Do you eat bread?

bethany41h

I avoid bread 95% of the time but when I have it, I go for the most nutritious peice of bread I can find.

skypie23

At the moment I am new to dieting/calorie counting so my priority is low cal and filling rather than healthy. e.g I am consuming a LOT of sweeteners which I know are nasty and won't let my daughter drink anything with it in. When I am at the weight I want, I will focus more on healthy eating, cut out the sweeteners and will eat more bread. At the moment I am avoiding it, though still having it in moderation. Purely because I'd rather have LOTS of rice cakes, or a huge salad than one piece of bread for the same calories. I love it too much to limit so I'm finding it easier to stay away.

GJSaguaro

I've always loved bread.. so much so that I've always eaten it unbuttered. Hell, I used to make half a loaf of french bread my lunch.

Now that I'm dieting, I'll only have whole grain, and only a couple slices a day or else the sodium adds up. For sandwiches I use Natures Own Sandwich Flats.

shannonkk

I dont know, but I ead bread at every meal double fiber, flax seed, or sara lee 45 calories per slice and if I dont have bread I have brown rice, quinoa, whole grain pasta, I just found brown rice pasta.

TheDeviation

I eat bread. Whole grain when possible. But I don't eat as much as I used to that's for sure. Peanut butter toast is one of my snacks.

melsinct

I love bread so much I make my own!

A life avoiding bread is to me a life not worth living. I eat a piece of toast almost every morning!

MakingAChoice

I love a good sandwich and not having bread would kill that. So I changed from the no nutritional value white bread I used to eat to a 21 grain organic bread. This bread tastes great and has all the good stuff in it. Just make sure when you have bread that it is a good whole grain bread. I also limit my bread intake to the occasional evening toast with peanut butter on it or for a sandwich. I do not eat bread as much as I used to, but cutting it out entirely has never worked for me. I have cut pasta out entirely though and find I do not really miss it.

meggonkgonk

I eat bread. I love bread. I often make bread. I don't butter it as a side dish anymore, but I def have 1x or 2x a day some times.

I am cutting calories, but my priotity is diverse and healthy foods but also foods that allow me to eat "normally" (ie my mom would watch me make a meal and wouldn't say "What the heck are you doing?")

As for the guilt- no one can really get you past that but you. Stop counting/tracking carbs might help but just know that carbs don't make you fat and they don't keep you fat. I've lost 40 lbs without counting a single carb- you just gotta let it go- it's really not worth stressing about.

MakingAChoice

At the moment I am new to dieting/calorie counting so my priority is low cal and filling rather than healthy. e.g I am consuming a LOT of sweeteners which I know are nasty and won't let my daughter drink anything with it in. When I am at the weight I want, I will focus more on healthy eating, cut out the sweeteners and will eat more bread. At the moment I am avoiding it, though still having it in moderation. Purely because I'd rather have LOTS of rice cakes, or a huge salad than one piece of bread for the same calories. I love it too much to limit so I'm finding it easier to stay away.

Kind of ironic since healthy eating is what will get you to the weight you want. Sounds like you are trying to put the cart before the horse. I have never been able to eat rice cakes, they are just nasty imo.

skypie23

I disagree. Did you see on the news last week about the doctor that went on the 'Twinky diet' He just ate chocolate bars and crisps and cake for a few weeks and lost loads of weight, and because of that he became healthier, e.g his blood pressure and cholesterol lowered. Obviously long term this isn't ideal, but short term, like what I'm doing is fine. calories are more important for weight loss than nutrition. I'm mostly getting my 5 a day, and in a couple of months I'll go back to eating healthy high calorie foods.

Rice cakes plain are pretty rank, but salt and vinegar ones, or with jalapeños on? mmmm

Bridgetc140

I eat bread every day and my bread is even 100 calories per slice, but the slices are huge and full of seeds, oats and other yummies! They're 100% whole grain with No HFCS, and packed with fiber. If I'm running low on calories, I just cut one in half and use it as two slices...works great! I haven't given up bread, rice or pasta...love them all. (but I always eat whole grain)

taletreader

I'm German. I grew up with an abundance of bakery or home baked excellent breads and didn't even know how unusual those riches were. I then lived in France, where the offer is less broad but nonetheless divine.

So yes, I eat bread. Much smaller portions than I used to, and usually only one slice (2-2.5 oz, ie, 55-70g) at a time. Maybe two with a really light soup for dinner. I also eat Wasa crispbread (I like the multigrain one) -- one or two slices with cottage cheese or peanut butter and sprouts make a < 200 cal snack. No guilt.

You want to watch not only the carbs, but also the fat and protein in bread. Good breads are low in the first (or if they have fat, it's from oats or seeds and whole grain -- mostly unsaturated) and high in the second. As for supermarket-bought varieties, the Safeway artisan Como bread is not bad at all -- a sourdough white bread with a pleasant taste and texture.

My diary is open, so take a look how I use bread.

knittnponder

I mill all my own flour and bake all my bread from scratch so yes, I still eat it.

I never feel guilty because I eat it within my personal guidelines and it's full of nutrition.

You can stop feeling guilty. I give you permission. There. (Just eat good bread! Make sure it's whole grain and don't eat a piece the size of a mattress! Moderation is key in this journey. It doesn't have to be all or nothing. I do lower carb (100-150 grams a day) and I'm still able to eat bread and enjoy it. )

abyssfully

Do you still eat bread? Yes, I would die without it I swear.
Do you avoid it? Nope, but I make sure I only have 2 slices per day.
Do you feel guilty if you eat it? Not at all, as long as I stay 2 slices or under!
How can I stop myself from feeling guilty? Time.