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Are plain wheat flour products OK if paired with something containing fats.

jordanoye101
jordanoye101 Posts: 33 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Sorry if this sounds a silly question?

But I have read that pairing products made from plain wheat flour with something that has a decent fat content (like Salmon, Avacado, Cheese, Hummus) reduces the Glycemic Index?

So if I am right apart from many of the nutrients that are removed in white flour compared to wholemeal - is that the only drawback to white flour providing it's paired up with something of a significant fat content?

Thanks

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  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    pairing any carbohydrate with fat and/or protein will reduce the glycemic load. Do you have a medical reason to worry about this though? If you're otherwise healthy, it really doesn't matter.
  • jordanoye101
    jordanoye101 Posts: 33 Member
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    pairing any carbohydrate with fat and/or protein will reduce the glycemic load. Do you have a medical reason to worry about this though? If you're otherwise healthy, it really doesn't matter.

    I just try to eat wholemeal where possible but I don't go out my way to do so. For example I had a Spaghetti Bolognese with garlic baguette, could have got a wholemeal garlic baguette from one supermarket if I really wanted to but generally don't bother as there are no benefits apart from more nutrients??
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    jordanoye101 wrote: »
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    pairing any carbohydrate with fat and/or protein will reduce the glycemic load. Do you have a medical reason to worry about this though? If you're otherwise healthy, it really doesn't matter.

    I just try to eat wholemeal where possible but I don't go out my way to do so. For example I had a Spaghetti Bolognese with garlic baguette, could have got a wholemeal garlic baguette from one supermarket if I really wanted to but generally don't bother as there are no benefits apart from more nutrients??

    Look at the nutritional profiles of the packages for comparison...in most cases, there's not a whole lot of difference between something like whole wheat pasta vs regular...or brown rice vs white. The difference is typically a gram or two of fiber and that's about it.

    There are certain things for which I prefer whole grain...like sandwich bread, hamburger buns, etc...and other things like tortillas or pasta, etc I just prefer the regular. I really only concern myself with eating an overall well balanced and varied diet and some regular pasta or a burrito made with a flour tortilla can easily makes it's way into my diet and be healthy in the context of my diet as a whole.
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