While the Starch Solution allows for products made from whole grains such as bread, pasta, cereals, pancakes, and healthy treats like muffins and tortillas, if you're not losing weight, Dr. McDougall suggests cutting these out and eating only whole grains instead such as brown rice, barley, oats, and quinoa.
Eating whole grains keeps the fibre intact and takes longer to digest than the flour made from whole grains. Saint-Laurent Beaucejour explained that it's more nutritious and satiating to get our carbs from whole foods.