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Saturday, March 19, 2011

The Grain Manifesto

We’re continuing our “manifesto” series (refer back to dairy and peanuts for earlier offerings) with the

one topic most likely to spur controversy – grains. Our Whole30 program doesn’t include grains of any

kind – no breads, cereals, pasta, rice, not even fake grains like quinoa or gluten-free substitutes.

We’re about to tell you why. (Note, we are well aware that this information may run counter to

everything you’ve ever been told by your parents, doctors, personal trainers, government agencies and

TV advertisements. For that, however, we make no apologies… because all the people who have been

selling you Whole Grains for Health all these years have been just. Plain. Wrong. We understand if this

makes you kind of angry. It makes us angry too.. but that’s a topic for another post.)

Why We Don’t Eat Grains

The Grain Manifesto | Whole9 | Let us change your life. http://whole9life.com/2010/03/the-grain-manifesto/

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when your body doesn’t need it. Finally, chronically high insulin levels lead to a condition in which your

body has trouble releasing the energy already stored in your cells. This is a bad place to be. If (via a

diet high in carbohydrates) this pattern continues, insulin levels continue to rise, fat stores continue to

grow and the body becomes completely incapable of responding to its own directions.

C. Grains have an acidifying effect on the body

A net acid-producing diet promotes bone de-mineralization (i.e. osteopenia and osteoporosis), and

systemic inflammation. Grains are one of the highest acid-producing food groups. By replacing grains

and grain-containing processed foods with plenty of green vegetables and fruits, the body comes back

into acid/base balance (and a more positive calcium balance). Recent research out of Tufts University

has also shown that a more alkaline diet preserves muscle mass. We like muscle mass.

D. Grains are “empty calories”

All grains – things like oatmeal,

pasta, breads and cereals – have

two things in common. They are

calorically dense, and nutritionally

meager. A small portion of grains

packs a whopping amount of

calories, almost all in the form of

carbohydrates. All those calories,

however, contain a miserly amount

of vitamins, minerals andphytonutrients (also called

phytochemicals). Compare the

calories, carbohydrates and vitamin

profile of two large slices of whole

grain bread (100 grams) to one cup

of chopped, cooked broccoli (184

grams – nearly twice the mass). (Nutritional stats from NutritionData.com)


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136 Responses to “The Grain Manifesto”

Morten 3 March, 2010 at 9:15 am #

But I’m still skinny – don’t I want calorically dense?

And 184 grams vs 100 grams is nearly twice the mass not volume. The mass density will

probably be approximately the same after you chew i t and thus the volume will be nearly twice.

Just a small typo really.

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Note that we’re not saying there is nothing good to be found in grains. They do contain vitamins and

minerals in various proportions and amounts. But the serious down sides of grains far outweigh any

potential health benefits. Bottom line – there is NOTHING found in grains that you can’t get from a

better source with NO down sides (like vegetables, fruits, nuts and seeds).

Questions? Doubts? Want more information? Post thoughts to comments.

posted on 3 March, 2010 in Manifesto Series, Nutrition


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