Is it just us or has the bread aisle gotten complicated? Really complicated? White bread, multigrain, honey wheat, whole wheat — to name only a few. How do you know what’s actually healthy and what’s not? In this episode, we take one of the most confusing aisles in the grocery store and break it down into its simplest parts: the nutritious grains you can trust and the refined ones you can’t.

Hosts: Zach Moore, Katie McCallum (interviewer)

Expert: Kylie Arrindell, Registered Dietitian

Notable topics covered:

• Carbs don’t have to be the enemy
• The benefits of whole grains and downsides of refined ones
• Why you can’t judge a bread’s healthfulness just by its color
• One simple trick for identifying if bread is whole grain or not
• What “multigrain” really means
• Bakery vs. bread aisle: Is scratch-made more nutritious than packaged?
• Whether the crust is really the healthiest part of sliced bread
• Tortillas: Is corn better for you than flour?
• More of Kylie’s tips for navigating the bread aisle

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