Whole Grain vs Refined

When opportunity arises the full version is more what you want than a stripped down version. The same is true to when it comes to your healthier living. A stripped down version is easier to choose.

However, when it comes to comparing a whole grain product to a stripped down grain, the whole grain will win hands down every time.

Carbohydrates are found in vast array of foods, from table sugar to vegetables, beans and whole grains. I teaspoon of sugar is a carbohydrate.

A slice of whole grain bread is a carbohydrate. Making a choice of these two items is not always easy. So it is important that we investigates by looking at the benefits of both.

Whole grains lower your risk of coronary heart disease, stroke, diabetes, obesity, hypertension, certain cancers.

Carbohydrates have a reputation for promoting weight gain. That attracts many individuals.

Yet we eat the stripped down version of it called "refined carbohydrates." It is found in cookies, doughnuts, breads, and cakes that are loaded with sugar and fat, and more often trans fats, a produce that is used to extend the shelve life of a product.

The benefits of one in comparing to the other put us on the total opposite side of each other.

So how do we determine which is better for us in the long run. If you listen to the advertising company for these products, they would have you believe that words like honey wheat, multi grain and hearty wheat raises the healthfulness of a product. Yet, it does not!

When we think of the word refined carbohydrates or see it on the labels of a product we should immediately think of a stripped down version to make flour or white rice.

The opposite is a whole grain, whether it’s oats, barley or wheat. These product contain every part of the grain. Thus, promoting whole grain as a life sustaining agent. Here the whole grain is benefiting the whole body and fighting diseases.

Refined carbohydrates simply means it has been stripped down of it’s nutrient value, leaving the starchy substances that can not be healthier to our bodies in the long run.