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110orbust
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Posted: 10 Nov 2005 06:33 am |
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| Currently, I have found a Wild Oats market nearby and a Trader Joe's was just built. What are some good basica dietary foods that you guys buy there that I should have? I'm slightly overwhelmed by the place, and which of their foods are appetizing and such.
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NevD
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Posted: 10 Nov 2005 12:13 pm |
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Not familiar with either of those outlets or what they sell, but wholesome food is wholesome food...
Try the FAQs on this very website:
http://www.thelegacywebsite.com/tips.html
Don't worry about specific brands. Just get used to reading the labels. Knowledge is power, especially where it concerns what you eat.
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Peter
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Posted: 10 Nov 2005 03:44 pm |
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I love Trader Joes and the prices are great. I get all my raw nuts there, for one thing. Wild Oats is a very nice store, but I think you pay for it.
Some stores have nicer produce, meats, and better prices. But I often go to a not-so-classy discount market. Their procude is great, and the whole wheat pasta I buy, for example, is the same product they sell at the fancier stores.
NevD is in the UK so isn't familiar with these stores, but his point is well taken. What's important is what you buy, not where you buy it. But then that's what you asked, isn't it.
I buy veggies, fruits, raw nuts, whole grain products like the pasta...
Peter
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exfatguy
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Posted: 10 Nov 2005 06:06 pm |
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Peter,
Could you please explain to me the best way to purchase whole wheat products. Forget about your local health food store helping explaining. The research that I have done seems to point towards stone ground being the best. If that is the case, then most whole wheat claiming products are just a bunch of bull. Am I correct in steering clear from anything that says "enriched" (about 95% of the bread products out there)? Stone ground is very difficult to find, I use a pita made by a company called toufayan. I've used this since day one of my new eating habits and it is excellent. I wet my hand lightly and rub it down, 15 seconds in the microwave and stuff it with anything. I have noticed that the shelf life is very short with stone ground. Hope you can set me straight.
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Peter
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Posted: 10 Nov 2005 06:25 pm |
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My FAQ point out:
http://www.thelegacywebsite.com/faqs_healthy.html
The most nutritious part of whole grains is the outer cover, the part that is removed to make white flour and white rice.
http://www.thelegacywebsite.com/faqs_fiber.html
Due to its greater fiber content, a single serving of whole grain bread can be more filling than two servings of white bread. Fiber also moves fat through our digestive system faster so that less of it is absorbed.
Of course you asked about "whole wheat" but I think they are meant to have the same meaning.
I'm afraid this is all I know about it... I suspect we will get some more helpful replies.
About stone ground... I don't see how the method would matter, it just sounds more wholesome... excuse the pun. Maybe I'll be corrected!
Yes, enriched flour is basically white flour, flour made with the outer cover of the wheat removed... then "enriched" with vitamins.
Peter
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NevD
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Posted: 10 Nov 2005 07:02 pm |
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The thing to remember is: the closer your foods are to how they grew or came out of the ground, the more nutritious (and filling) they are.
Processed food is the exact opposite. It usually has to have stuff added to it to increase the nutritional value. My favourite example must be white bread 'fortified with vitamins'. That's what they just processed out!
Whole grains and simple foods will never let you down. That's how Nature made them. (You could say that Man rarely if ever improves on something that God designed).
Keep your chomping natural!
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legume
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Posted: 24 Nov 2005 06:25 am |
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One thing I highly recommend from Wild Oats (I've never been to Trader Joe's, but they probably have it too) is their dried fruit. My favorite are dried mangos and I eat them pretty much every day.
However, they aren't exactly healthy. They would be your snack of the day. Not the healthy part. But they are a lot better for you and more filling than other snacks like potato chips.
Last edited on 24 Nov 2005 06:29 am by legume
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