Benefits of multigrain bread?

[Indadhanu]

We've been eating it for a while now, YAY I'm so happy that Shel FINALLY left white bread for dead, and we're loving Abbott's Village Bakery at the moment (much to the dismay of my bank account... $4.50 a loaf! But so yummy! My fave is the 'Country Grains', Shel loves the 'Country Seeds and Grains'. Jazz loves it all hehe).

Anyway, I'm just wondering what the actual health benefits are? I know it definitely makes me feel fuller and more satisfied, which I guess would be good for weight loss except it's so dense and high in energy? What else is multigrain bread good for? Is it the nutrition in the grains? Or the grains being good for our intestines and colon?

[~Hestia~]

Don't know but I love Abbott's bread too! Just need to get DH on board...

[CharlieBrownGirl]

I've spoken to my Naturopath re: multigrain bread as I'm not too keen on wholemeal bread. Her advice, multigrain is white bread with seeds/grains and asked me to have wholemeal instead.
I guess multigrain is the lesser of the evils in comparsion to white bread.

[Indadhanu]

So what are the benefits of wholemeal vs wholegrain?

[Phteven]

Wholegrain means that it contains the husk and germ and endo-thingummy. It's better for you because it has more fibre so it helps your colon. Also high fibre helps reduce bad fat so it's good for your heart.

[Artechim]

Wholegrain is low GI. White and wholemeal are high GI foods.

Here is a bit of info on GI ratings:
Glycemic index - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[ss_storm]

bit OT..but how yum is the Abbot's bread! I bought two loaves when they were 2 for $6 or something because it worked out cheaper than buying any of the other loaves of bread. It was so nice though will be buying it whenever it's on special! I like the one with the sesame seeds on top, but it must be popular because they are rarely still on the shelf!

[Phteven]

Helga's makes a wholemeal, multigrain bread - best of both worlds.

Sandwich bread freezes ok so if you buy a few loaves when it's on special you can eat one and chuck the spares in the freezer.

[Indadhanu]

Yep we buy and freeze
Abbott's Bakery make a 'Grainy Wholemeal', but I'm a regular wholemeal kind of woman.

[Babyluv]

We only ever buy the helgas & abbotts, haven't paid full price in months for them, coles alternates between them both on a 2 for $6 deal we eat one and freeze the other. Check coles out. As far as I'm aware it's better for you because it's low GI & it's better for digestion than white bread, more wholesome goodness than white.

[luna moth]

Multigrain is a better protein source than white bread, because of all those seeds. That's why you fel fuller for longer. If you can go wholemeal + grain, your body will love you just that little bit more, because you'll have the extra fibre and iron of the husk and endo-thingummy

OR... get yourself a breadmaker! It is so so so so so so so easy, and so good, and then you can make whatever you want.