Carbohydrates

chocoliyt
chocoliyt Posts: 13 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I am someone who eats a bread with every meal, and I feel if I didn't I don't get full. What do you suggest I do or eat to replace bread but still feel full? Something low in carbohydrates?
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  • happysherri
    happysherri Posts: 1,360 Member
    Chicken fills me up! I ate a bunch of raw veggies with lunch the other day (which I don't always do) - surprisingly I felt full. I still eat bread though. I ate a grilled chicken sandwich for lunch and it was delicious (with the bun)! Begin with replacing the bread you eat at breakfast with oats, or the bread at lunch with fruit. I Love Bread!
  • nvmomketo
    nvmomketo Posts: 12,019 Member
    If you want volume, I would go with a bunch of low GI veggies. A salad is easy. Or veggies with a dip.

    If you find fats or protein fills you better, go with meats, cheeses and other fats. A plate of eggs with cheese and veggies? Maybe some bacon on the side?
  • Rocbola
    Rocbola Posts: 1,998 Member
    Have you considered keeping the bread, but getting a higher quality bread? Not all breads are built the same. My dad makes his own; it's delicious, filling, and has a simple recipe.
  • crzycatlady1
    crzycatlady1 Posts: 1,930 Member
    If it's fitting into your calorie goals and you enjoy eating it then there's no need to cut it out :)
  • Hello_its_Dan
    Hello_its_Dan Posts: 406 Member
    chocoliyt wrote: »
    I am someone who eats a bread with every meal, and I feel if I didn't I don't get full. What do you suggest I do or eat to replace bread but still feel full? Something low in carbohydrates?

    Veggies
  • chocoliyt
    chocoliyt Posts: 13 Member
    Rocbola wrote: »
    Have you considered keeping the bread, but getting a higher quality bread? Not all breads are built the same. My dad makes his own; it's delicious, filling, and has a simple recipe.

    Can you tell me about the recipe?
  • chocoliyt
    chocoliyt Posts: 13 Member
    happysherri wrote: »
    Chicken fills me up! I ate a bunch of raw veggies with lunch the other day (which I don't always do) - surprisingly I felt full. I still eat bread though. I ate a grilled chicken sandwich for lunch and it was delicious (with the bun)! Begin with replacing the bread you eat at breakfast with oats, or the bread at lunch with fruit. I Love Bread!

    Do oats fill you up?
  • chocoliyt
    chocoliyt Posts: 13 Member
    malibu927 wrote: »
    What is your reasoning for wanting to replace bread?

    It's simple carbs so they increase insulin levels and make you store calories as fats (what I've read)
  • Lillymoo01
    Lillymoo01 Posts: 2,865 Member
    chocoliyt wrote: »
    malibu927 wrote: »
    What is your reasoning for wanting to replace bread?

    It's simple carbs so they increase insulin levels and make you store calories as fats (what I've read)

    That depends on the type of bread you are eating. White bread is but wholemeal and wholegrain bread are complex carbohydrates and don't cause these sugar spikes.
  • Rocbola
    Rocbola Posts: 1,998 Member
    chocoliyt wrote: »
    Rocbola wrote: »
    Have you considered keeping the bread, but getting a higher quality bread? Not all breads are built the same. My dad makes his own; it's delicious, filling, and has a simple recipe.

    Can you tell me about the recipe?
    I'm not exactly sure. I've seen him make it, but it's been a while. He has several different styles. I seem to remember him saying that it's just flour, water, yeast and salt, but i've seen him add things like walnuts or flax. He keeps his own sourdough yeast strain in the fridge. It's really delicious.
  • happysherri
    happysherri Posts: 1,360 Member
    chocoliyt wrote: »
    happysherri wrote: »
    Chicken fills me up! I ate a bunch of raw veggies with lunch the other day (which I don't always do) - surprisingly I felt full. I still eat bread though. I ate a grilled chicken sandwich for lunch and it was delicious (with the bun)! Begin with replacing the bread you eat at breakfast with oats, or the bread at lunch with fruit. I Love Bread!

    Do oats fill you up?

    If I eat them alone, I begin feeling hungry about an hour later. So I'll pair them with egg whites and berries or grab a healthy snack when I feel hungry. I made pumpkin protein pancakes this morning, so good. I ate 35 calorie bread yesterday, I still eat the bread, love it :D
  • girlinahat
    girlinahat Posts: 2,956 Member
    Rocbola wrote: »
    chocoliyt wrote: »
    Rocbola wrote: »
    Have you considered keeping the bread, but getting a higher quality bread? Not all breads are built the same. My dad makes his own; it's delicious, filling, and has a simple recipe.

