Does eating bread make anyone else hungrier?

Maybe it's because it spikes your insulin? No, that couldn't be it - whole grains wouldn't do that. . . . hm. . interesting theory: I hope someone has an answer.

Ohmygosh, I know exactly what you mean! Both whole wheat and white bread have super high glycemic indexes, i.e. they cause blood sugar to spike. The insulin surge causes too much blood sugar to be transported out of our blood and this results in our blood sugar and insulin levels dropping below normal. This leaves us feeling tired and hungry and wanting to eat something else with a high sugar content. When we do, we start the cycle all over again.

Plus, I don't know about you, but bread is NOT at all filling for me. I could eat a whole loaf a day (if I let myself... which sometimes I do... then regret.) :P

If i eat white bread which is not very often, then i can eat a ton of it, but i find the grainy breads full me up fast.

Maybe it's because it spikes your insulin? No, that couldn't be it - whole grains wouldn't do that. . . . hm. . interesting theory: I hope someone has an answer.

Actually I believe you hit the nail on the head. I avoid pasta and starches for this reason. I am never hungry because I eat 6 meals a day each being carb/protein balanced--but no starches, just lots of veggies and lean protein. This keeps my blood sugars level all day long which keeps me from having cravings and feeling hungry.

Try the Natures Own Double Fiber! When I eat white flour bread I go carb crazy. Not so much with the wheat breads, and even less with the double fiber. They also have a sugar free wheat that is pretty good. I like this brand of bread because it isn't the extra thin sliced stuff like other brands have for their "light" bread. When I eat the Natures Own I feel like I am eatting a regular slice of bread. It toasts up nice too, crispy on the outside without being dried out and hard. I really like the heavy dense multigrain bread, but have yet to find one that is less than 80 cals for a regular sized slice.

No, it doesn't make me hungrier.

It does, that's why I forgo it all together, hence why I stick with Paleo. I am much more satiated with protein, and for longer. It isn't about the calories, so much as it is about the type of nutrients you're taking in.

'The Paleo Solution' by Robb Wolf is a real eye opener.

There's a book called "Wheat Belly", written by William Davis who has been practicing medicine for over 30 years. I would recommend checking it out, it explains exactly why bread made with wheat or white flour makes people hungrier. You can read the reviews on Amazon, they give a good overview of what the book is about. I read it and have stopped eating wheat for about 2 weeks now, and can tell a HUGE difference in my appetite.

I am hungrier after I eat bread. That's why I switched to Ezekiel bread, and only have it on rare occasions.

YES. Anytime I eat pasta or rice I feel hungry again.... I don't like eating a lot of bread as it feels very heavy yet not satisfying.

In This Thread, we eat our carbs in isolation.

Yeah, bread (made from wheat) makes me hungrier for sure.

But, how about barley, rye and oats?
Does anyone have problems with those, too?

i am the same. regardless of the increasing whole grains/fiber, i find myself hungry a short while later. potatoes (bakes/boiled/broiled, etc) dont really affect me, but breads/pastas do. for myself, protein makes me feel full.

Refined carbs generally are digested easy and bring blood glucose levels up quickly and then drop quickly, hence hunger pang.