Truly "Healthy" Breads .:. Sprouted Grain Breads
So I did a quick net-surf on how sprouted grains are created, and i found some quite controversial feedback on them. I was wondering all you nutritional oriented folks out there, how healthy is sprouted bread really?
I personally believe that the only truly healthy bread is sprouted grains because they're made from the grains directly and are not processed into flour first. Even the healthiest 100% stone ground whole wheat bread is made from flour. Now that's getting kind of picky in a sense, but still, flour is absorbed much quicker than a whole grain is purely b/c its so processed, regardless if its whole wheat (which is much better than white flour).
100% stone ground Whole wheat still has beneficial fiber and nutrients that white does not, don't get me wrong, so thats an awesome choice! But it goes back to that whole idea i have about "pastas", and pastas arent' that great. Period. That's my opinion. They're made of flour too, so... They just get digested fast compared to other grains, like oatmeal.
excerpt: "Due to the changes that take place, sprouted grain bread typically is higher in protein, fiber, and certain vitamins and minerals than regular bread. It is also less refined and processed than even stone ground wheat bread, so it has less of an impact on your blood sugar.
One of the most popular brands is Ezekiel. We buy the Trader joe's version as its a bit cheaper. :)
I also read that Ezekiel uses yeast? What effect does this have on the sprouted grains... what about on the overall content of the sprouted bread?
So what do ya'll yinz youz think? :D
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You also know the potential of certain kinds of ingredients to slow others down. Such as... well lets make up a purely hypothetical situation:
I come home and drink my post workout shake.. and then... eat something that is a whole food. Even worse, let's say I have a craving for peanut butter. So I eat two spoonfuls of peanut butter.
Okay so this is purely hypothetical because i would never do something like this. >_< (LOL)
Anyhow, so my point is the peanut butter definitely just slowed down everything in my drink that I just consumed.
The first ingredient in our sprouted bread, is grains... the ingredients are listed in the order of predominance in descending order, so theres more grains in our bread than any other ingredient in the list. Thats the full sprouted grain... so that would, no matter what, slow down the flour which is present in the sprouted bread.
Hmm, im thinking you're thinking too much. Which makes me think that you should stop thinking about the sprouted bread as I'm also thinking its just as complex (or takes just as long to digest and get used) as our friendly rolled oats. Which leads me to think about our other friend steel cut oats and just how much more complex they really are?
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I agree
about the whole idea (no pun intended, ... get it? whole grains ?) that there are a few fats, added to the complex carbs, on top of which are mostly fiber, and then added to which there are 5 grams of protein (in a bread who's total mass from macronutrients is only 13g) , so that's why i've always regarded them as very complex. i wanted to hear some in depth info from our nutritionist B-zehet or anyone who's got a some great knowledge for that matter.
i guess its basically a farming lesson :D that' i'll end up learning. what processes start what chemical reactions. as i've heard that the sprouting causees quite the reactions to occur, and ends up having certain proteins already start to predigest? what about the others? i believe some of the carbs start to digest as well.
how does it all work?
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Will, Ryan... brother. You're analyzing this too much if you ask me. (which you didnt and for good reason :-p)
You know Zach asked me the other day about sprouted grains, and at the end of the conversation it basically came down to this. What they write on the package of Ezekiel 4:9 I feel must be true, because they're using scriptures from the Bible as not only their name, but their slogans etc... their idea is that they make bread from the "wholest" of ingredients. I'm not saying you have to believe the Bible to believe their words, but just the fact that if they're lying, well... they probably just made the biggest marketing crime you could ever make.
If they were lying to us, and using God's word to tie truth to what they're saying, then they just made the biggest mistake of their company's life.
I think asking Brian or the other nutritionalists here about the sprouting process is similar to our friends' assuming that just because I' work with computers, that I automatically know how to use every single program ever created and known to man.
