Bread - Which One?

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  • amdied47
    amdied47 Posts: 10
    Ezekiel bread in the frozen section, it is healthier and no sugar. For my sandwiches though I use the 2 slices for 35 calorie.
  • sullus
    sullus Posts: 2,839 Member
    What are your parameters? These questions always come up, and they all have the same answer: Define "healthier" or "better", and then you won't have to ask the question.

    Yeast needs some sugar. Do you have a problem with honey, or corn syrup, or cane sugar or whatever? Well then you have defined one of the parameters for your answer.

    What about fiber/whole grains? Is this important to you, or are you fine with white flour? what about enriched? define this for yourself, and again; you are closer to your answer.

    The point is; there is no objective answer to "which is healthiest/best", and there's a hundred subjective answers.

    Take me; I have haemachromatosis and high iron. For me the answer to the healthiest bread is: Lowest calories, low iron. The amounts of fat, protein, and the kind of sugar to feed the yeast don't matter to me. This means wheat (not 100% whole wheat) or white flour, not enriched .. basically crappy white or wheat bread .. is healthiest .. *for me*.

    The problem is; there's a lot of people who will tell you there is only one right answer - all our bodies work the same. While this is narrowly true, it's wrong because it ignores the fact that the human body operates in a very wide range of tolerances, and it is possible that everyone's "right answers" are widely varied, but within those tolerances.

    Define your parameters, and the answer will become obvious.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    the one that you like and allows you to hit your calorie/macro/micro targets
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    exerciseforhealth wrote: »
    "Bread is bread" - definately not accurate. There is a world of difference between cheap white bread with no nutritional value and whole grain bread with seeds and whole grains. Whole grain bread will sustain you for longer, keep the tummy rumbles at bay and provide you with plenty of iron and other keep your insulin level.

    and lets not forget its other magical properties…

    seriously there is nothing wrong with white bread….
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    amdied47 wrote: »
    Ezekiel bread in the frozen section, it is healthier and no sugar. For my sandwiches though I use the 2 slices for 35 calorie.

    why is it healthier than whole wheat arnold bread?
  • sullus
    sullus Posts: 2,839 Member
    edited March 2015
    exerciseforhealth wrote: »
    "Bread is bread" - definately not accurate. There is a world of difference between cheap white bread with no nutritional value and whole grain bread with seeds and whole grains. Whole grain bread will sustain you for longer, keep the tummy rumbles at bay and provide you with plenty of iron and other keep your insulin level.

    "No nutritional value" is what makes it healthier for me.
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  • Sweets1954
    Sweets1954 Posts: 507 Member
    I have struggled with that as well. I try to get whole wheat or whole grain breads but I find the calorie count is really high on just about all bread. I have recently found a flax seed bread that is only 50 calories a slice but it is very dry and doesn't make a good sandwich. I have tried to find bread that is high in fiber and found that even those that say whole wheat or whole grain still have only 2 g of fiber. I have cut down on the amount of bread I eat for that reason, if I do want a sandwich I tend to use one slice and make half a sandwich.
  • sullus
    sullus Posts: 2,839 Member
    edited March 2015
    amdied47 wrote: »
    Ezekiel bread in the frozen section, it is healthier and no sugar. For my sandwiches though I use the 2 slices for 35 calorie.

    Define healthier .... (my feelings on ezekiel and white bread are clear in my profile)
  • txrn123
    txrn123 Posts: 47 Member
    I have started using corn tortillas instead of bread after seeing how many cals two slices of bread add to my intake.
  • iowaoly
    iowaoly Posts: 35 Member
    I find it's too hard for me to give up bread and to help reduce calories I have been using our store brand 40 cal/slice bread for toast and sandwiches.
  • tinascar2015
    tinascar2015 Posts: 413 Member
    darryn8 wrote: »
    RodaRose wrote: »
    Basically, bread is bread. Find one you like. :)
    (I do not eat bread because I prefer to spend my calories on other things.)

    This is so wrong nutritionally speaking. You want a true nutritional bread? Buy Ezekiel spouted grain bread. Arguably the healthiest bread. Just google it.

    It's insanely expensive, like $6 a loaf at our grocery store. I don't believe "bread is bread" at all, but I think the Ezekiel people, Bible verses on the package notwithstanding, are laughing all the way to the bank.

  • cityruss
    cityruss Posts: 2,493 Member
    Hovis 50/50 medium.

    Why? Because it's currently 79p at Asda.

    Polish rye bread from the Polish shop.

    Why? Because it tastes nice.
  • melimomTARDIS
    melimomTARDIS Posts: 1,941 Member
    sullus wrote: »
    amdied47 wrote: »
    Ezekiel bread in the frozen section, it is healthier and no sugar. For my sandwiches though I use the 2 slices for 35 calorie.

    Define healthier .... (my feelings on ezekiel and white bread are clear in my profile)

    sullus, your profile was awesome. I am not paying 5 bucks (or more) for bread i dont like, and my kids will not eat.
  • DC_TheDrivah1
    DC_TheDrivah1 Posts: 77 Member
    Alvarado St. Bakery Whole Wheat Essential Flaxseed bread. 100 calories per serving. Serving size is 2 slices. You can buy it at Safeway.
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