Carbohydrates

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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malibu927

What is your reasoning for wanting to replace bread?

cwolfman13

There's nothing wrong with carbohydrates...they are just one of three macro-nutrients. I typically eat carbohydrates at every meal.

seska422

Eat the bread.

Carbs don't block weight loss. As long as you consume fewer calories than you body uses, you'll lose weight.

happysherri

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

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?

Lizarking

Fibrous veggies and lots of protein. Or just eat the bread.

Rocbola

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.

psuLemon

I eat bread roughly 2 meals a day. I tend to aim for ones that are higher in fiber and protein. Starches just tend to fill me up, which is the most important aspect of weight loss and sustainability. So if bread is filling and you can still get other important nutrients like protein and stay within your calories... I would keep the bread. I have lost 50 lbs while doing this and enjoy bread way too much to give it up.

crzycatlady1

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

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

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

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

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

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.

malibu927

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 calories get stored as fat is if you eat too many calories. And unless you have a medical reason to worry about insulin, carbs are fine. I lost 60+ pounds without cutting bread.

Rocbola

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

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

girlinahat

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

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.

psuLemon

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)

Dont believe that nonsense. There is a lot of fear mongering around carbs from people who dont understand how things work. Insulin is not the bogey monster and in fact can be highly beneficial since its the key to your body storing nutrients.

Again, i have lost over 50 lbs eating it 2x a day. Its filling and i love a sandwich.

cmtigger

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

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

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.

CharlieBeansmomTracey

so now bread is the devil? it was sugar. there is nothing wrong with bread. if you like bread and have no health issues eat it. carbs are carbs. eat what you like aside from any health issues. I eat a lot of carbs and have no issues with losing weight as long as Im in a deficit.

zyxst

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

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

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

nvmomketo wrote: »

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.

Unless a person is diabetic or IR, this is not a problem. Yes it spikes, it also falls.

earlnabby

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.

sijomial

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)

Why does insulin levels increasing in response to feeding matter unless you have a specific health issue? That's the way your body is supposed to work. Insulin isn't bad!

You can't store energy away as fat unless you are in a calorie surplus.
BTW - it's far easier for your body to store away dietary fat as body fat, but again that's only an issue in a calorie surplus.

Funny how it keeps coming back to calories! Both high fat and high carb diets can be healthy.
Look at your diet in its entirety.