wheat is gonna break the bank.First off, a slice is not a standard unit of measure, so this may be comparing apples and oranges. Even if we assume the same weight, what I'm seeing is the opportunity to pay more for a food I like less, just to save a few calories. Like tigersword said, these differences are so small it doesn't matter unless you're eating huge amounts of bread.
Some people prefer white bread and it certainly can be part of a healthy diet. But the differences aren't just trivia, and making small improvements to each of your foods adds up to the difference between a deficit and a surplus, between healthy blood sugar and the path to diabetes, between feeling healthy and satiated or hungry and lethargic.
And after all, if you're not eating a lot of sandwiches, you may as well put ground beef, mayo, and kraft cheese in them instead of chicken breast, dijon mustard, and fresh vegetables. Why pay more just to save a few calories?
Note: The bread I linked, as per request of the OP, does use lighter slices than Wonder (45 vs 56 g per 2 slices), but is more filling. It has the best protein to carb ratio of any bread I've tried (especially if you subtract fiber and use "net carbs"), and the flax adds Omega-3's as well. And for my palette, the taste is pleasing and the texture lets you know you're actually eating something.0 -
Of course, study after study has shown the human body really doesn't absorb the Omega 3's in flax seeds. Like I said, it's more about bioavailability and digestibility than the raw numbers themselves. If a whole grain bread has 5 grams of protein, but your body can only absorb 2 grams of it, and another bread has only 3 grams of protein, but the body can absorb all 3 grams, guess which one is actually better for you?
And if you're relying on bread for fiber, you're doing it wrong.
Oh, and since you think the percentages are a big deal, 25% smaller slices leading to 29% less reported calories is actually a wash. Especially since manufacturers are allowed to subtract 4 calories per gram from the calorie count for each gram of fiber, even though bread has soluble fiber, which still has 4 calories per gram. Gram for gram, that would actually make the whole grain bread more calories.0 -
damn, and I thought cauliflower and onions were healthy.0
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Link, please.Of course, study after study has shown the human body really doesn't absorb the Omega 3's in flax seeds. Like I said, it's more about bioavailability and digestibility than the raw numbers themselves.
Is this just a bit of internet hyperbole, or are you claiming this level of absorption and that white bread is better for you than whole grains?If a whole grain bread has 5 grams of protein, but your body can only absorb 2 grams of it, and another bread has only 3 grams of protein, but the body can absorb all 3 grams, guess which one is actually better for you?
I don't rely on bread for anything. I eat it because I like it. And in general I prefer my non-animal foods to be filling, high in fiber, and as low as possible in glycemic load.And if you're relying on bread for fiber, you're doing it wrong.
Ziggyzambo was the one who specifically mentioned calories. But I will note that the slices weigh a shade under 20% less, not 25, and are more filling. And what happened to your < 50% absorption argument?Oh, and since you think the percentages are a big deal, 25% smaller slices leading to 29% less reported calories is actually a wash.
What I think is that the point of the thread was to suggest alternatives to white bread, which I did as well as show the nutritional info.0 -
Wow. You guys are smart. Lol. 0
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