Bread ... What is a healthier substitute?
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I just aim for healthier bread and moderate my intake. Whole wheat, high fiber, low carb (like Healthy Life brand).0
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If you are trying to cut breads for lunches a little, you might consider getting a thermos and trucking soup or a large bowl for a salad. Personally I reduced my bread at lunch by using sandwich thins rather than full slices. They are 100 calories each and seem to have worked well for me. There are a lot of good portable lunch containers that can take pretty much whatever you want, from a bowl of rice to a full on multipart meal. Just be careful if you are taking these to an office that you are storing your food safely so you don't make yourself sick while trying to make yourself healthy.
If you are really doing a sandwich type thing, I would just find a way to fit bread in, because most substitutes just aren't worth it. If you have a microwave you can access around lunch your possibilities get much wider.0 -
Eat the bread. Find better breads to eat, though. Good, healthy bread can be a part of any life..................unless you've got that gluten thing going on (like EVERYONE has that gluten thing.........hmmmm :yawn: )
I agree... Everyone seems to be "gluten intolerant" these days :noway:
You can thank hybridization for that :drinker:
First world problems
And if you live in the "first world," what's the issue with that? At least it's not condescension problems . . .
Actually, I think that you can thank the power of suggestion for everyone being "gluten sensitive." People look at their bellies after they've eaten and, instead of saying "I have food in my belly so it's pooching out," they think "my stomach is sticking out after eating bread--I've got a gluten allergy! Dr. FillInTheBlank on social media says so!" The same thing happened after kids were getting Ritalin to treat their disorders--all of a sudden everyone had ADHD kids.
Anti-hybridization? Seriously? How anti-science can one be? Never mind. Don't answer that.0 -
Wow, OP, I'm sorry this thread has so few legit answers in between all the bickering. I know from experience I had a hard time switching my mindset from toast for breakfast, sandwich for lunch, pizza or pasta for dinner to something a less carb heavy diet. I would never cut out bread entirely, but if you want to eat more protein and vegetables without increasing your calories you have to cut out something! :huh:
Do you have access to a fridge/microwave for lunch? If so you have a lot of options. You can make individual portions of things and freeze them to have later. Salmon or tuna burgers without the bun are great. Roast a chicken and you can make several meals out of that; on salad, or make chicken salad and eat it without a bun. Make a batch of soup and freeze in individual containers, soups are a great way to fit in a lot of veggies and protein without a ton of calories (depending on the recipe, of course!). Stir frys and curries are excellent, too. Or meatballs, you can make a batch and freeze them. Make a bunch of hardboiled eggs, and have a couple with some raw veggies and fruits and cheese or nuts if you need something that isn't reheated. Even if you don't actually eat Paleo (I don't!), you can find a lot of good bread-free recipes and ideas from Paleo cookbooks and blogs. my favorites are Nom Nom Paleo, Well Fed, and Against All Grains.
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Just eat the bread!!!! Goood gracious!!!......and we wonder why people have eating disorders!!!
LOL, I guess I have an eating disorder because I don't eat bread :laugh:
You clearly cannot think and rationalize correctly. It is very clear that the point of the ED statement was to say that we, as a society, have all of these fantastical ideas about what does and does not cause weight loss. People become so obsessed with these ideals that they (some people) form eating disorders. It is an unhealthy obsession to eliminate what you like from your diet and can lead to extreme diets.
Can you comprehend?
Holly smokes!!!
Play nice yo!0 -
Although you will need to pry my bread from my cold dead hands, some meals and snacks I have can be considered as serving the purpose of bread.
For a small quick snack I user Ryvita high fiber crispbread, it come in many variations like sunflower seed, rye and oats, sesame.. etc. It's very low in calories: 9-40 per piece depending on the kind.
If you are both into wraps and sushi, you can use nori sheets as a wrap for 3 or so calories per sheet. It's not for everyone as it has a strong sea flavor (which is the reason I use it for some kinds of wrap).0 -
Although you will need to pry my bread from my cold dead hands, some meals and snacks I have can be considered as serving the purpose of bread.
For a small quick snack I user Ryvita high fiber crispbread, it come in many variations like sunflower seed, rye and oats, sesame.. etc. It's very low in calories: 9-40 per piece depending on the kind.
If you are both into wraps and sushi, you can use nori sheets as a wrap for 3 or so calories per sheet. It's not for everyone as it has a strong sea flavor (which is the reason I use it for some kinds of wrap).
nori sheets is a great great tip +10 -
Please stop with the silliness, that is not an adequate substituteI wrap my normal sandwich stuff in a big lettuce leaf. Works for tacos, burgers, sandwiches, etc.
Don't knock the lettuce wrap! I do it, not to avoid bread, but so I can eat more of the other things I like better than bread. I have a couple pieces of toast most mornings with my eggs, but I'll lettuce wrap a delicious sandwich so I can have more of the yummy insides. We had burgers at work a couple of weeks ago. Sitting down to eat, another employee asked me, "No bun means you can have two burgers?" Abso-friggin-lutely.0 -
I wrap my normal sandwich stuff in a big lettuce leaf. Works for tacos, burgers, sandwiches, etc.
