Whole Wheat Grains
If you are reading this article, then you must be a health-conscious person or you just love wheat [http://wheatylove.blogetery.com] bread. And you must be curious about the difference between wheat grains and just plain whole wheat bread.
There's a lot of conflicting information that you will see in the news, and it tends to be even more confusing when there are studies done that may involve biased research. You just never know who is behind the news you see about what you can eat. No matter what, you want the best for your life and you want to eat things that give you nutrients in the long run.
There are just so many varieties of every single product in the grocery store, so it can be a head-whirling experience every week you do grocery shopping. So many fat-free items, and ten other reduced-fat type options next to it. Is it really healthier than the product that has fat? Especially when it has eight times more sugar?
I am going to help you be equipped with the knowledge on what it is you should be looking for in nutrition data and in the ingredients. Nowadays, people watching their weight are scared of carbohydrates, because lots of diets portray carbs as detrimental to our health. But, not all carbs are fat-forming. With these articles, you will understand which carbs provide nutrients, and which ones do not.
Many of you may be thinking that it is simply easy to look at the front of a food package and judge quickly. You think that seeing "whole wheat bread" on the front guarantees that the bread is healthy and is nutritious.
But, that isn't the case. Whole wheat flour is not that much different than white bread flour as they are both enriched flour. Enriched flour is over-processed flour (to get that soft feel), but the nutrients and the bran has been bleached out into oblivion.
There's a world of a difference if you pay attention and look for "whole wheat grains" as opposed to "whole wheat bread" or "whole wheat flour". World of a difference.
So you are standing in the bread aisle at the grocery store, and you're thinking of getting the most healthiest out of all the choices you see. There's "7 Grain", "12 Grain", Multi-grain and Whole Grain Wheat sitting right in front of you.
Excitedly, you go for the 12 Grain, because 12 Grain sounds so much more grain-ful then a 7 Grain or a multi-grain. But, you keep in mind the tips I give you and you turn the bag over on its side. You peruse the ingredients list. And there are no grains listed. There's enriched wheat flour. But there's no whole wheat grains. And corn syrup.
Corn syrup for your pseudo-healthy wheat-like bread, my friend?
There's a lot of conflicting information that you will see in the news, and it tends to be even more confusing when there are studies done that may involve biased research. You just never know who is behind the news you see about what you can eat. No matter what, you want the best for your life and you want to eat things that give you nutrients in the long run.
There are just so many varieties of every single product in the grocery store, so it can be a head-whirling experience every week you do grocery shopping. So many fat-free items, and ten other reduced-fat type options next to it. Is it really healthier than the product that has fat? Especially when it has eight times more sugar?
I am going to help you be equipped with the knowledge on what it is you should be looking for in nutrition data and in the ingredients. Nowadays, people watching their weight are scared of carbohydrates, because lots of diets portray carbs as detrimental to our health. But, not all carbs are fat-forming. With these articles, you will understand which carbs provide nutrients, and which ones do not.
Many of you may be thinking that it is simply easy to look at the front of a food package and judge quickly. You think that seeing "whole wheat bread" on the front guarantees that the bread is healthy and is nutritious.
But, that isn't the case. Whole wheat flour is not that much different than white bread flour as they are both enriched flour. Enriched flour is over-processed flour (to get that soft feel), but the nutrients and the bran has been bleached out into oblivion.
There's a world of a difference if you pay attention and look for "whole wheat grains" as opposed to "whole wheat bread" or "whole wheat flour". World of a difference.
So you are standing in the bread aisle at the grocery store, and you're thinking of getting the most healthiest out of all the choices you see. There's "7 Grain", "12 Grain", Multi-grain and Whole Grain Wheat sitting right in front of you.
Excitedly, you go for the 12 Grain, because 12 Grain sounds so much more grain-ful then a 7 Grain or a multi-grain. But, you keep in mind the tips I give you and you turn the bag over on its side. You peruse the ingredients list. And there are no grains listed. There's enriched wheat flour. But there's no whole wheat grains. And corn syrup.
Corn syrup for your pseudo-healthy wheat-like bread, my friend?
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