The Truth About Bread

-

Yes, bread can be the cause of your weight problem. We all know that whole grain is the best type of bread to eat. Some people think that brown bread is whole grain, but the color brown doesn’t come from the grain, it comes from molasses and other additives. The three types of whole grain bread I like are "whole wheat, whole oats and whole rye. I like rye the best because I like the taste, but rye has the real rye seeds in the bread. Don’t be misled by bread that say multi-grain, seven grain, stone-ground or 100% wheat, these are not whole grain, I don’t think they have the same nutritional value.

When buying a good loaf of bread keep it on the counter. Good bakery bread will keep 1 to 3 days depending on the amount of preservatives. If you want to keep bread for a long time do not refrigerate it’s better to freeze it. It will stay fresh for 2 to 3 months.

Eating bread morning, noon, and night is a load of carbs, but that’s not the only reason to watch how much bread you eat, breads of all kinds contain salt and because we already get too much salt in our diet, we need to watch how much bread we eat. Bread is made with lots of salt. It not only adds flavor but salt is the main preservative in bread and eating bread several times a day raises your sodium intake. It causes you to retain fluids which keeps you from losing weight and raises your blood pressure which can put you at risk for heart attack or stroke.

Don’t be misled by the word “enriched” or “refined”.
Enriched appears on white bread and other breads in the grocery store. It simply means that iron and B vitamins have been added back to the bread. “Why", you might ask. Bread in the grocery store is made from refined grain which is done to make the bread light and airy and gives it a longer shelf life. But it also strips out fiber, iron and B vitamins so they need to artificially enrich the bread to put some nutrition back in. You can only get natural fiber from whole grain.

Bagels are still very popular in most parts of the country, but be careful, they have many more calories than a slice of bread.

Mold on bread can or can not be harmful and if your not an expert on the different types of mold, the safest thing is to throw of the whole loaf of bread or the roll or the bagel, just because the mold is only in one spot doesn’t mean the entire loaf hasn’t been infected.

Why all this fuss about whole grain foods, well whole grain is a great source of fiber which helps reduce cholesterol and lower your risk for heart disease. Whole grains also help your body form red blood cells and that keeps your immune system healthy.

Your blood sugars go up every time you eat carbohydrates which include bread and if your worried about your blood sugar the best bread is whole-grain pumpernickel. It keeps you full longer than other breads. It causes the lowest and slowest change in blood sugar. That’s important for those with diabetes.
In short this type of bread will avoid that spike in blood sugars that comes from eating other breads.

The fiber in whole-grain breads can help you control your weight, but it doesn’t mean you can eat all you want. To lose weight, eat less, exercise more and eat healthy. When picking bread, look for 16 grams of whole grain in a serving. When buying bakery bread, pick it up, the rule of thumb is the heavier the loaf the more whole grain it has.

If you really want to lose your body fat than look for my e-books at the websites listed below. You'll get information on Healthy eating, exercise, and diet. Instead of spending hours on the internet reading dozens of posts, you can save time by picking up one of my e-books. 

There are two e-books. “How Bad Do You Want To Lose Weight?” is available at all the online bookstores selling for $1.99. Go to any of the websites below and search the title to find my e-book. This book gives you all you need to lose weight without spending money on gym memberships, diet plans or meal plans. Look for my book. at Amazon.com, B&N.com, iBooks, Kobo.com, Scribd.com, or Gardner Books in the U.K.

My new e-book is available on Smashwords.com, just type “getting to a Healthy Weight” in the search box at the top of the home page. 




Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

What's the Mediterranean Diet?

-
Image
The Mediterranean diet is based on the traditional foods eaten by people living in the Mediterranean region, especially Greece. It's loaded with healthy foods and research findings suggest following this diet may help reduce some of the risk factors for heart disease.  According to the Oldways Preservation & Exchange Trust, the Mediterranean diet was introduced in 1993 by Oldways, Harvard School of Public Health and the World Health Organization.  The diet includes: Olives and olive oil Whole grains, mostly in bread and cereal rather than pasta Very little red meat Fish and seafood Some cheese, but less milk Lots of vegetables and fruit Plenty of legumes and nuts A little red wine The Mediterranean diet is high in fiber and antioxidants from vegetables, legumes and nuts, far greater than the typical Western diet, and low in saturated fat. Very little red meat is eaten in this region, and milk consumption is limited as well, except for some cheese and yogurt
Read more

Changing Your Life To Lose Weight

-
Image
I can let you in on the ultimate secret for successfully making a change in your life. A century’s worth of psychological research reveals an interesting paradox in who we are. On the one hand, once we reach adulthood our basic personalities remain unchanged for the rest of our lives. We keep doing the same things—and feeling the same ways—over and over. But, on the other hand, every day we change our behavior drastically in response to different environments. Most of us are one person at work, for example, and another person at home. It is easier to change our environment than to change ourselves. So, if you want to change yourself, change your environment. Said differently: Whenever possible, don’t try to fight temptations – avoid them! The easiest way to make a change in your life is to modify the world around you in ways that will naturally drive you toward making, and maintaining, the change you want. There are many ways to change your environment, but let’s focus
Read more

Cancer and High Protein Diets

-
On the Fox TV Network the other night, one of the big stories was about high protein diets. A new study has shown a link between the over consumption of animal protein and how it can stimulate the growth of cancer cells. It seems we all have cancer cells but they don’t normally grow, unless we consume too much animal fat, dairy or fats from processed foods. Before I continue I want to explain about the link to cancer. After all, Man has been eating red meat for millions of years, right. That's true but todays red meat is not the same. Most red meat that we buy in the supermarket comes from Steers that have been raised in feed lots on a grain diet that is full of hormones and other chemicals that shorten the growing time and put more fat on the animal. These hormones and other chemicals stay in the meat and what you're buying will contain the chemicals that the animal ate. Normally a grass feed Steer that lives on the range in big herds will take 18 to 20 months to grow to
Read more