SamL Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 If gluten doesn't bother me and I want to use flour on occasion..what's the best nutritionally? I plan to use gf some too,but otherwise...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GFChris Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 This is ultimately an individual question. We really don't address what off-plan foods are more or less healthy in a post-Whole30 world. You'd need to test the different flours and see how your react physically, psychologically, craving and otherwise, and decide what's worth it for you and in what frequency and context. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doge1117 Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 I've heard good things about the non-gluten flours: coconut flour, almond flour, even cassava flour? Seems like Bob's Red Mill has some good choices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praxisproject Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Generally speaking, most flour is pretty nutritionally bereft, compared to whole foods. Processing strips much of the goodness away and sometimes there wasn't much to start with. However in grains, the stripping can sometimes be an advantage over wholegrain if you are sensitive to the outsides of the grain (this applies to white rice vs brown rice too). Look at their nutrition content, both good and bad as well as any special variables. Cassava is quite different in the tuber world, containing some toxins that can be a problem for some people. Nuts flours have lots of good things, but are high in Omega 6 (I need to watch my Omega 6 so I go easy on nut flours and try to use more coconut). In addition to grains, there are tuber flours, legume flours, pseudograin flours. Flours also work differently, you may not want to bake with some, some may not be that great for breading. If you have a particular function in mind, recipes may help guide you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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