{"id":5299,"date":"2011-02-13T18:43:13","date_gmt":"2011-02-13T23:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shrinkingtheplanet.com\/weighless\/?p=5299"},"modified":"2015-11-21T16:27:52","modified_gmt":"2015-11-21T21:27:52","slug":"why-is-whole-wheat-the-best-food-choice-on-the-detox-diet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shrinkingtheplanet.com\/weighless\/why-is-whole-wheat-the-best-food-choice-on-the-detox-diet\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is Whole Wheat on the Detox Diet Menu?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whole Wheat is a Great Substitute for White Processed Flour.\u00a0The key is to look for foods that contain good carbohydrates such as; whole wheat flour and whole gains, check the ingredient label for whole wheat flour or whole gains not enriched or white flour.\u00a0 Whole wheat and whole gains are high in fiber and fiber is essential to your healthy diet, so make sure you add whole foods to your daily diet.\u00a0 Enriched wheat really is refined white flour so be sure to check the label before you make a purchase.\u00a0On the Detox Diet you should avoid White Flour. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

White breads and White Pastas are Refined White Flour:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Why should you avoid white breads and pastas? Well, white bread and white pasta are bleached flour. Bleached flour has most of the fiber removed from it, and contains almost no health benefits.\u00a0 When fiber is not present in bread it makes it a simple carb that your body treats similar to sugar, so when you are consuming white breads you are really consuming sugar.\u00a0 White bread has no real nutritional value (no polyfats, no\u00a0protein no vitamins or minerals or antioxidants).\u00a0White bread just doesn\u2019t have the fiber and nutrients that whole wheat bread has. So look for whole wheat pastas, whole wheat bread, whole gain rice and whole gain cereals.<\/p>\n

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