    Can you tell me about the recipe?
    I'm not exactly sure. I've seen him make it, but it's been a while. He has several different styles. I seem to remember him saying that it's just flour, water, yeast and salt, but i've seen him add things like walnuts or flax. He keeps his own sourdough yeast strain in the fridge. It's really delicious.

    That's all bread should be a flour water, yeast and salt mix in varying proportions.

  • nvmomketo
    nvmomketo Posts: 12,019 Member
    Lillymoo01 wrote: »
    chocoliyt wrote: »
    malibu927 wrote: »
    What is your reasoning for wanting to replace bread?

    It's simple carbs so they increase insulin levels and make you store calories as fats (what I've read)

    That depends on the type of bread you are eating. White bread is but wholemeal and wholegrain bread are complex carbohydrates and don't cause these sugar spikes.

    Bread wll; cause spikes in blood glucose. I haven't met a bread that doesn't.

    @chocoliyt Have you thought about buying a glucose monitor? They are relatively inexpensive, although the test strips get costly. If you want to know what foods spike BG, and avoid or limit those foods, a BG monitor is the only way to know.

    Check you BG an hour and two hours after eating certain foods to see how they affect you. You may find processed carbs are a problem but you may also find they are not. Testing is the only way to really know.
  • cmtigger
    cmtigger Posts: 1,450 Member
    edited February 2017
    Do you have an insulin problem? (Either type of diabetes, or prediabetes/insulin resistance, generally your doctor will say something) If not carbs are fine in moderation.
  • kimny72
    kimny72 Posts: 16,011 Member
    chocoliyt wrote: »
    malibu927 wrote: »
    What is your reasoning for wanting to replace bread?

    It's simple carbs so they increase insulin levels and make you store calories as fats (what I've read)

    The only way you will store fat is if you eat too many calories.
    I have always been a healthy weight and used MFP to lose 15 vanity lbs last year. I eat bread, pasta, pretzels every single day. I find I need carbs to help me feel full. A plate of meat and veggies would leave me hungry, add some rice or a little pasta and I'm good.

    If you don't have any medical issues, and bread helps you feel full, then no reason to cut it out. Just make sure you are eating the right amount.
  • jajohnso77
    jajohnso77 Posts: 28 Member
    chocoliyt wrote: »
    I am someone who eats a bread with every meal, and I feel if I didn't I don't get full. What do you suggest I do or eat to replace bread but still feel full? Something low in carbohydrates?

    Yes. Meats, cheeses, mashed cauliflower w/ butter and melted cheese, parmesan crisps, moon cheese snacks. These are all much healthier alternatives than bread and will quench that hunger that you desire.
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,149 Member
    jajohnso77 wrote: »
    chocoliyt wrote: »
    I am someone who eats a bread with every meal, and I feel if I didn't I don't get full. What do you suggest I do or eat to replace bread but still feel full? Something low in carbohydrates?

    Yes. Meats, cheeses, mashed cauliflower w/ butter and melted cheese, parmesan crisps, moon cheese snacks. These are all much healthier alternatives than bread and will quench that hunger that you desire.

    How are they healthier than bread?
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    Eat your bread with a little protein and fat and you will slow down the insulin response.

    Like a burger. Add veggies of course.

    Or a peanut butter sandwich.

    I also find that rough breads like wholemeal or the ryes are digested a little slower than the white breads. Even better if eaten with light cream cheese for instance.

    If you are worried about the insulin response from white breads you better watch out for white rice too.

    If you simply are trying to lose weight, just keep below your daily calorie allotment. Your body will figure out the rest.
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    And pasta. Watch that pasta. But of course if you eat it with a little protein (chicken breast) and veggies (Bolognese) it's a perfect little meal.

    I found I did a lot better when I picked my one starchy carb with my meal. So it is either toasted French bread OR the pasta. With a lovely salad besides.
  • earlnabby
    earlnabby Posts: 8,171 Member
    chocoliyt wrote: »
    I am someone who eats a bread with every meal, and I feel if I didn't I don't get full. What do you suggest I do or eat to replace bread but still feel full? Something low in carbohydrates?

    I eat a starch with almost every meal (bread or something like rice or potatoes). I am also T2Dm and my blood glucose numbers are just fine and dandy without medication because I watch my overall carb intake (I keep it to around 150 grams of total carbs per my doctor). I like bread so I eat bread. I need to moderate my carbs so I limit sweets and fruit.

    Unless you have a medical issue, count the calories and eat what satisfies you the best. Yes, I would suggest getting high quality whole grain breads rather than squishy white bread. If you are not a baker, there are many really good ones available these days in any decent sized grocery and/or bakery.
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