whole vs. white

[Guest guest]

Isn't it amazing what a difference whole grain products make a

opposed to white ones? I had a nutrition professor in college

explain that in the process of metabolizing foods to turn them into

the energy our bodies need, that the whole grain product just has

more of the necessary nutrients required by the body to make the

transforamtion. (It's the Krebs cycle, for any biology or chemistry

buffs out there.) If we eat the " white " foods, our body still needs

all the nutrients that were removed by taking out the fiber and

bran. So, our bodies pull those nutrients from our organs and

muscles, depleting us of vitamins and minerals in the process. The

white product also gets transformed much more quickly, spiking the

blood sugar level, which is then followed by an abrupt drop in blood

sugar, or " energy. " She said this is a simplified explanation of why

we get so tired and cranky after eating sweets or white bread. I

thought that was pretty interesting...

Amy

> I am diabetic, and i found my last pregnancy that

> eating a chocolate chip cookie in my dinner plan would

> raise my sugars a WHOLE lot more than if that cookie

> was chocolate chip made with whole wheat flour and

> nuts. The whole wheat made my sugars stay level and

> not rebound so much. And the cookie still tasted

> great.. I highly recommend doing that. I currently eat

> whole wheat tortillas and breads and brown rice, and

> the only thing i havent tried is whole wheat pasta,

> cause i tried it ages ago and didnt like it. Right now

> i dont buy it mostly cause its more expensive; i just

> dont eat a lot of pasta.

>

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> > There may be foods you find it's just better to

> > substitute the whole grain alternative. For

> > example, I've just stopped eating white bread and

> > always buy whole wheat. Same with tortillas and

> > pasta. Whole wheat takes some getting used to if

> > you haven't eaten it, but it's worth it for me.

> >

> >

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[Guest guest]

Amy thanks for this info , I'll definitely stick to this one . now

youve explained how good it is for us, and the way it works in our

body .

Love

Moll x x