Fri, Sep-01-06, 00:18
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Plan: ANA meets BFL
Stats: 205/153/155
BF:36%/10%/10%
Progress: 104%
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Originally Posted by icemanjs4
The crackers in question are whole grain (not just whole wheat) crackers. I just bought them and have only eaten 3 so far. They taste ok. Do you think that even with them being whole grain that they are probably a bad idea? Also, they are covered with seeds (including flax seeds).
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Oh yeah, "whole grain" flour is still flour, still bad news if fat loss is your goal. Real whole grains are actual WHOLE grains like wheat berries. Very low GI, break down very slowly. Even this is sketchy at best during early stages of weight loss. OK in moderation on maintenance once you achieve your goal.
The "other" carbs in grains is starch. Starch by itself is high GI, and not really appropriate on any LC plan. The thing about real whole grains is, the shell itself take a long time to digest, so the process is slowed down dramatically, making them actually relatively low GI.
http://www.drmirkin.com/nutrition/n196.html |