"I think asking Brian or the
"I think asking Brian or the other nutritionalists here about the sprouting process is similar to our friends' assuming that just because I' work with computers, that I automatically know how to use every single program ever created and known to man." -Stevers
you do... :D
Here's another good one... zach asked me
"since splenda has maltodextrin, dextrose and sucralose, shouldnt it only be taken after a workout"
Dude! We're so screwed! i just found wheat flour as an ingredient in the sprouted grains bread...
But it doesnt matter.........I just had subway for breakfast aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand I saved a bunch of money on my car insurance by switching to geico!
Who would'a thunk!
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Alright Fellas...
Sprouted grains are soaked in water to get them to germinate partially, and then they are compressed much like regular whole grains. When you compare sprouted to unsprouted, the nutrients are essentially the same, though they have found that some of the starches turn to sugars in the sprouted grains. Thus, either one is completely fine and "healthy"...
You can find out more from the whole grains council at www.wholegrainscouncil.org
FYI--Splenda itself does not contain maltodextrin or dextrose, but the Splenda/Sugar blend does. This latter product is ideal for baking, but the little yellow packets you put in your iced tea do NOT contain sugar...
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Brian Zehetner MS,RD,CSSD,CSCS
JamCore and Myfittribe "Nutrition Guy"
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thanks brian!
that company is awesome, they help people make healthy choices much more easily. they have a new website too! :D looks much better now...
another ?:
We buy the sams club splenda, which comes in either Packets or bags depending on how you like to buy it (which i guess means there's no sense in saying "Sams Club" splenda to identify them :D, lol!)
but the bags contain just "Maltodextrin & Sucralose"
and the bulk little yellow packets contain "Maltodextrin, Dextrose, & Sucralose" ( i dont have any little packets at the moment so im not 100% sure of whats in them, but im positive they contained something else that the Bags did not, and im thinking it was Dextrose...
does that mean that you can actually buy just "Sucralose", or aka "Splenda"
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I see what you mean...
You could buy liquified sucralose in water...this doesn't have the added maltodextrin or dextrose. So you could purchase something that ONLY has sucralose...
My mistake...they do say that on the label, but there isn't a glycemic effect from them since they are only used for volume and texture purposes, so that Splenda can better equate to sugar when used as a replacement. In other words, the amounts are minute, so it obviously isn't contributing any calories and is considered calorie-free per the Diabetes Association. This is similar to the trans fat-free and saturated fat claims. If a product has less than 0.5 gms of saturated or trans fat, they can claim 0 on the food label. However, when you look at the ingredient list, you might see partially hydrogenated vegetable oil listed. Again, tiny amounts that are considered "free" of that particular ingredient.
In all honesty, I never looked that closely at the Splenda ingredients, but again, not a problem from a glycemic standpoint at all. You learn something everyday boys!! LOL
B
Brian Zehetner MS,RD,CSSD,CSCS
haha! i agree brian...
thats actually why i thought that my reply where i talked about my buddy Zach, asking about taking splenda postworkout only, was funny to me. becasue i realize that there's not much of those in it in the first place, and they arent going to ahve any (minimal) affect on blood sugar which is the reason people ask about that....
which is why i brought it up. cause its kinda like me asking about the Sprouted grains... sort of.. kind of??
lol!
oh by the way.. did you know that Skittles are FAT FREE!! awesome!! (just pick a candy and it will be "XXXX-free")
(haha :D just another stupid scam they get ppl with .. its kind of sad, but whatever)
EDIT: you can thank my brother STEVERS for the super anal analysis of splenda containing dextrose, malto... he looked at the labels and caught that
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You know Will..
If you're that worried about the sprouted bread, you can always leave it for me to eat.... ;) ;) ;)
Being the supportive brother I am, I'm willing to make that sacrifice.
LOL
Now that sounds like a plan...
How about my KISS System...Keep It Simple Stupid!! It's how I live my life fellas, but whenever I'm curious about something I'm unfamiliar with, I ask as well :)
Life is about about learning...plus it's part of what we like to call "cognitive fitness!!"
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Brian Zehetner MS,RD,CSSD,CSCS