Comments on: Whole Grains — What’s the Big Deal?

By: Missy

Missy — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 18:01:53 +0000

Thanks for sharing, Pat. Good stuff!

By: Pat

Pat — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 20:04:13 +0000

One advantage of whole grains that is not frequently mentioned is that the outer covering (bran) of the grain protects the grain while it is growing from fungal infections. Bran does the same thing in our bodies, it protects our intestines from candida overgrowth. Candida has been implicated in a host of health problems.

By: kettlecornguy

kettlecornguy — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 14:24:21 +0000

Does popcorn count as a whole grain?

By: Missy

Missy — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:57:39 +0000

Wow! Matt – you hit a homerun with that comment/insight/fact. Did NOT know that, thank you so much for sharing such deliciously smart info.

Cheers!

P.S. Will drop on by your blog tonite, I remember reading earlier today (on Twitter) you completed something over the weekend. Another marathon? Very cool!

By: Matt (No Meat Athlete)

Matt (No Meat Athlete) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:15:46 +0000

One of my favorite facts about whole grains is that their shelf life isn’t as long as that of refined grains. This is one reason the refined stuff is such a store favorite. But the reason is that the organisms that cause food to rot aren’t interested in refined products because they don’t have any nutrition!

By: kumudha

kumudha — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:10:41 +0000

I love whole grain, I HAVE BEEN EXPLORING SO MANY great whole grains ever since I becam ea vegan!

Great blog!

By: Jason Mick

Jason Mick — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:17:04 +0000

The thing I don’t like about white bread is that when I make sandwiches — like PB&J or PB&Bananas, it really sticks to your mouth. Whole grain bread, though, tastes a lot heartier and goes down easier.

Back to the bran cereal thingy. Just remember, that it has much more of bran part of the grain, as they’ve removed it, mixed it in with processed grains. So you get *more* health benefits associated with the bran that from whole wheat cereal (such as healthy digestion) — however this also raises the risk of over-consumption of digestible fiber, which can be a bad thing (can hurt your digestion). Also you miss out on naturally occurring vitamins and minerals in the germ which whole wheat cereal has — often times bran cereals try to make up for this by using chemicals, but they’re less easily absorbed, typically. My suggestion is to go with whole grain cereals, but either is a step up over corn flakes or other processed grain varieties.

By: Missy

Missy — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 23:10:32 +0000

Hi, Louie:

White bread is definitely not interesting, but it’s the MOST widely available and as such – is the most accessible. I’m not a bread snob, so we should leave it at that. LOL. But compared to whole grain bread it doesn’t measure up. (nutrition wise)

Thanxs for visiting! Have a great day.

By: Louie Jerome

Louie Jerome — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:13:09 +0000

I really enjoy the flavours of different grains. Plain white bread is so uninteresting.

By: Missy

Missy — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:49:40 +0000

Hey, Callie:

Glad you liked the post. Appreciate it. Unfortunately white bread and other refined grains are whats more readily available. This is most likely why people still eat tons of it. Not too mention lots of people don’t know the difference between refined grains and whole grains, etc. But i know people try and i also know people do their best. (most of the time)

But that’s what my blog is for. I’m here to educate, inform, entertain, procrastinate, indulge, patronize, castise, etc. LOL.

Thanxs for the visit. Cheers!