Guest guest Posted August 3, 2003 Report Share Posted August 3, 2003 I have a few questions about grains. 1.) Who here eats grains? 2.) For those who eat grains: how would you rank the various grains? My ranking would be: 1.) Corn 2.) Sweet Potatoes 3.) Wheat Bran 4.) Rye 5.) Oatmeal 6.) Whole Wheat 7.) Regular Potatoes 3.) The following article: http://www.mercola.com/2001/jul/14/insulin.htm has really caught my interest. I'm not saying I believe everything on mercola.com but the arguments there seem sound enough to a layman like myself. If the theory here is correct it would definitely be a good idea to cut out as many grains as you can from your diet. It might also explain why calorie restriction works--though I'm sure this has been discussed before. 4.) On the rare occasions that I use bread (high fiber, 14 grains, biological) I do so only as a matter of convenience for eating other more healthful foods. Ex: I don't enjoy eating salmon without some sort of bread. This leads me to my question: is there a way I can bake bread without using grains? Eggs, water, protein powder and flaxmeal/grinded nuts, extra virgin olive oil are all potential ingredients. Would something suched as boiled pumpkin or squash be a valid replacement for grains? Does anyone have a recipe for grainless bread (sounds like an oxymoron)? Cheers, -Zulu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 3, 2003 Report Share Posted August 3, 2003 I typically avoid grains. Occasionally, I will eat a bit of corn on the cob. >From: " paultheo2000 " <paultheo2000@...> >Reply- > >Subject: [ ] Grains >Date: Sun, 03 Aug 2003 17:42:13 -0000 > >I have a few questions about grains. > >1.) Who here eats grains? > >2.) For those who eat grains: how would you rank the various grains? >My ranking would be: > >1.) Corn >2.) Sweet Potatoes >3.) Wheat Bran >4.) Rye >5.) Oatmeal >6.) Whole Wheat >7.) Regular Potatoes > >3.) The following article: http://www.mercola.com/2001/jul/14/insulin.htm > > has really caught my interest. I'm not saying I believe everything on >mercola.com but the arguments there seem sound enough to a layman like >myself. If the theory here is correct it would definitely be a good >idea to cut out as many grains as you can from your diet. It might >also explain why calorie restriction works--though I'm sure this has >been discussed before. > >4.) On the rare occasions that I use bread (high fiber, 14 grains, >biological) I do so only as a matter of convenience for eating other >more healthful foods. Ex: I don't enjoy eating salmon without some >sort of bread. This leads me to my question: is there a way I can bake >bread without using grains? Eggs, water, protein powder and >flaxmeal/grinded nuts, extra virgin olive oil are all potential >ingredients. Would something suched as boiled pumpkin or squash be a >valid replacement for grains? Does anyone have a recipe for grainless >bread (sounds like an oxymoron)? > > >Cheers, > >-Zulu > > > _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 4, 2003 Report Share Posted August 4, 2003 jwwright, Why the low fat diet? On CR you probably can't consume too many fats, but do you consume fats as a low percentage or your daily caloric intake also? Was the almond cake any good? -Zulu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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