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One Simple Tip To Buying Healthful Bread

Forget the fact that most Americans eat more than twice the 130 grams of carbohydrates a day that is recommended by the Institute of Medicine, let's talk about good carbs (those that don't raise your blood sugar quickly), specifically good carbs in bread. Dr. Walter Willett of the Harvard School of Public Health, quoted in the Los Angeles Times, offers this tip to buying healthful bread: Look for a ratio of 6 grams of carbs to 1 gram of fiber to determine whether the product is truly whole grain. An example: If the bread has 24 grams of carbs per serving and 4 grams of fiber, the ratio is 6 to 1 — that's good. If it has 44 grams of carbs and 2 grams of fiber, it's 22 to 1 — not so good.

Read more in the Los Angeles Times.

2 Comments

  1. That’s awesome! I will really check out that site soon and will know more about eating healthy tips which I can apply to my daily life. 🙂

  2. how do we know that the label is truthfull?

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