Are Panko breadcrumbs bad?

define "bad", panko are tasty. if they don't throw you over on calories for the day, you're fine.

Well people say "Wheat Flour" is a bad carb because it's a simple carb and it will eventually make me gain weight. is that true?

No, this isn't true.

No carb is 100% simple or complex. Most of the digestible carbs in fruit are simple sugars, but nobody would tell you that fruit is going to make you fat, right?

define "bad", panko are tasty. if they don't throw you over on calories for the day, you're fine.

Well people say "Wheat Flour" is a bad carb because it's a simple carb and it will eventually make me gain weight. is that true?

Wheat flour is the main ingredient of wheat bread. People are stupid. Bread is awesome. How else you gonna make a tasty sammich?

I love them but I don't label any foods as 'bad' unless I'm allergic or they're just not worth their calories to me.

I think chicken is good off the grill, too. Also, pounding it thin and baking it into lemon chicken or sauteeing it into picatta or marsala is good, too. Or curry chicken on the stove top.

Life's too short to eat the same foods daily. Keep experimenting and don't get stuck on chicken, either.

I'm just learning how to cook, so it's kind of hard for me to come up with new ideas.
But thanks for the reply!

You might look at www.eatingwell.com
They have a lot of pretty healthy recipes that are simple. It helps me keep some variety!

There are so many variations available. You can completely change what it tastes like with just spices and herbs. Try different ones and you probably wont get bored. You can mix spices into the breadcrumbs for a crunchy coating plus more flavors. My husband and I really love Emerills Essence Seasoning on our chicken. Gives it a cajun taste. Plus if you like that flavor, you can make it yourself at home and control the amount of salt in it and also make it spicier, if you like spicy food. I also love to get buffalo chicken sauce and marinate my chicken in that and bake or grill the chicken breasts.

I use ground oats (not the quick oatmeal kind, just the large flakes). It's not crunch like Panko, but for a general breaded coating it works really well.

What does "cutting mean"? Sorry for all the questions, as you can see I need some advice on how to achieve the "toned" look.

Bulk - adding mass done with a calorie surplus
Cut - losing mass done with a calorie deficit

This may sound stupid, but shouldn't I cut first and Bulk 2nd?

Most of the time yes... but to confirm, what is your current height and weight?

What does "cutting mean"? Sorry for all the questions, as you can see I need some advice on how to achieve the "toned" look.

Bulk - adding mass done with a calorie surplus
Cut - losing mass done with a calorie deficit

This may sound stupid, but shouldn't I cut first and Bulk 2nd?

Most of the time yes... but to confirm, what is your current height and weight?

I am 5'3, 130 pounds, my goal weight is 115 pounds.

I would cut first, but I wouldn't worry about the goal weight. What you see in the mirror is more important. So eat high protein and weight train and monitor progress as you lose.

Right now I am doing Focus T25 which is pretty Cardio heavy, so should I add weight training?

I would. Maybe consider a program like Body Beast or P90X or X3 when it comes out.

My favorite chicken....dice up a breast of chicken and brown it in a skillet (I don't use any oils). Add some fajita seasoning (zero calories) and when the chicken is just about done, add some Salsa and let it simmer for a few minutes (less than 5) then sprinkle about 1/8 cup of taco or pepper jack cheese. Turn it into the chicken until the cheese starts to melt then plate it! It's delish and not a calorie killer. I'm making it tonight!

You can flavor chicken with almost anything.

You can marinade it with lemon juice, ginger and garlic and then grill it. You can use all kind of spices and herbs to make it savory even if you grill it or roast it every day:
www.spicesinc.com/p-1161-the-41-best-chicken-spices-seasonings-and-rubs.aspx

You can put 2 thin slices of bacon in a pan and after a little fat goes of, you can cook the chicken in there (20 g of bacon won't hurt anyone and it would fit in most diet... unless you are eating under 1200-1300 calories).

You can braise chicken breast with a little mustard, lemon juice, honey and herbs and get a wondefull taste.

You can marinade chicken with the juice of any kind of citrics and get a wonderfull taste. I personally love orange marinade.

Only if you count the different spices and herbs that go along with chicken you get tons of different flavor.

Yoghurt marinades are also great.

You can replace panko with oats crumbles, corn flower, egg and milk batter (like french snitzel), and so on.

Don't get stuck in one ingredient, mix things up. There are little base ingredient.


Some are more high in calories, some are very low (herbs and species for example), but none is bad in a balanced diet and can be fitted in the daily calories.

Nor are there any "Bad" Kitteh's. As Merlin wanted me to post...

The problem is not the panko crumbs, but the fact that they soak up loads of oil when you fry them... and they're not very nice if you don't fry them in oil (in my opinion). So if you experiment and find a way to bake them without soaking up too much greasy stuff, you're onto a winner...

I found a great recipe for crunchy oven-baked chicken. It was crisp and golden and not fried. The secret was in the three separate plates of coatings: seasoned flour, then egg/Dijon mustard mix, then Panko bread crumbs mixed with paprika (there is the color!). You spray both sides with olive oil and bake on a rack set on top of a cookie sheet. They were delicious and fit into my calories.

Barring a health condition, the only thing necessary for weight loss is to consume fewer calories than you burn. In moderation, NO food is "bad."