Whole Wheat Bread
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What's your favorite whole wheat bread? I get so confused on which breads are good.
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What's your favorite whole wheat bread? I get so confused on which breads are good.
Any bread you enjoy eating, that fits your calorie goal. Bonus points if it adds extra nutrition beyond your minimum goals. It can be whole wheat if you enjoy whole wheat, but that's not magical. (Compare labels: I predicted you'll be underwhelmed by the difference between white and wheat. It's usually a few grams of fiber per slice, maybe some micronutrients or a gram or two of protein, not huge differences.)
I'm not a big bread person. When I eat some, it's usually Ezekiel pita or tortillas, which are whole/sprouted grain, because I find those tasty and filling, plus they have a bit of protein that helps me (a vegetarian) round out my protein totals. Occasionally, I eat a focaccia that a craft bakery hereabouts makes (with white flour!), because it's tasty.
If you don't have a health condition that requires you to limit/manage carbs, there's no need to do some fancy dance with carb levels to lose weight. (I ate 150g+ of carbs most days while losing weight, now eat 225g+ most days, in year 5+ of maintaining a healthy weight, while getting enough protein and fats alongside. My weight behaves fine.)
Nutrition is important for health, but that's more about getting the right nutrients into your eating on an overall basis, on average: Enough protein, fats, fiber, micronutrients (the latter usually achievable by plenty of varied, colorful fruits and veggies). Hitting the right calorie level is the main influence on bodyweight - really the only direct influence, though food choice can affect energy level or satiation, so affect weight loss indirectly.
Somehow, some people have gotten the idea that bread is some kind of special evil. It's not. In a context of overall good nutrition and reasonable calories, it's fine to eat whatever bread you enjoy. Some of the negative reputation may come from people overdoing the amount of bread-like things in their overall eating, and realistically it's not normally the very most nutrient-dense choice for its calories, but an amount that fits in that good-nutrition/right-calories picture is fine.
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Yeah, no. I lost 40lbs in 6 months eating PIZZA, BURGERS, PASTA, BREAD and NOODLES mixed in with my meals.No breads are good.
If you are trying to lose weight you need to keep your insulin and cortisol levels low. That means cut the carbs.
First you eliminate all forms of added sugar. Second you eliminate is all grains. Third you eliminate fruit.
I like and follow these guidlines.
Phase 1 (Induction). This phase allows for 20–25 grams of net carbs per day until you are 15 pounds (7 kg) from your goal weight.
Phase 2. During this phase, you consume 25–50 grams of net carbs per day until you are 10 pounds (5 kg) from your goal weight.
Phase 3. Your net carb allowance is raised to 50–80 grams per day until you have met your goal weight and maintained it for 1 month.
Phase 4. During the final phase, you consume 80–100 grams of net carbs per day for ongoing weight maintenance.
There's only one real thing you have to do to lose weight...............................eat less than you burn.
The demonizing of carbs in today's dieting world has so many people FAILING when they cut carbs. Carbs aren't evil. You just ate too much of them and got fat doing it.
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To the OP, I personally get the cheapest and at Safeway, it's their Signature series bread in whole wheat.
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I think you can do whatever you like. I think you can get perfectly serviceable, tasty, and healthy bread without spending a ton of money on it. My go-to storebought bread is actually Aldi's split top wheat, which is very inexpensive. There's also a local bakery that makes amazing bread and rolls that I will sometimes buy for special occasions.
I actually like to make my own bread when I have the time for it, but I do it because I like to, not because I think I have to.
If you buy something new and it's only OK, you don't have to buy it again. If it's so bad you don't want to eat another slice, give it away to someone who will eat it or grind it up for breadcrumbs.2 -
I love Dave’s Killer bread, there’s several options and I like them all 🙂5
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No breads are good.
If you are trying to lose weight you need to keep your insulin and cortisol levels low. That means cut the carbs.
First you eliminate all forms of added sugar. Second you eliminate is all grains. Third you eliminate fruit.
I like and follow these guidlines.
Phase 1 (Induction). This phase allows for 20–25 grams of net carbs per day until you are 15 pounds (7 kg) from your goal weight.
Phase 2. During this phase, you consume 25–50 grams of net carbs per day until you are 10 pounds (5 kg) from your goal weight.
Phase 3. Your net carb allowance is raised to 50–80 grams per day until you have met your goal weight and maintained it for 1 month.
Phase 4. During the final phase, you consume 80–100 grams of net carbs per day for ongoing weight maintenance.
OP did not indicate that she’s following a low carb way of eating, maybe you mis-read her post?11 -
I love wholefoods harvest rolls1
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Personally, I like Aunt Millie's whole wheat because it's 35 calories a slice. The net carbs are good, too, if that's your thing.
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Dave's Killer bread *is* good, but if you want less sugar, Natural Grocers sprouted legume bread is one of my favorites, and Ezekiel Bread is really good quality. Read ingredients, avoid high fructose corn syrup, look for whole grains, etc. Whole grain bread is a great addition to a healthy diet.
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What's your favorite whole wheat bread? I get so confused on which breads are good.
All breads are good
No need to eliminate bread ( or fruit or sugar or anything else) presuming no medical reason like coeliac disease.
