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Whole wheat bread/ whats the deal?

Luvthemtorts Posts: 190 Joined: 2005/02/16	2005/02/20, 04:36 PM Up until today I have been eating white bread instead of the whole wheat. I decided while getting groceries to take everyones advice and go with whole wheat. I was comparing labels and EVERY brand the store carries has high fructose corn syrup. Since this is the case what makes it so much of a better choice than white bread? Isn't high fructose corn syrup one of the biggest reasons to avoid soda pop? Thanks in advance
Carivan Posts: 8,542 Joined: 2002/01/20	2005/02/20, 05:39 PM Your right. You have to find the ones that are made naturally like at home. Try a bakery, and also watch out for molasses, some places use it for color. -------------- Scales are for dead weight: We are not dead yet! Still trying to find out how to do the Hollywood Free Press. Ivan carivan@freetrainers.com Montreal Canada
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2005/02/20, 06:57 PM Look for the first words in the ingredients...if it "enriched any kind of flour, even wheat", it is not truly wheat bread. Enriched means they removed the bran from the wheat for processing, and "added" useless stuff to try to make it better. But it is basically white bread. -------------- If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything.... bb1fit@freetrainers.com
kakaroto Posts: 893 Joined: 2002/05/09	2005/02/20, 07:57 PM CHAGING MY BREAD TOMORROW!!!!
freshinia Posts: 3 Joined: 2005/02/19	2005/02/20, 09:52 PM for a real 100% whole wheat it should say in the ingredients "stone ground whole wheat flour." This is how you know you are getting the real deal. And just because it says sandwich wheat does not mean a thing. Take five seconds to flip the packaging upside down. Usually it will cost you a few more cents but if you go to a bread store, you can get some great deals! Good luck! And by the way...it tastes MUCH better too!
Vedakathryn Posts: 1,585 Joined: 2004/05/28	2005/02/21, 12:18 PM I'm telling you, reading the packages on everything you buy is enlightening! If you aren't sure what something means, post on FT and most likely one of the experts here will clue you in! I changed MUCH of my purchases not just for me but for my family also! -------------- Veda MISERY IS OPTIONAL ***When you are up to your ears in trouble, try using the part that is not submerged. ***The difference between a dream and a goal is a plan. HAVE A GREAT DAY!
borpillicus Posts: 454 Joined: 2003/03/13	2005/02/22, 02:08 PM Isn't white flour just whole wheat flour thats had all of its nutrional value bleached out of it? -------------- Lift. Eat. Rest. Gain. ~Brad~
asimmer Posts: 8,201 Joined: 2003/01/07	2005/02/22, 02:40 PM Uh, yeah. That would be why whole wheat flour is better for you.... -------------- Vision without action is a daydream, Action without vision is a nightmare. -- Japanese Proverb --
borpillicus Posts: 454 Joined: 2003/03/13	2005/02/22, 03:37 PM Thats what I thought. One question has always racked my mind on this subject. Why is it that whole wheat bread is typically more expensive (the same with brown rice and whole wheat pasta)? Wouldn't the process of removing the nutrients from the bread have higher manufacturing cost then if they just left the flour alone? -------------- Lift. Eat. Rest. Gain. ~Brad~
crispy01 Posts: 130 Joined: 2004/09/08	2005/02/22, 03:59 PM I am not sure about this issue at all but what you say makes sense. I have noticed though that you have to pay to be healthy. Generally speaking the healthy alternatives are more expensive. Maybe they make the white bread cheaper because they know that people like the taste of it better and will buy it more often than wheat bread, even though white bread is unhealthy for them. That and since the whole wheat bread does not have any preservatives in it it will not last as long as white bread. So they have more waste in wheat bread than white, so they have to charge more. ============ Quoting from borpillicus: Thats what I thought. One question has always racked my mind on this subject. Why is it that whole wheat bread is typically more expensive (the same with brown rice and whole wheat pasta)? Wouldn't the process of removing the nutrients from the bread have higher manufacturing cost then if they just left the flour alone? =============
Carivan Posts: 8,542 Joined: 2002/01/20	2005/02/22, 04:35 PM When they refine the flour and sugars, and other products, the manufacturers of the products sell the by products, therefore making even higher profits than from the unrefined products alone. Another good example is coffee. When the cafein is extracted, the processors sell the cafeen to manufactures who put it in thier products. IE.. Coke. -------------- Scales are for dead weight: We are not dead yet! Still trying to find out how to do the Hollywood Free Press. Ivan carivan@freetrainers.com Montreal Canada
borpillicus Posts: 454 Joined: 2003/03/13	2005/02/22, 04:50 PM That makes perfect sense. -------------- Lift. Eat. Rest. Gain. ~Brad~
vpbar73 Posts: 8 Joined: 2004/12/04	2005/02/23, 09:12 PM I think "Roman Meal" is about as close to the real deal as you can get in the store. It seems pretty healthy.
rickyshot Posts: 153 Joined: 2003/05/13	2005/02/25, 09:08 AM I find the health food stores the best source for breads. I agree with the above posts. READ THE LABELS. And yes it costs to be healthy. The mass market is geared towards crap because people want it and have been brainwashed to want it. I don't know how people do it sometimes. When I was young I was in poverty and never could afford good food and supplements? forget that. Of course I became fat and unhealthy.
Luvthemtorts Posts: 190 Joined: 2005/02/16	2005/02/25, 06:09 PM I scored some Sarah Lee at the local grocery and the first ingredient listed is stone ground wheat followed by some other wholesome goodies. It still has fructose in it but its bound to be better than the white bread I have been eating for the past 3 decades!
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2005/02/25, 06:58 PM As far as major chain store brands, one of the better ones you can go with is Brownberry. They make decent breads. This is the brand I normally buy when I forget to get some at the health food store. I particularly like the Health Nut bread...it has a bit of HFCS, but not much. Great as toast. -------------- If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything.... bb1fit@freetrainers.com
Luvthemtorts Posts: 190 Joined: 2005/02/16	2005/02/25, 09:21 PM Have you ever heard of Ezekial Bread? It is made with bean sprouts and such. It is available here on the east coast at our local health food store. Unfortunately the only other bread they carry is fresh baked and for some reason it does not have a complete list of ingredients.
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2005/02/25, 10:24 PM Yep, good stuff. I buy that and other sprouted grain breads all the time at the health food store. You will find them in the freezer area. ============ Quoting from luvthemtorts: Have you ever heard of Ezekial Bread? It is made with bean sprouts and such. It is available here on the east coast at our local health food store. Unfortunately the only other bread they carry is fresh baked and for some reason it does not have a complete list of ingredients. ============= -------------- If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything.... bb1fit@freetrainers.com
Luvthemtorts Posts: 190 Joined: 2005/02/16	2005/02/26, 12:06 AM I knew it must be healthy because it sure tastes FUNKY! Seriously though, I guess I will go back to using it but I am not looking forward to that week or so of getting used to the taste again.
babydolwv Posts: 80 Joined: 2005/02/23	2005/03/05, 01:43 PM See that is my prob. Alot of the stuff you all say to buy that is the best i can not afford to get. I am on a VERY low food buget.... So my problem is not that i dont want to or i choose not to... I have to get what i can afford and I sure cannot go to a health food store and buy food! lol and suggestions on stuff that is a bit cheaper?:)