Please stop with the silliness, that is not an adequate substitute
Wait. Why is it silly for you? He is eating it and it's going in his body.
Apparently its working for him and it seems he is enjoying.
Please explain how is it silly for you.
A lot of people who are afraid of vegetables like to claim that "moderation" means eating tiny portions of the "good" stuff and apparently nothing else, no matter how hungry you are. Heaven forbid someone use a lettuce leaf or add vegetables to a stir-fry or pasta.
I'm huge on moderation and "making it fit", I just can't understand why "making it fit" doesn't ever incluce swapping in an egg white or a vegetable. Someone already went off on cauliflower.
So, so, so many times this. Every time I see one of these threads and I see all the "ew!! never substitute XYZ!! it will never be as good!!" responses, I see red.
Sometimes, I plan out my day, and I say to myself "self, with this plan, you're over your calories by 200 and your carbs by about 40. we need to cut something out. what shall we do?" Obvious answer is obvious: remove the bread from my lunchtime sandwich (or re-tool my lunch entirely) and replace it with something else.
Creating MODERATION means that sometimes you cut things out and sometimes you don't, and yet so many people seem to gloss over the first part of that statement. Yes, bread is magical and delicious. No, lettuce is rarely better than bread. But if I ate exactly what I wanted 100% of the time then my weight would still be on the way up rather than the way down. Moderation means continuing to eat some things that you love and, in order to make that happen, removing some of the things you love (not forever, no, but here and there - balance it out). Maybe today I don't have bread with my sandwich so I can have ice cream for dessert. Maybe tomorrow I have that bread, and I skip dessert that day. Asking for ideas for a different way to eat a sandwich that doesn't involve bread is totally reasonable, as long as the person isn't intending to NEVER EVER eat bread again.
With that said, my idea is to take all your sandwich insides and chop them into a salad instead :happy: .
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Besides the cutting down on how much bread you eat, also get better bread.
What American's think bread is:
What actual bread is:
One slice of real bread fills you up, toast does not. Also, there are breads that use whole grains *omnomnom*. However, stay away from pumpernickel and sunflower bread. Those are super high in calories.
Also, rich in essential omega 3, and vitamins? A healthy diet, should include bread, that are rich in fibre. Am I right?0 -
Besides the cutting down on how much bread you eat, also get better bread.
What American's think bread is:
What actual bread is:
One slice of real bread fills you up, toast does not. Also, there are breads that use whole grains *omnomnom*. However, stay away from pumpernickel and sunflower bread. Those are super high in calories.
Also, rich in essential omega 3, and vitamins? A healthy diet, should include bread, that are rich in fibre. Am I right?
Please tell me, why SHOULD a healthy diet include bread?
After all, bread is man made. I can get all of the nutrients from other foods that i can get out of bread with a lot less calories0 -
Depends on the reasons you want to substitute.
Lettuce wraps instead of sandwiches, for example. Peanut butter on celery instead of toast. Etc.
I personally just like to indulge in GOOD bread every now and again.0 -
I wrap my normal sandwich stuff in a big lettuce leaf. Works for tacos, burgers, sandwiches, etc.
Yup, me too. I've complete taken bread and pasta off the list. As others noted, you CAN work them into your MACROs, but just like Choc Milk or Booze, you can find work arounds and in no time, you no longer have the cravings.0 -
Besides the cutting down on how much bread you eat, also get better bread.
What American's think bread is:
What actual bread is:
One slice of real bread fills you up, toast does not. Also, there are breads that use whole grains *omnomnom*. However, stay away from pumpernickel and sunflower bread. Those are super high in calories.
Also, rich in essential omega 3, and vitamins? A healthy diet, should include bread, that are rich in fibre. Am I right?
Please tell me, why SHOULD a healthy diet include bread?
After all, bread is man made. I can get all of the nutrients from other foods that i can get out of bread with a lot less calories
If you want to stay away from bread, then the lettuce idea works well. Don't bother with wraps or anything else like that. Because as it has been said earlier, there is no real substitute for bread.
Personally, if I was going to avoid bread, I would make salads, or do porridge pots (add hot water). Or soup. A hearty soup with some carbs could keep you going.0 -
My favorite substitute for eating bread is not to eat bread.
Seriously.
When I want to eat less bread than I'm currently eating, I just eat less bread.
No cauliflower or almond flour or any other kind of substitute flower...just less of it.
The end.0 -
Has anybody said to use chicken yet? It seems to be working for KFC and Dominos.....
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I wrap my normal sandwich stuff in a big lettuce leaf. Works for tacos, burgers, sandwiches, etc.
