The Breadbasket – Nutrition Tier Lists: Grains


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  1. Score Peon
    Score Peon says:

    You sometimes say: "It is considered a complete Protein." Why not just say: "It IS a comlete Protein." Does that mean that while it is complete, some amino acids are only present in very low concentration? Or is there any other catch to it?

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  2. Erik Johnson
    Erik Johnson says:

    Could you give the scientific names? I realize several (einkorn, freekeh, farro, bulgur, etc) are different cultivars, ripeness, and/or treatments of wheat, but don't know fonio for example. BTW, millet and wild rice are grasses and therefore grains, nothing pseudo about them.

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  3. Chris Whinery
    Chris Whinery says:

    Yeah I basically hit the same conclusion about halfway through the list as was later stated at the end. Processing matters a lot more than what specific grain you use. Basically when rice ended up so low in the tier list I was like "Oh, so this information is all completely useless from a real world standpoint because Asians eat rice 3 meals a day and they're some of the healthiest people on the planet." Meanwhile wheat is one of the healthiest grains and the cultures that use it the most are fat and unhealthy. So it seems that what grain you pick doesn't have a lot of effect in real terms, it's more what form you're consuming it in.

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  4. King Solo
    King Solo says:

    Hate when influencers tell you whole grains are unhealthy for you when in fact, that is anecdotal. Most evidence, if not all, points to whole grains being very beneficial for your health.

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  5. tomatosauce8369
    tomatosauce8369 says:

    I love these series, I love learning what's healthy and their nutritional content without having to sifting through bogus Search Engine Optimization articles!! I have a somewhat challenging video suggestion. Once you're done with the food group tier lists, maybe make a tier list of groups of foods that are best eaten together. Foods that counteract or complement the nutritional pros/ and cons. I know most people would probably just combine all the S and A tier items, but maybe that S tier would be better served with a C tier item. This is just a lot of information to take in and absorb so I feel like a tier list like this would be a good base line for people to start building meals with and swapping substitutions off of.

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  6. Claritza B
    Claritza B says:

    I would love to see a nutrition tier list of farm raised fish, since many seem to say they already very greatly against wild caught fish. But farm raised is more affordable nowadays 🙁

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  7. oisinholz
    oisinholz says:

    These videos are fantastic! I am in the process of making a calorie and macro tracking app for college. Is there a chance that you have all of your information used on all the foods from the tier lists stored in some organised form? Spreadsheets or something? Would do wonders for my eventual database!

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