white bread vs wheat bread ??? help

Bread is something that is easy to overindulge on for many people as well as being less "bang" for their calorie "buck," if you will.

As long as you're under your calories and have no medical conditions, eat all the bread you like!

~Lyssa

No this will not make you fat. Dieting is very simple if your losing weight. To lose weight you need to eat less than your maintenance calorie intake. Certain food will be beneficial to your health however you are only asking whether this will make you fat, so again no it won't.

I really think we put too much emphasis on being in a caloric deficit than eating what is truly good for our bodies. Eating bleached white bread has less nutrients than whole grain would. I myself would skip the bread entirely and opt for some cuccumber slices and an egg but think about it. A handful of almonds and a glass of Pop have the same caloric value but I think it's an obvious statement that the almonds are a better choice. The almonds will give you energy for longer and takes longer to digest. The coke is sugar and will be processed quickly and converted to fat by your liver because there's not much in there for the body to use. Similarly, white bread has been bleached and much of its nutritional value lost. When you eat it, the body converts to sugar and again the liver processes quickly and converts the sugar to fat. At least with the whole grain, you'll get some nutrition from it and it won't be completely empty calories. Calories are not created equally!

stich0203 wrote: »

I really think we put too much emphasis on being in a caloric deficit than eating what is truly good for our bodies. Eating bleached white bread has less nutrients than whole grain would. I myself would skip the bread entirely and opt for some cuccumber slices and an egg but think about it. A handful of almonds and a glass of Pop have the same caloric value but I think it's an obvious statement that the almonds are a better choice. The almonds will give you energy for longer and takes longer to digest. The coke is sugar and will be processed quickly and converted to fat by your liver because there's not much in there for the body to use. Similarly, white bread has been bleached and much of its nutritional value lost. When you eat it, the body converts to sugar and again the liver processes quickly and converts the sugar to fat. At least with the whole grain, you'll get some nutrition from it and it won't be completely empty calories. Calories are not created equally!

Your body does not turn it into fat unless you're in a calorie surplus.

Don't eat the Atkin's bread. That stuff looks like bread but has no other properties of bread. It won't hold butter, it doesn't hold jam and it won't toast. I think they are actually scrap pieces of space shuttle tiles. You can heat them with a blow torch and watch them absorb heat without toasting. :laugh:

stich0203 wrote: »

I really think we put too much emphasis on being in a caloric deficit than eating what is truly good for our bodies. Eating bleached white bread has less nutrients than whole grain would. I myself would skip the bread entirely and opt for some cuccumber slices and an egg but think about it. A handful of almonds and a glass of Pop have the same caloric value but I think it's an obvious statement that the almonds are a better choice. The almonds will give you energy for longer and takes longer to digest. The coke is sugar and will be processed quickly and converted to fat by your liver because there's not much in there for the body to use. Similarly, white bread has been bleached and much of its nutritional value lost. When you eat it, the body converts to sugar and again the liver processes quickly and converts the sugar to fat. At least with the whole grain, you'll get some nutrition from it and it won't be completely empty calories. Calories are not created equally!

As long as you aren't eating in excess of your caloric needs, the food you eat is used for energy, not converted to fat. While I agree that whole wheat is a more nutritious choice, if the OP has already met his fibre and vitamin goals and prefers white bread over wheat it won't do him any harm. Not every food choice has to be strictly nutrient driven, especially for those with fairly large calorie allowances.

I like bread - bakeries are wonderful places! I'm in the same boat as those who agree that, calorie-wise, there's little difference between white and whole wheat; but that if I'm going to "spend" calories, and, being short, my budget is small, I want as much value as possible for the calories. So, for that reason, I go for whole wheat or multigrain over white. However, I also like to read the labels to be sure of what I'm getting.

To me, I guess it depends on what kind of white bread you are talking about. If its a prepackaged Wonder bread kind, I would pass. Why waste calories on that soft, limpy, soggy stuff??? However, if is freshly baked crunchy crusty Italian, French or Portuguese bread, I might make sure to save calories for that, lol.

The problem with eating in a deficit is we are forced to choose what to have as treats. You just have to decide if its worth it, or if you have enough calories to cover it.

Any variations in a bread's texture or color are matters of taste and preference. For nutritional purposes, bread is bread. Its property does not change because it has whole wheat or whatever in it and it does not become better for you. In other words, one kind of bread is only marginally better in a magical special way than another bread. Choose a bread because you like it.

Make your own bread with wheat, almond, coconut, or another alternative flour. Go to a bakery. I just wouldn't eat the mass produced bread in stores. Too many hidden things and sugar.

stich0203 wrote: »

I really think we put too much emphasis on being in a caloric deficit than eating what is truly good for our bodies. Eating bleached white bread has less nutrients than whole grain would. I myself would skip the bread entirely and opt for some cuccumber slices and an egg but think about it. A handful of almonds and a glass of Pop have the same caloric value but I think it's an obvious statement that the almonds are a better choice. The almonds will give you energy for longer and takes longer to digest. The coke is sugar and will be processed quickly and converted to fat by your liver because there's not much in there for the body to use. Similarly, white bread has been bleached and much of its nutritional value lost. When you eat it, the body converts to sugar and again the liver processes quickly and converts the sugar to fat. At least with the whole grain, you'll get some nutrition from it and it won't be completely empty calories. Calories are not created equally!

Hear hear!
We place so much emphasis on the sterile mechanics of weight loss we forget about how health and fitness includes wholesome foods, physical and mental well-being and a balanced diet. I'll be the first to admit that I struggle with this on a daily basis because I focus so much on the number on the scale that I take shortcuts myself but i'm trying to change this bit by bit by being more aware of foods I eat and eating healthy despite some days of unhealthy blow outs or unhealthy "starvation" days.

Yes, a calorie deficit is all that is needed to lose weight, but if I subsist on a diet full of twinkies and honey cakes and keep under 1500 cal or whatever my calorie needs are, I end up a sickly, skinny-fat person who still is in the fast moving queue for a host of diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, cancer, etc etc.

So its important to realise that while we don't want to cut off ANY type of food completely, we don't want to overdo it with binging either. Too much of a 'good' thing is bad, just as too little of a 'bad' thing is also bad.

OP, like the posters have said, it doesn't really matter as long as you have a deficit calorie-wise, there's no problem enjoying white bread. But whole wheat bread is definitely better - maybe if you're interested in incorporating it because of its added benefits maybe try a white bread with some whole wheat in it (50/50 blends). Also when choosing wheat breads look for whole wheat breads - some companies use label their breads with 'wheat' or 'wheat flour' but the breads aren't actually whole wheat.

More importantly, be careful of breads with added sugars in its many forms - honey, fructose, corn syrup, glucose, etc etc. I'd prefer to bake my own breads - plenty of no knead breads out there you can chuck in the oven and get freshly baked, clean eating bread.

malibu927 wrote: »

As long as you're in a calorie deficit, you'll lose weight. Whether you eat white bread, wheat bread, or no bread.

^^ this.

Kind of boils down to taste preferences as well. If you like white bread, go for it. If you like whole wheat, awesome. Just make sure you are in a calorie deficit.

Life is too short to eat bad bread. Bread calories don't count

I'm personally not a fan of white bread...I like hardy, whole grain breads that also have lots of seeds and whatnot.

This is my favorite sandwich bread...



I like the one in the middle the best.