Whole foods means complete foods, where nothing has been stripped away from the whole food product. Whole foods, such as whole wheat still have all of the vital, life-giving nutrients left in it. Anytime we eat the whole food vs. the incomplete food we are providing ourselves a wonderful service because we are literally providing our body with life. When we eat an incomplete food, such as white bread, pretzels, bagels, Bisquick and Aunt Jemima waffle and pancake mix we are feeding our body empty calories. Empty calories not only deprive us of the life nutrient that is within the whole food but empty calories create needless weight gain.

Whole Wheat is loaded with fiber, which means that eating four to five servings of whole wheat foods each day assures for proper elimination, especially if we are eating raw fruits and vegetables along with it. White wheat products do exactly the opposite, which creates an excellent environment for toxins to accumulate. If we aren't eliminating the foods we are eating from our system then where are they going? They are building up inside our body and that is what toxic overload syndrome is. When we aren't eliminating properly we feel tired, sluggish, run down, jittery, anxious, flatulent, bloated, and basically we just don't feel that great. Eventually, if we don't change the way we are eating, we become plagued with disease.

Young healthy bodies may not notice how white wheat products may affect them – in fact, it may take twenty or thirty years for your body to begin to reject a poor daily diet but it will happen sooner than later. The symptoms that I mention above is how the body rejects the foods it is receiving. Our bodies cannot keep taking the constant beating that the busy American lifestyle has put on it. After so much abuse it will begin to reject a poor daily diet through symptoms of toxic overload.

Numerous studies suggest that eating whole grains contributes to better health, and helps protect against cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and obesity. The fiber content in eating whole wheat products helps us to get rid of toxic buildup through proper elimination. Substantial scientific evidence indicates that whole wheat products reduce cancer risk. The key cancer-fighting agents in whole grains are dietary fiber.

The advantages of eating whole wheat products over white wheat products are too numerous to mention, but the nutritional value alone in whole wheat is rather eye-opening to say the least. Let's take a look at some of the nutrients found in whole wheat flours. Understand that all of the nutrients mentioned below have been stripped away from all-purpose white flours.

There are so many different ways you can prepare whole wheat flour products. From donuts and bagels to heart-healthy waffles and pancakes to dumplings for chicken soup. You will notice a substantial difference in the way you feel and look just by changing over from a white wheat diet to a whole wheat diet. No matter which way you cut it, the benefits of eating whole wheat provides us with a longer, healthier life!