white bread addict

Good question...I have a daughter who will only eat white bread, so I buy the Nature's Own Whitewheat Bread b/c it has lots of fiber in it...more than most whole grain breads. The whitening probably strips it of some value, but I'll be watching this topic to see what others have to say!

My husband used to LOVE white bread. He could go through a loaf in a day. I used to love white bread too, but then one day I just said, "That's enough. I'm making our own bread, and it's going to be whole wheat." This is the face I got from him: :noway:

The way I switched to whole wheat was just by...doing it. I just started eating all my sandwiches on whole wheat, making whole wheat rolls...If we went to a restaurant where they had whole wheat bread, that was what I got. I didn't like it at first, but when you're eating a sandwich, you can't really tell what the bread tastes like.

Now we both LOVE wheat bread. This is a direct quote from my husband, "Whole wheat bread tastes so much more like...something." White bread, in our opinion, now tastes like cardboard, while wheat bread has all these subtle notes of earthiness and goodness. My only advice is just to do it. If you have a sandwich five days a week, buy a loaf of wheat bread (just the cheapest loaf they have) and have your sandwich on wheat bread maybe one time the first week, two the second week, and wean yourself into it. You can do it if you want to, and it's so much better for you!!!

Try (Village Hearth Light Italian Bread) This is White Bread Only 40 calories per slice And 8 grams of Carbs.... But you will pay about $3.50 per bag....

I've switched to english muffins (at most) for that "starch fix" ~ I do think it helps to avoid the thing that you crave so that the cravings go away. For me, for example, the BIG craving is chocolate but I have not allowed myself to have any for 3 weeks and the cravings are gone, too.

Anyway, I now buy those Thomas 100 calorie english muffins.

Love the comment earlier about baking your own bread! That is awesome!!!! Used to do that myself, pre-kids. Now, not so much . . .:ohwell:

I make my own bread at home, and I use the La Leche League basic whole wheat bread recipe. It takes a couple tries to get it just where you like it, and if you're a white bread addict, you can start with just a cup or two of WW flour and then increase it as you get used to the taste, but here's a version of the basic recipe:

http://www.llli.org/NB/NBJulAug99p134.html

The cookbook I have from LLL is from 1984, so the recipe is a BIT different, and I use only whole wheat flour, not any all purpose, but you get the general gist.

I LOVE making my own bread. I feel so proud of myself. I know that sounds silly, but I'm a SAHM, so it helps to have little things that you are proud of.

I also substitute some of the flour with nonfat dry milk powder and wheat germ. Sometimes rolled oats if I'm feeling especially sassy. Also, I use honey or agave nectar instead of maple syrup.

I would definitely recommend at least trying it once, but it does take all day. The good thing is all that kneading makes your arms look really really great.

I too am a reformed white bread addict.

I use........................ Natures Own Light Wheat it's 80 cal, 1 fat for 2 slices.

My husband is weird about wheat bread.... so I buy the Natures Own Honey Wheat for him and the kids.

I do have to say though.there is NOTHING as good as a PBJ on white bread LOL... ohhhh i miss those days LOL!

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Try Potato Bread!! It is very soft and moist like white bread, but has more nutritional value. And once you conquer that, head to wheat.