Don't be fooled by Sara Lee's Whole Grain White
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Can't stand whole wheat bread and pasta? You're probably tickled to find all sorts of products in the grocery store that proclaim 'whole wheat benefits with the taste and texture of white. It's almost too good to be true!
Actually, as it happens, it is too good to be true, at least in the case of Sara Lee's Soft and Smooth Whole Grain White. The bread maker was recently sued for not making it clear enough that it's not whole grain bread. Truth be told, the bread only has 30% whole grains and is made up mostly of water and refined flours. So nutritionally speaking, you're not really doing yourself much good by choosing this bread.
I guess this goes to show that when it comes to healthy eating, there's no cutting corners. What do you think?
Actually, as it happens, it is too good to be true, at least in the case of Sara Lee's Soft and Smooth Whole Grain White. The bread maker was recently sued for not making it clear enough that it's not whole grain bread. Truth be told, the bread only has 30% whole grains and is made up mostly of water and refined flours. So nutritionally speaking, you're not really doing yourself much good by choosing this bread.
I guess this goes to show that when it comes to healthy eating, there's no cutting corners. What do you think?
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Baron 8-29-2008 @ 9:48AM
So what % of regular white is whole grain? 0%? Is it all refined wheat? I don't know, but my guess would be that 30% is better than whatever you get in something like Wonder Bread. I'd rather be heavier, need to work out more, or lose a few (years? months? days? or is it even possible to quantify...?) whatever at the end of my life to eat something that I enjoyed the taste of, rather than forcing down whatever was "healthy". Personally, I know I would be doing more harm to myself by being unhappy eating stuff that I hated, than being happy and eating something I enjoyed (all in moderation, mind you).
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