From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!npoiv!npois!houxm!houxa!houxi!houxz!ihnp4!ixn5c!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!schwager Newsgroups: net.cooks Title: white vs. whole wheat bread - (nf) Article-I.D.: uiucdcs.1589 Posted: Tue Mar 1 16:32:54 1983 Received: Tue Mar 8 05:46:26 1983 #N:uiucdcs:8600013:000:1124 uiucdcs!schwager Mar 1 13:09:00 1983 excuse my ignorance, but i wonder if anyone out there can set my mind at ease. i hate to admit it, but yes, i eat cheap white bread. i get it at 29 cents a loaf at my local grocer. while i do like some of the whole wheat stuff, i cannot justify spending 2-3 times as much of my hard- earned, limited student money on a pound of whole wheat. so tell me- am i doing my body great harm by eating that cheap white stuff? i mean, i eat plenty of raw vegetables- carrots, celery, spinach (with the stalks), lettuce of all varieties, etc., so i think im getting my fair share of roughage. so whats the big deal? im constantly getting advice from people that the bread i eat is all a bunch of garbage. does anybody have some info theyd be willing to divulge? or is this whole wheat kick my friends seem to be on just the result of some media induced paranoia- i.e., white bread being the scapegoat for all of America's national nutritional problems. does anybody have something from a reliable source (not aunt martha)? i would certainly be interested to know. thanks in advance. mike schwager uiucdcs!schwager