Comments on: 6 Ways to Eat More Wholegrains

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[...] High fibre carbohydrates can be included with each meal, just take care with your portion size. Between 45 and 65 percent of your daily calorie intake can come from carbohydrates. Check out these tips for eating more wholegrains. [...]

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[...] How to Add More Wholegrains: Wholegrains are better than refined starches for a number of reasons: they are more nutritious, get metabolized into blood sugar more slowly, and contain more fiber. But it’s one thing to know we should eat more wholegrains and another to do it. This article lists six easy ways to start to make the switch. [...]

By: Melanie

Melanie — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 01:14:22 +0000

Hey Cathy,
Totally…balance and moderation in everything!!

Trey,
Thanks for confirming!

Hi Tom,
Yeah, that’s it totally, our taste buds DO adapt. It’s the same with reducing your salt or sugar intake, at first everything seems really bland, but then we get used to it.

Well done for making the switch!

By: Tom Parker - Free Fitness Tips

Tom Parker - Free Fitness Tips — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 23:47:37 +0000

Hey Mel, Totally agree with you on point 3. Making the switch to wholegrain bread might be tough at first (especially if you have eaten white bread for as long as you can remember) but it is well worth making the change. Plus you may find your tastes adapt. I really enjoy eating wholegrain bread now. Tom Parker - Free Fitness Tips’s last blog post..From Vitamin A to Vitamin E: 40+ Vitamin Rich Foods

By: Trey - Swollen Thumb Entertainment

Trey - Swollen Thumb Entertainment — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:45:52 +0000

Hey, I asked my wife, and she used whole wheat flour instead of white flour for the dough. It added a little bit of "sweetness" to the crust. I really enjoyed it, and could get used to it! Trey - Swollen Thumb Entertainment’s last blog post..Live and Let Live

By: Cathy in NZ

Cathy in NZ — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 01:06:05 +0000

add ‘lite’ to ‘diet’

you think because they are ‘saying’ this then it must be OK to heap it on!

I do now drink ‘lite’ milk but I don’t much like ‘lite’ anything else as they don’t always taste that GOOD you feel like something of the goodNESS is missing so you ADD something, probably quite the wrong something.

I look at a regular product and think portion and sometimes even 1/2 portion….

to me it’s all about balance and modoration (sp)

Cathy, who just had delivered her first ‘me’ choice lounge suite and I love them both……the one I had I did buy but when monies were sooooooooo tight that even the Internet was beyond me and I paid $30 for a couch that was losing the stuffing even then!! & it wasn’t even retro – dated synthetic brown/white stripe ))

By: Melanie

Melanie — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:26:16 +0000

Hey Trey,
Healthy eating’s not too bad when you can find a healthier version of your faviourite foods and they still taste good, is it?

Hi Cathy,
Good points there, you’re absolutely right, it is about getting the overall balance right. Similar to how some people think it’s okay to fill up on so called ‘diet’ products, but they are still calories at the end of the day, and it can put your dieting completely out of whack!

Hey Blake,
I must admit I don’t really enjoy the texture of brown rice, but I know it’s good for me – does your wife simply boil it? Normally I’ll have white rice, sometimes with chickpeas added for extra fibre.

By: Blake

Blake — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 22:38:27 +0000

Wife and I are having brown rice w/ grilled chicken for dinner tonight. I love the stuff. Thanks for the other ideas on getting whole grains! Blake’s last blog post..Lifestyle is King

By: Cathy in NZ

Cathy in NZ — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 20:00:41 +0000

of course, you then have to think about the additions…..like if you’ve having oats for breakfast – traditionally it was a heap of brown sugar and milk. The brown sugar coating the bowl of porridge isn’t going to be so great in the long run.

what is being put on the whole grain bread as well – OK if it’s fresh/hot I will more than likely just tear into without adding toppings but sometimes the ‘spreads’ thickly spread take away the notion of the healthy breadbased grain!

baking with extra grains also good but what about the quantity of other ingredients….

I’m sure Melanie you are going to write about ‘guarding against’ other ingredients!