Where do we stand on breadsticks?

Mr_Boy
Mr_Boy Posts: 42 Member
in Food and Nutrition
A plain breadstick at 20kCal is half to a third the calories of a typical biscuit (cookie for Americans ;) ) but how is it in other regards? I'm not talking about a breadstick covered in salt, but your bog-standard plain variety.

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  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    I'm not sure what you are asking. Do I like breadsticks (yes)? Do I think breadsticks are heatlhy (depends on the breadstick and the overall diet, but they are not necessarily unhealthy)? Do breadsticks hinder / contribute to weight loss (no more than any other food, unless you are insulin resistant)? Other?
  • Mokey41
    Mokey41 Posts: 5,769 Member
    I like to eat breadsticks rather than stand on them but I guess you could do it anywhere you want.

    I don't demonize foods. If it fits in my budget and I want to eat it then I do. I don't see anything inherently bad about a breadstick except it's just a bunch of empty calories.
  • Escape_Artist
    Escape_Artist Posts: 1,155 Member
    In b4 cauliflower ''breadsticks''
  • jwdieter
    jwdieter Posts: 2,582 Member
    A plain breadstick at 20kCal is half to a third the calories of a typical biscuit (cookie for Americans ;) ) but how is it in other regards? I'm not talking about a breadstick covered in salt, but your bog-standard plain variety.

    So not the soft, warm, buttery, garlicky, salty kind? Just a plain stick of bread? I wouldn't bother.

    If you have limited calories, everything is an opportunity cost question. Bland breadstick carbs vs a scoop of ice cream, or half a cookie, or whatever.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    Only 20 calories for a breadstick... where???
  • rduhlir
    rduhlir Posts: 3,550 Member
    Have you even had Olive Garden breadsticks? They are 150 calories of yummy, salty goodness. Totally worth it too!
  • PapaverSomniferum
    PapaverSomniferum Posts: 2,670 Member
    I stand on them as stilts, usually in carb-themed parades, but occasionally at bakery grand openings.
  • SherryIsRunner5
    SherryIsRunner5 Posts: 74 Member
    I don't stand on breadsticks, I gobble them up!!
  • nippoleon
    nippoleon Posts: 43 Member
    Crunchy breadsticks or the soft Pizza Hut kind of deal?
    Nay to the crunchy ones, they're like thick crackers.

    Squishy garlic-y cheese ones have a place in my tummy any day.
  • PetulantOne
    PetulantOne Posts: 2,131 Member
    Only 20 calories for a breadstick... where???

    ^This
  • neandermagnon
    neandermagnon Posts: 7,436 Member
    I wouldn't stand on breadsticks anywhere. They're quite brittle and they'd leave a lot of crumbs on the floor if you stood on them.
  • BeckyLF05
    BeckyLF05 Posts: 115 Member
    One of my weaknesses...buttery garlic bread sticks:love: <drool>
  • highervibes
    highervibes Posts: 2,219 Member
    The only way I eat those crunchy breadsticks is if there's prociutto wrapped around them.
  • gabbygirl78
    gabbygirl78 Posts: 936 Member
    Have you even had Olive Garden breadsticks? They are 150 calories of yummy, salty goodness. Totally worth it too!

    yes! this!!!:love:
  • joannadalina
    joannadalina Posts: 112 Member
    Yes.

    Favorite: Papa Johns plain bread sticks w/ garlic sauce.

    That.will.be.the.death.of.me.
  • quiltlovinlisa
    quiltlovinlisa Posts: 1,710 Member
    Have you even had Olive Garden breadsticks? They are 150 calories of yummy, salty goodness. Totally worth it too!

    Oh my gosh YES. SO worth the calories.
  • Kadoober
    Kadoober Posts: 289 Member
    We loves the breadsticks. They are our precious.
  • jagh09
    jagh09 Posts: 555 Member
    I can only assume you mean the packaged crisp bread sticks - similar to the Stella D'oro breadsticks? For me, it's about satisfaction. If I want to have a cup of tea with a biscuit, I may choose 3 of those breadsticks instead of 1 Jaffa Cake, because I get to eat more with my tea. But when I really want to have a Jaffa Cake, I have it. I just make the calories available for it!

    As far as which is "healthier" for you? I suppose breadsticks have a bit less sugar than your typical biscuit, if that's a concern for you.
  • ldrosophila
    ldrosophila Posts: 7,512 Member
    Olive garden breadsticks sometimes cause a stirring in my loins
  • BeckyLF05
    BeckyLF05 Posts: 115 Member
    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
    Olive garden breadsticks sometimes cause a stirring in my loins
  • BlueBombers
    BlueBombers Posts: 4,064 Member
    Breadsticks are delicious!
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    A plain breadstick at 20kCal is half to a third the calories of a typical biscuit (cookie for Americans ;) ) but how is it in other regards? I'm not talking about a breadstick covered in salt, but your bog-standard plain variety.

    Well, you're in a strange restaurant indeed if you're standing on breadsticks.
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    Only 20 calories for a breadstick... where???

    Really skinny (hard) ones .....kinda like big pretzels
  • endoftheside
    endoftheside Posts: 568 Member
    I've never seen a 20 cal breadstick, I'm thinking it must be like a pretzel and I am eh about those. The soft salty Olive Garden kind used to be a favorite of mine, those and the ones from Little Caesar's a million years ago.
  • AuddAlise
    AuddAlise Posts: 723 Member
    I am FOR breadsticks!
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    Ok the thin ones like pretzels I can do without (like pretzels really, unless they have cinnamon sugar on them LOL). But the ones from restaurants, count me in, although the calories for those suck and it's impossible to stop at one.
  • Mr_Boy
    Mr_Boy Posts: 42 Member
    I never heard of Olive Garden but they do nice ones in Cafe Rouge, served with a pot of melted garlic butter for dipping. I will save them for a day when I am simply NOT counting calories at all :)
  • Showcase_Brodown
    Showcase_Brodown Posts: 919 Member
    I'm pro-breadstick-choice. The more buttery they are, the more likely they'll end up in my mouth.

    Wow, that sounds horrible. Oh well, it stays.
  • ladymiseryali
    ladymiseryali Posts: 2,555 Member
    When standing on breadsticks, one should stick to the middle....

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