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Brown Rice ok?
I only eat white rice
There’s no need to segregate your grains.
Rosa Parks didn’t refuse to get off the bus for no reason
@Justinegallows Does that mean that russet potatoes are sellouts? Brown on the outside but white on the inside.
Avoid brown rice grown in the southern US as it’s high in arsenic
Even outside the southern US white rice is better.
What about spelt? Is that cool?
If it’s whole and not refined (bran removed). Most spelt breads and pastas are made with refined spelt. Learn to read nutrition labels: check for fiber. Whole grain spelt bread/pasta should have 8+ grams per 100 grams. Refined ones will have 1-3 grams, just like white bread and pasta. If you are buying the whole intact grain kernels, whole spelt will have 10-15 grams per 100 grams.
“Quick-cooking whole grains.”
that’s not how that works, guy.
Lol, I think he may have a different standard for “quick cooking”
Rolled whole grains (old fashioned, not instant or quick-cooking) cook very quickly, in a few minutes to 10 min. They are already cooked actually. Intact whole grain kernels need 30-60 min.
I dont eat that much, I have one big meal a day and if there’s enough time I have a quick breakfast with fruits preferrably ㅠㅠ how will I ever finish the dozen list xD
One big meal a day is a terrible idea. How can one possibly get all their calories and micronutrients (all vitamins, minerals, other phytonutrients) in one meal? It can be done, but then you are eating way too much at one sitting, and that is very bad for health. Intermittent fasting doesn’t mean one meal a day.
Whole wheat pasta and plain shredded wheat cereal are good
Steel cut oats, cooked in a grain cooker (we use the InstantPot ZEST machine) come out similar to a savory grain, like rice or barley. It’s dry and not at all “snotty”. We also eat amaranth and teff cereal for breakfast, often. My husband likes it with a vegan breakfast sausage patty and late harvest maple syrup. I like it with a half ounce of vegan cheese shreds.
Cool, I will try it out. But fake meats and cheeses are as far from “whole foods” as you can possibly get. They are also UPFs (ultra-processed foods), and I shouldn’t have to say it, but UPFs are terrible for health regardless of what they are made of: they increase the rates of all lifestyle diseases. Google the research on UPFs. There is a lot of very recent research on this, and countries are starting to tell their populace to limit UPFs, which again is a no-brainer: highly processed packaged foods (all the snacks and a lot more) are atrocious… who would have thought!!! 😐. Just read the ingredients of the fake meat and cheese that you two eat! And if you are going to bring up ‘moderation’ in your defence, then watch Greger’s video(s) on ‘moderation’.
I always eat oats, wholemeal pasta. Is pearl barley a wholegrain?
Pearl barley is not the whole grain (hull and bran are removed) but it’s hard for me to find barley groats
Pearl barley is perfectly fine
@@Alex-ky4cd I just like it in salad for the texture
@@dj-fe4ck It is high in glucan isnt it?
No it’s not (bran removed), but barley, unlike most grains, has fiber in the endosperm (white ‘meat’ of the grain inside) as well, which is why pearl barley has as much fiber as whole wheat does. Barley does have gluten (oats don’t) because it is related to wheat.
I’m applying the beans daily.
But currently I’m fasting to lose weight, for I’m moderately obese and planning to miss on breakfast and lunch
My whole grains: organic air popped popcorn. I purchase the organic kernels from Trader Joe’s and air popped with no added salt or oil etc. Quite addictive 🎉😅 I also eat oat bran.
Today I had
– rolled oats
– BRO (barley rye oats)
– whole wheat pasta
– sprouted whole wheat bread