Is white pasta ok as a carb sorce as im bored with wholewhea

divie · 30-09-2005, 02:47 PM

Im gettinng sick of brown bread sarnies at work and i tried one of those ready made white pasta and chicken meals down my local co op, it was stunning, ok it had 405 calories in there but im buliking and i presume most of the calories were from the chicken and pasta apart from the dirty but wonderful source.Are theese nutritionaly sound to eat for a bb?.

I only eat wholewheat pasta usualy but is white pasta used in theese ready made meals nutritionaly as good as wholewheat pasta?and its the same with the rice whats wrong with white rice.Yes i eat whole foods but sometimmes i dont fully understand why as white bread for example has as much carbs as wholemeal bread and i dont think the carbs in white bread come from all suger.
Thank you

Nick500 · 30-09-2005, 02:52 PM

Divie

Its the glycemic index of the foods that your trying to look out for. Similar to the insulin spike you can create by consuming glucose/dextrose post workout, you can get a similar effect from white rice.

So basically unless its post workout you want to consume carbohydrates that are lower glycemic index, i.e. brown/wholemeal carbs, otherwise you will cause your insulin to rise and potentially store fat.

Nick

Stu21Ldn · 30-09-2005, 02:52 PM

Its to do with the rate at which the energy is released, in white bread and pasta they are released quicker than in whole grain foods. Its better to have a slow release of carbs than a fast release. You are more likely to put on weight eating simple carbs.

EDIT nick beat me to it

Nick500 · 30-09-2005, 02:56 PM

divie · 30-09-2005, 02:56 PM

ps NICK,

Got a pen ready!!!!

Jot this topic and its details down m8, so you can use it against me to show my stupidity when we have future arguments.

Dont take offence nick, im only winding you up.

divie · 30-09-2005, 02:58 PM

oh cheers nick,
Alough im a prick you help me out.

PPS so white pasta is no good?

**Bodyworks** · 30-09-2005, 04:04 PM

white pasta is great to bulk up on. simple.

Nick500 · 30-09-2005, 04:41 PM

'Dont take offence nick, im only winding you up.'

none taken.

Nick

sitries · 30-09-2005, 05:47 PM

wholemeal pasta rice and bread is much better as nick and stu stated. you may 'bulk up' eating white past ric and bread, but you will also put on fat. thats myview anyway. also, microwave meals are good for convenience but they contain lots of salt and preservatives so there no v good for you. i actually prefere the taste of wholemeal foods aswel -each to there own though.

**Bodyworks** · 30-09-2005, 06:04 PM

the difference between white pasta and wholemeal pasta is very small. not big enough to warrant debunking white pasta altogether.
If you're trying to increase your weight you need to eat an excess of calories. do you think that if you eat wholemeal pasta that excess won't be converted into fat but white pasta calories would. wholemeal foods are preferable but get your priorities straight. i don't know one single competing bodybuilder who bulks up on exclusively wholemeal foods.

30-09-2005, 02:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
divie Making Progress Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: somerset Posts: 436 Rep Power:	Is white pasta ok as a carb sorce as im bored with wholewhea Im gettinng sick of brown bread sarnies at work and i tried one of those ready made white pasta and chicken meals down my local co op, it was stunning, ok it had 405 calories in there but im buliking and i presume most of the calories were from the chicken and pasta apart from the dirty but wonderful source.Are theese nutritionaly sound to eat for a bb?. I only eat wholewheat pasta usualy but is white pasta used in theese ready made meals nutritionaly as good as wholewheat pasta?and its the same with the rice whats wrong with white rice.Yes i eat whole foods but sometimmes i dont fully understand why as white bread for example has as much carbs as wholemeal bread and i dont think the carbs in white bread come from all suger. Thank you

30-09-2005, 02:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
Nick500 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Bristol Posts: 3,232 Rep Power:	Divie Its the glycemic index of the foods that your trying to look out for. Similar to the insulin spike you can create by consuming glucose/dextrose post workout, you can get a similar effect from white rice. So basically unless its post workout you want to consume carbohydrates that are lower glycemic index, i.e. brown/wholemeal carbs, otherwise you will cause your insulin to rise and potentially store fat. Nick ______________________ - Obsession is what lazy people call dedication -

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Nick500 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Bristol Posts: 3,232 Rep Power:	lol ______________________ - Obsession is what lazy people call dedication -

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Nick500 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Bristol Posts: 3,232 Rep Power:	'Dont take offence nick, im only winding you up.' none taken. Nick ______________________ - Obsession is what lazy people call dedication -

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30-09-2005, 02:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
Stu21Ldn Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 721 Rep Power:	Its to do with the rate at which the energy is released, in white bread and pasta they are released quicker than in whole grain foods. Its better to have a slow release of carbs than a fast release. You are more likely to put on weight eating simple carbs. EDIT nick beat me to it

30-09-2005, 02:56 PM	#5 (permalink)
divie Making Progress Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: somerset Posts: 436 Rep Power:	ps NICK, Got a pen ready!!!! Jot this topic and its details down m8, so you can use it against me to show my stupidity when we have future arguments. Dont take offence nick, im only winding you up.

30-09-2005, 02:58 PM	#6 (permalink)
divie Making Progress Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: somerset Posts: 436 Rep Power:	oh cheers nick, Alough im a prick you help me out. PPS so white pasta is no good?

30-09-2005, 04:04 PM	#7 (permalink)
Bodyworks Moderator Musclechat Icon Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: west yorkshire Posts: 984 Rep Power:	white pasta is great to bulk up on. simple.

30-09-2005, 05:47 PM	#9 (permalink)
sitries Legend Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Essex Posts: 635 Rep Power:	wholemeal pasta rice and bread is much better as nick and stu stated. you may 'bulk up' eating white past ric and bread, but you will also put on fat. thats myview anyway. also, microwave meals are good for convenience but they contain lots of salt and preservatives so there no v good for you. i actually prefere the taste of wholemeal foods aswel -each to there own though.

30-09-2005, 06:04 PM	#10 (permalink)
Bodyworks Moderator Musclechat Icon Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: west yorkshire Posts: 984 Rep Power:	the difference between white pasta and wholemeal pasta is very small. not big enough to warrant debunking white pasta altogether. If you're trying to increase your weight you need to eat an excess of calories. do you think that if you eat wholemeal pasta that excess won't be converted into fat but white pasta calories would. wholemeal foods are preferable but get your priorities straight. i don't know one single competing bodybuilder who bulks up on exclusively wholemeal foods.