I'm a little confused about this. Did I buy the wrong kind of wheat bread? I have this one brand of wheat called Country Wheat and the white that I have is Stroehmann. The thing is, on the nutrition facts on the bags it says for 1 slice of wheat it has the same amount of calories, sugars, protein, carbs, as 2 slices of the white stroehmann. Can anyone help; because I thought white bread was supposed to be terrible in terms of losing weight?
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Thread: White vs. Wheat Bread
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07-22-2008, 05:40 AM #1
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White vs. Wheat Bread
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White bread has a higher GI.
http://bodybuilding.com/fun/bbinfo.p...=GlycemicIndex
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As long as you are eating something else with your bread, and you aren't in contset prep, I don't think you really need to worry about the GI of your food. For me, it all comes down to personal taste. I like brown rice more than white, wheat over white, etc.
Also, yes, whole grain products can contain more calories than the white stuff, but whole grains have more natural, and avalible, vitamins and minerals. Enriched products have vits and mins that were put back into the product when it was being produced. These things aren't natural, and your body can have a more difficult time of digesting them.
GI really isn't important because of the wa it was tested. The GI was determined with 50g of carbs and on an empty stomach. If you are eating like a normal person, your stomach will not be empty, and you probably won't be getting 50g of carbs from just 1-2 sclices of bread. Plus, You have protein and fats to slow down digestion, further nullifying the importance of GI.
If you are looking for a WW bread that is similar in cals to regular white bread, you can use Nature's Own WW bread. On the bag it says it has 14 whole grains. It's ceap, and is 50 cals a slice. Great for sandwiches and the like.
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07-22-2008, 07:40 AM #6
as far as your question in regards to weight loss, from what i've read white bread has starches that are quickly metabolised(sp?) by the body in a shorter amount of time than wheat bread. wheat bread that is made from whole grain components take longer to metabolize therefore leaving you fuller longer and not spiking your sugar levels like white bread can while being broken down...hope that came out somewhat coherent, i read it on the internet on a bunch of health sites and tried to translate it best i could, lol.
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