here's a great article on white flour and how to substitute healthy foods in place of it. The question was asked, "what's so good about Ezekial bread?" and this article party answers this question.
Ezekial bread is made from whole, sprouted grains. yes they are ground up into a flour, but everything about the grains and their goodness is preserved in the grinding and bread making process, which is a centuries-old process that went out of favor because white foods were seen as being more desirable than "peasant food." At first, only the very rich could afford white, refined foods like white flour and White Sugar . Since we tend to emulate the rich, the "peasant" foods went out of fashion, and unfortunately a lot of real nourishment went out the door too!