Wheat bread has always been the staple food favored by dieters, so why is whole wheat bread not low in calories, but many people still choose it as the staple food during weight loss? Because whole wheat bread is a food with a low glycemic index, what is the glycemic index?

The full name of glycemic index is "glycemic index", which reflects the speed and ability of a certain food to raise blood sugar compared with glucose. After foods with high GI enter our digestive tract, they are digested and absorbed quickly, and glucose will quickly enter the blood, so it is easier to accumulate fat. On the contrary, foods with low GI will be absorbed slowly after entering the digestive tract, thus prolonging our satiety. Therefore, eating foods with slow GI can generally help the body burn fat and reduce fat storage, thus achieving slimming effect, while foods with low GI are just the opposite. This is why diabetics eat coarse grains as their staple food!

Whole wheat bread is not low in calories, but it feels full. After eating into your stomach and drinking some water, you will suddenly feel obvious bloating, which will reduce your dietary intake. Whole wheat bread is said to be high in calories, but its density is low, so you will not weigh much if you eat one, and your energy intake will not be much higher. Less calories than eating a bowl of rice. In order to reduce carbohydrate intake during weight loss, at the same time, we need to meet the energy needed for our own activities. Whole wheat bread with relatively low calorie and light fat has naturally become a substitute. First of all, whole wheat bread has a good satiety, which can generally be filled for about 5 hours; Secondly, many whole wheat breads on the market now do not add any sugar and oil, and at the same time, some grains will be added to keep the body energetic and enjoy every day; Finally, whole wheat bread can be eaten directly without any processing, which is convenient and fast.

Real whole wheat bread is low in calories, but real whole wheat bread is hard to swallow without any seasoning. Therefore, in order to improve the taste of whole wheat bread, many merchants use various additives, sugar, butter and the like, and finally, the ingredients that were originally good for losing weight are so finely processed that the nutrition and effect are greatly discounted.