What do you guys suggest to eat instead of breads?

HarleyQuinnAddict

Being in an American diet and being raised on one all my life, getting around eating bread is really hard sometimes. So I'm asking what you guys eat instead of breads and pastas or even what's still okay to eat in the bread area (love me sandwiches!)

callyart

I have switched from eating white bread to whole meal or seeded bread. Its a lot better for you.

Wholemeal wraps might be a good substitute too

Lizzy622

You could wrap you're usual sandwich insides in lettuce leaves or nori ( seaweed sheets). I also use corn tortillas and make nontraditional tacos using sandwich fillings. For pasta, I use a higher fiber pasta with more sauce and less pasta. I have gotten away from jarred sauce and make my own with lean meat and extra veggies.

ab_1203

I dont see anything wrong with it to be honest. Only alternative I got is to try and buy smaller slices. Here you can get small wholemeal bread slices which are 55 calories each.

EddieHaskell97

I eat high fiber wraps instead on "carb days." Mission low-carb, Fiber One wraps, heck even FlatOut wraps (a little higher in carbs) but all of them have roughly half the calories, and generally 1/3 of the carbs. I save hundreds of calories per week by avoiding bread.

liftsforchocolate

oatmeal banana protein breads (many variations)

I make crackers out of tuna and egg whites

cauliflower cheese pizza crust

pumpkin protein bread

mugcakes

tavenne323

Like others, I use high fiber wraps, or even just whole wheat wraps. As for pasta, I can't stand the whole wheat stuff. But I do like the Quinoa pasta. It's more expensive (and hard to find where I am) so I eat less. Also, if you can find shirataki noodles. They are decent. I didn't have troulbe finding them a few months ago. But I guess tofu noodles just didn't catch on in a town of 6,000.

neanderthin

Every culture has some kind of bread.......garlic naan when I was in India just zoomed by my head......now I've got to have some...thanks for the post.

kristiealexander76

oatmeal banana protein breads (many variations)

I make crackers out of tuna and egg whites

cauliflower cheese pizza crust

pumpkin protein bread

mugcakes

I need recipes!!!!!!!

Achrya

I eat bread. White bread. Sourdough bread. Italian bread. French rolls. Brioche.

I eat it all.


Unless it's wheat or whole grain. Not even being edgy, I just don't like that stuff.

So. I suggest bread to be eaten in place of bread.

neanderthin

I eat bread. White bread. Sourdoegh bread. Italias bread. French trolls. Brioche.

I eat it all.

I've been on a focaccia tear lately......Made caramelized onion, roasted pepper and roasted garlic yesterday.......I've made focaccia 3 times in the last week, love the stuff.

jeardawg

Potatos, rice, quinoa, oats, fruit, yams, sweet potatos, corn, and sometimes CORN CHIPS

FitMelody4Life

Zucchinni noodles!!!! you can find all kinds of recipices online. I love to sub vegetables for where I would have traditionally used a grain.

Side note: Cauliflower is an amazing sub for bread, potaoes, and rice

http://www.drsarasolomon.com/cheesy-garlic-cauliflower-breadsticks/
http://www.drsarasolomon.com/cauliflower-mashed-fauxtatoes/

cwolfman13

I eat bread...I prefer a good sourdough...I've been making my own for awhile now and it's pretty awesome. I also like flour tortillas, pasta, and white rice. There is nothing inherently evil about bread...I just make that stuff a smaller part of my diet these days.

ILiftHeavyAcrylics

I just eat bread/pasta in moderation. I make it fit within my calorie/macro goals and then I enjoy it guilt-free.

Achrya

I eat bread. White bread. Sourdoegh bread. Italias bread. French trolls. Brioche.

I eat it all.

I've been on a focaccia tear lately......Made caramelized onion, roasted pepper and roasted garlic yesterday.......I've made focaccia 3 times in the last week, love the stuff.

And yet you didn't offer a recipe link or pictures or anything. Bad form.

lizafava2

I mainly eat homemade sourdough bread that's usually about 2/3 whole wheat. Its delicious.

I'm not convinced bread is the problem - I think highly processed, un-fermented bread made with modern strains of wheat are the issue (or, at least for me, an issue for my blood sugar). Many cultures have a healthy tradition with wheat - but most of the time the protein and starches in the wheat were modified by fermentation, sprouting or soaking in an acidic medium.

CyberEd312

Why are you wanting to remove these things from your diet??? Unless you have a medical reason then there really is no reason too. I bake bread (All kinds), eat Pasta and rice and have lost weight doing so.... You just have to make it fit your caloric intake.... Best of Luck

sullus

Scali bread has lower carbs, fat, and calories than other breads.

I used to eat whole grain breads, but switched back to white scali for the lower calories, carbs and fat.

neanderthin

I eat bread. White bread. Sourdoegh bread. Italias bread. French trolls. Brioche.

I eat it all.

I've been on a focaccia tear lately......Made caramelized onion, roasted pepper and roasted garlic yesterday.......I've made focaccia 3 times in the last week, love the stuff.

And yet you didn't offer a recipe link or pictures or anything. Bad form.

