Posted by Joe
| October 22, 2009
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As a child, I remember downing Wonder bread like it was candy. Today, with society becoming more health conscious, certain foods we cherished as children have been relegated to the end of the line.
Wheat or white?
Wheat or white?
According to an article on HealthGuidance.org there is a significant difference between wheat bread and white bread. Wheat is made up of flour called wheat berry which contain a combination of bran, germ, and endosperm. White bread only contains endosperm, the starchy inner layer, and lacks 30 additional nutrients that are found in wheat bread.
The difference is significant. White bread lacks the nutritional supplements that help prevent a variety of diseases like Type 2 diabetes and heart disease. According to the Harvard School of Public Health Nutrition, it is important to eat at least 20 grams of fiber to help prevent such diseases. Whole wheat bread is a great source for our daily fiber intake.
Still, I often crave a nice loaf of white bread and cave in at the grocery store.
So what I want to know is: Have you transitioned into the whole wheat world? Or are you still lingering in the wonder years of white bread?
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