Same here. It's an acquired taste, IMO, but something I did get used to fairly quickly. I love lettuce wrapped turkey burgers.0 -
I'm reasonably sure you can apply the "why SHOULD a healthy diet include [food item]" reducto ad absurdum line of thinking to every food item known to humanity. Surely, you're not suggesting becoming a breatharian?Besides the cutting down on how much bread you eat, also get better bread.
What American's think bread is:
What actual bread is:
One slice of real bread fills you up, toast does not. Also, there are breads that use whole grains *omnomnom*. However, stay away from pumpernickel and sunflower bread. Those are super high in calories.
Also, rich in essential omega 3, and vitamins? A healthy diet, should include bread, that are rich in fibre. Am I right?
Please tell me, why SHOULD a healthy diet include bread?
After all, bread is man made. I can get all of the nutrients from other foods that i can get out of bread with a lot less calories0 -
Has anybody said to use chicken yet? It seems to be working for KFC and Dominos.....
:sick:
I saw that....and a part of me sort of wanted it...........
Eggwhite omelette could be used to...err...hold stuff? It's sort of like a chicken, but I don't know if it came before or after the chicken....................0 -
I use lettuce leaves for some things. But honestly, I just REALLY cut down the frequency that I eat bread. I eat lunch meat rolled up with a few other things sometimes. Kind of like a deconstructed sandwich, just no bread.
I don't think you need to completely eliminate it, but if you really want to stop eating it all together I think lettuce wraps would work well for a lot of sandwich-y stuff. Also tacos.
Good luck!0 -
Has anybody said to use chicken yet? It seems to be working for KFC and Dominos.....
:sick:
I saw that....and a part of me sort of wanted it...........
Eggwhite omelette could be used to...err...hold stuff? It's sort of like a chicken, but I don't know if it came before or after the chicken....................
The Dominos chicken-as-pizza things are probably delicious, and I would probably eat two of them if given an opportunity. So I make fun of them as a defense mechanism, really.0 -
I eat far less bread than I used to...never found a substitute, I just ate different stuff...and when I want a sandwich I have one. I tried all the lettuce leaf crap and that was just sad and depressing...I found that just eating other foods was better than trying to substitute for something so awesome.
IMO, there are some things that have reasonably decent substitutes and some things that just are what they are...there is no substitute IMO for good bread...you either eat it or go without.0 -
Ole High Fiber Tortilla Wraps! I think they're 90 calories apiece, 30-40 calories fewer than two slices of bread.0
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Please tell me, why SHOULD a healthy diet include bread?
After all, bread is man made. I can get all of the nutrients from other foods that i can get out of bread with a lot less calories
I don't care whether it's man made or not, but IMO there's no reason why any one person's healthy diet should include bread. I don't care about most bread so usually eat the kinds of lunches I suggested for you (I thought I was helpful!), but I eat bread on occasion because sandwiches are convenient and some are tasty. I expect you would eat bread because based on your first post you seem to like it.
Why should you keep eating bread and only bread for lunch? No reason, I thought that was odd too, especially as you hadn't suggested you were eliminating it as evil, but only that you wanted to cut down and find some alternative lunches.
But you've gotten a number of suggestions that seemed like good ones to me. Maybe they didn't appeal to you.0 -
I love me some bread. I do get why people would want to cut down because it is relatively calorically dense.
A couple options (which are still technically bread, I guess) that are more calorie friendly...
• Josephs Low Carb Pita - I am NOT low carb, but the entire Pita is 60cals. It is a little on small side, but can't beat the cals.
• FlatOut Wraps (light) - There are 90 cals each and pretty big size.
Those options would be more for sandwiches though, they obviously wouldn't work as grilled cheese, or garlic bread etc...
I find both of those tasty (obv not as good as great bread) plus WAY more satisfying than a lettuce wrap.0 -
Has anybody said to use chicken yet? It seems to be working for KFC and Dominos.....
:sick:
This post! FTW! :laugh:0 -
No one has suggested Krispy Kreme donuts yet?0
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Have you ever had PF Chang's lettuce wraps? :bigsmile: I've used lettuce leaves before, but I do love bread, so if I want it, I make it fit. Maybe try Ezekiel Bread instead. Its a bit lower in calories and I stay full longer eating it.I wrap my normal sandwich stuff in a big lettuce leaf. Works for tacos, burgers, sandwiches, etc.
Please stop with the silliness, that is not an adequate substitute0 -
Bread isn't the enemy. Instead, it's overall portion control. Put the portion control in check and you'll be good to go. You might concentrate on Rye and Whole Wheat instead of white though. White bread has got no nutritional value.0
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Have you ever had PF Chang's lettuce wraps? :bigsmile: I've used lettuce leaves before, but I do love bread, so if I want it, I make it fit. Maybe try Ezekiel Bread instead. Its a bit lower in calories and I stay fuller longer eating it.I wrap my normal sandwich stuff in a big lettuce leaf. Works for tacos, burgers, sandwiches, etc.
Please stop with the silliness, that is not an adequate substitute
How about a salad sandwich?0
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