Here's one in my documents, just for you. :happy:

Ingredients
• 2 teaspoons rapid-rising dry yeast
• 1 cup warm water
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 3 1/2 to 4 cups flour
• 1 tablespoon coarse salt
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• Cornmeal, for dusting
Toppings:
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 onion, diced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 10 Kalamata olives, pitted and quartered
• 1/4 cup shredded Parmesan
• 1 tablespoon coarse salt
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons fresh rosemary
Directions
In the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with a dough hook, proof the yeast by combining it with the warm water and sugar. Stir gently to dissolve. Let stand 3 minutes until foam appears. Turn mixer on low and slowly add the flour to the bowl. Dissolve salt in 2 tablespoons of water and add it to the mixture. Pour in 1/4 cup olive oil. When the dough starts to come together, increase the speed to medium. Stop the machine periodically to scrape the dough off the hook. Mix until the dough is smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes, adding flour as necessary.
Turn the dough out onto a work surface and fold over itself a few times. Form the dough into a round and place in an oiled bowl, turn to coat the entire ball with oil so it doesn't form a skin. Cover with plastic wrap or damp towel and let rise over a gas pilot light on the stovetop or other warm place until doubled in size, about 45 minutes.
Coat a sheet pan with a little olive oil and corn meal. Once the dough is doubled and domed, turn it out onto the counter. Roll and stretch the dough out to an oblong shape about 1/2-inch thick. Lay the flattened dough on the pan and cover with plastic wrap. Let rest for 15 minutes.
In the meantime, coat a small saute pan with olive oil, add the onion, and cook over low heat for 15 minutes until the onions caramelize. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Uncover the dough and dimple with your fingertips. Brush the surface with more olive oil and then add caramelized onions, garlic, olives, cheese, salt, pepper, and rosemary. Bake on the bottom rack for 15 to 20 minutes.

sullus

Potatos, rice, quinoa, oats, fruit, yams, sweet potatos, corn, and sometimes CORN CHIPS

Can't make a sandwich with any of those ..

stoneydave79

i eat it in moderation. but mostly i stick too wraps (flat outs are good), flax pitas too. when i am absolutely dying for it i usually get a good bread form the bakery and have them slice it as thin as possible. then proceed to had out bread to people who visit. this bread usually spoils fast, so just eat it a little at a time.

nicoleduo

YES, PLS WE NEED RECIPES.

leaner426

Bread isn't necessarily bad, you just need to watch that the calories fit your daily number and that the ratio of carb to protein is appropriate for you. Look for high fiber breads - they will fill you up better and are better for overall health. Low fiber breads seem to encourage bloating.

Having celiac disease and with most of the bread being horrible, I often do without. Great breakfast is meat, cheese and fruit (ex. chicken, pineapple and sharp cheddar.) Or I will do open face sandwiches that are toasted in a toaster oven. I've also gotten into stuffed taco shells, and lettuce wraps of various types. Subway makes great salads - adding in lots of different veggies gives you more fiber than many breads, take longer to eat and fill you up more than you might expect.

establishingaplace

Zucchinni noodles!!!! you can find all kinds of recipices online. I love to sub vegetables for where I would have traditionally used a grain.

This. Buying a spiralizer changed my life. Zucchini noodles, sweet potato noodles, butternut squash noodles...

Achrya

Zucchinni noodles!!!! you can find all kinds of recipices online. I love to sub vegetables for where I would have traditionally used a grain.

Side note: Cauliflower is an amazing sub for bread, potaoes, and rice

http://www.drsarasolomon.com/cheesy-garlic-cauliflower-breadsticks/
http://www.drsarasolomon.com/cauliflower-mashed-fauxtatoes/

Today marks the day where I truly gave up faith in humanity. Caulifiower as a replacement for bread? I weep

Sunitagt

Eat the bread. I eat a bagel thin every day (I eat bagels mostly for the cream cheese). I eat rice, white and brown. Occassionally wild. Just make it fit in your daily goals. Nothing wrong with bread. I love all forms of bread, and most forms of pasta. Still losing weight and getting healthy.

FitMelody4Life

Zucchinni noodles!!!! you can find all kinds of recipices online. I love to sub vegetables for where I would have traditionally used a grain.

Side note: Cauliflower is an amazing sub for bread, potaoes, and rice

http://www.drsarasolomon.com/cheesy-garlic-cauliflower-breadsticks/
http://www.drsarasolomon.com/cauliflower-mashed-fauxtatoes/

Today marks the day where I truly gave up faith in humanity. Caulifiower as a replacement for bread? I weep

Why? It's delicious and allows me to put things into my diet I would otherwise have to leave out because I blew my carb count on bread or pasta. If I can save the calories and the carbs by modifying a healthy replacement, what makes that so terrible?

jamesalytle

low cal breads! I buy the 35 cal/slice bread and don't worry as much. A little bit in moderation keeps the mind sane!

970Mikaela1

I eat bread when I WANT bread. Sara lee 45 calorie . Light and fluffy. Sour dough when I'm calorie rich. But still bread daily. Mostly just a bump for that recipe.

Sunbrooke

I struggled this this one. I still buy some wraps for the occasional tortilla sub, but most of them have so much sodium, them you put some deli meat on there with fairly high sodium, and some cheese with high sodium. I mostly make my husband salads or hot lunch. White rice isn't good cold, but brown rice can be good. You could bring brown rice with some cooked chicken or turkey breast, some cucumbers and tomatoes, some goat cheese, and some oil, balsamic vinegars, and basil.