multigrain rice cakes confused

[polak]

hey i bought these new rice cakes in aus called

"corn thins multigrain"

its natrual made up of

maize 83% Sorgum 4.5% buckwheat 4.5% brown rice 2.3% sunflower oil sea salt.


so its basicly corn cakes i checked the GI and its similar to oats bit worse.

i googled i been on google but not sure if i should be eating these. im currently bulking should i just man up and stop worrying about rice cakes lol?




NUTRITION INFORMATION
MULTIGRAIN CORN THINS 150g
AVERAGE SERVINGS PER PACKAGE = 12.5
SERVING SIZE (2 SLICE) = 12g
Average Quantity
per Serving

ENERGY 195kJ (47Cal)
PROTEIN 1.3g
- GLUTEN NIL
CARBOHYDRATE 8.7g
– SUGARS 0.08g
FAT 0.4g 3.4g
– SATURATED 0.06g
– TRANSFATS Nil
DIETARY FIBRE 1.2g
SODIUM 31mg
POTASSIUM 14mg

[Off Road]

My wife bought some "All Natural Veggie Chips" the other day. I compared the nutritional information on the back with the nutritional information on a bag of BBQ Potato Chips. They were exactly the same except the Veggie Chips had more Sodium. So much for "health food"

Unless you're on a cut/diet, I say go ahead and eat them with peanut butter slathered on them. Then chase them down with a liter of milk. I love bulking

[BendtheBar]

Hi Polak,

Corn is often considered the most unhealthy of grains. In small quantities they certainly aren't the worst thing for you, but if given a choice I would rather see you eat a rice cake and avoid anything that was corn heavy.

Either way both will help you while bulking.

[Abaddon]

Originally Posted by BendtheBar

Corn is often considered the most unhealthy of grains.

I have never heard this! Could you please elaborate?
Sorry to hijack the thread.

[BendtheBar]

Originally Posted by Abaddon

I have never heard this! Could you please elaborate?
Sorry to hijack the thread.

No hijack at all. I think it's a good topic.

I will add more as I can. I don't have time now to dig into the books I have read on the subject, but most sources in my experience list corn as the worst grain. I listed a few snippets on the topic to get the ball rolling.

Outside of corn syrup and corn oil, which we pretty much all agree are not quality food choices, corn itself it hard to break down and digest. To paraphrase Robb Wolf:

Corn contains zein, a type of prolamin which are "tough to digest and thus remain intact despite the best efforts of the digestive process to break them down. The result is gut irritation, increased systemic inflammation, and the potential for autoimmune disease."

Tom McNaughton talks about the impact of corn on the food chain:

They’re (dairy farmers) proud of how their dairy business supports the Midwest’s corn farmers. They didn’t mention supporting the producers of antibiotics and antacids. Roughly half of all antacids produced are fed to cattle — to offset the effects of eating corn.

Corn, It's What's Bad for You

Amazingly, the worst grain is corn! And wouldn't you know it, corn is the most abundant grain produced in America! Not only does it have the worst fatty acid profile (Omega-6 to Omega-3 ratio) of nearly all grains (which skews the fat balance in the membranes of all animal body cells negatively impacting cell function), but it is also a fungal host to 22 different fungi including Aspergillus.

[Off Road]

I have heard the same things about corn. I don't make a habit of eating it, but a well buttered cob sure does go nicely with a Big 'ol T-Bone.

[BendtheBar]

I love buttered corn

A little bit too much.

[big valsalva]

Another argument for paleo?

[BendtheBar]

Well, when it comes to grains if I rely on anything it's quinoa.

But, if you're going to eat processed foods it's almost impossible to avoid the wrath of corn. Which makes a pretty strong argument for avoiding processed foods.

I think a moderate grain diet low in processed foods and corn products is light years ahead of the alternative, and probably only a hair away from being just as healthy as Paleo. That's just my opinion though.

[polak]

Originally Posted by BendtheBar

Hi Polak,

Corn is often considered the most unhealthy of grains. In small quantities they certainly aren't the worst thing for you, but if given a choice I would rather see you eat a rice cake and avoid anything that was corn heavy.

Either way both will help you while bulking.

hey thanks for all the write up i was browsing net and i came across same info as you.

lots of confusing info regarding digestion =/

they are rice cakes

reasons i like them so much is

-i dont eat biscuts/cookies so i like having these rice cakes with coffee
-GI similar to oats
-contains 0% white rice
-low fat
-$2.50 AU for packet of 40 which is pretty cool

im bulking so i shouldnt stress