Of course, like all foods, eat in sensible moderation and count the calories.
I like wholemeal bread and I just buy whatever supermarket brand is on special.5 -
Eat the bread you enjoy the most, the difference with most supermarket whole grain and a decent white bread is minimal at best.3
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I like Brownberry. It's on the high side, calorie-wise, but I like the taste.
And unless you have a medical condition that requires you to limit carbs, don't listen to anyone who says you shouldn't eat bread. If you like it, and it fits your calorie goals, then it's perfectly fine.
I lost 40 pounds to reach my goal weight, and have maintained it for years, all while eating bread, pasta, sugar, etc. I just moderated all these things and kept to my calorie goal.3 -
I read the nutrition labels and selected a couple to try to see which I liked best that also had the nutritional numbers I was looking for.2
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Honestly, I tried sourdough bread and I highly recommend it! Studies shows its easily digested and low in sugar, which is great for diabetics. https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/sourdough-bread6
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For the benefit of fiber (and the fact artisanal bakeries abound in my city), I prefer whole grain breads. For example, I finished a loaf of a chia bread within a few days last week!
Sprouted breads can be fun too but that seems to be an acquired taste for some. If you're interested in trying, then look in your health food store's freezer section.3 -
Lewis Bakeries has a wheat bread that is 35 calories per slice. It tastes like regular bread but is cut thinner. I prefer their white bread, @ the same calories. I toast it, or make French toast with it.
Lately I’ve been getting bakery loaves or making my own farmers loaves, cutting them myself and freezing the slices. I love garlic bread. If I cut to my own specs with a super sharp knife (Mercer Culinary on Amazon is inexpensive and incredibly sharp) I can cut it extremely thin.
That way I have the illusion of “lots” of garlic bread on my plate, but they’re really cracker thin so they’re low cal. That’s enough to make me happy.
Carb Smart tortillas taste just like regular ones, are dinner plate sized, and only 45 calories. Great for wraps etc.
Street style soft corn tortillas are also comparatively low cal. I’ve been using them as layers in casseroles.3 -
MissBraeBee wrote: »Honestly, I tried sourdough bread and I highly recommend it! Studies shows its easily digested and low in sugar, which is great for diabetics. https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/sourdough-bread
Yes I have a health food store that has local made sourdough. It's very good but it's expensive.0 -
Thanks everyone! Cutting out whole food groups for me doesn't work, I am not low carb. I guess I am overthinking it. LOL!4
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MissBraeBee wrote: »Honestly, I tried sourdough bread and I highly recommend it! Studies shows its easily digested and low in sugar, which is great for diabetics. https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/sourdough-bread
Yes I have a health food store that has local made sourdough. It's very good but it's expensive.
Yeah sourdough can be more expensive because the yeast is VERY hard to take care of, I tried and I failed completely hahaha. Basically you have to water and feed it sorta so it grows and becomes active :P but even frozen and toasted after, it tastes just as great!0 -
No breads are good.
If you are trying to lose weight you need to keep your insulin and cortisol levels low. That means cut the carbs.
First you eliminate all forms of added sugar. Second you eliminate is all grains. Third you eliminate fruit.
I like and follow these guidlines.
Phase 1 (Induction). This phase allows for 20–25 grams of net carbs per day until you are 15 pounds (7 kg) from your goal weight.
Phase 2. During this phase, you consume 25–50 grams of net carbs per day until you are 10 pounds (5 kg) from your goal weight.
Phase 3. Your net carb allowance is raised to 50–80 grams per day until you have met your goal weight and maintained it for 1 month.
Phase 4. During the final phase, you consume 80–100 grams of net carbs per day for ongoing weight maintenance.
Absolutely none of this is necessary to lose weight.
As to the OP...I like Dave's Killer Bread 21 whole grain and seeds.7 -
"Everything in moderation," as they say. Commercially, I usually choose Dave's Killer varieties if available, or any of the whole grain, simple-ingredient breads you can get at Whole Foods or Trader Joe's. I do, however, bake my own for the family about 85% of the time. This way I control the ingredients, from the quality of the flour(s), omission of sugar and sweeteners and fillers/conditioners, and any additives, such as fiber, whey, seeds or whatnot (bread can and should be as close to flour, water, yeast and a dash of salt as it can be, plus anything else you like to add for flavor etc.). I find my bread has less calories, is more moderate in glycemic load, tastes better, is of course, fresher, and more budget-friendly. I do confess that since we've now embarked on "summer grilling season," to getting commercial buns for BBQ items. Our little concession to treats, LOL. As part of an integrated meal plan, getting your preferred mix of macro nutrients and calorie load, there's no need to get weird about bread or other grains, unless you are that part of the population with issues, such as celiac. Since I'm lazy, LOL, my preferred method of bread baking is called "no knead," as seen in such youtube channels as artisanbreadwithstev. Generally pretty easy.2
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Thanks everyone! Cutting out whole food groups for me doesn't work, I am not low carb. I guess I am overthinking it. LOL!
You’re not overthinking. You’re new to thinking about it. We’ve all been there.
Underthinking what we eat is what got us here in the first place.
It is a step in the great and glorious path to weight loss.
You’re doing great!3
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