Why is bread the enemy?

I avoid regular bread because it has a lot of calories. I'd rather have something fatty/filling than bread. I do eat nettle bread, however, because it's only 24 kcal per piece and has an interesting taste and a lot of fiber.

I am very finicky about how my bread is made and where the ingredients come from.

Much of the wheat in the US is GMO / Monsanto / Roundup derived.

Ref: http://www.thehealthyhomeeconomist.com/real-reason-for-toxic-wheat-its-not-gluten/

I make my own bread with non-GMO / non-Monsanto / non-Roundup wheat that is processed in a factory that doesn't contain wheat that is GMO / Monsanto / Roundup derived.

(It's expensive and I don't eat a lot of bread for that reason.)

I do love bread, though, all kinds of it... so it's a bit sad.

When I eat wheat pasta I eat it in small amounts imported from Italy where GMO / Monsanto / Roundup is banned.

I can't speak for everyone but I think for some people it's probably just because it's a lot of extra calories. Eating a piece of meat and veggies for example, is a lot more filling than a sandwich of the same number of calories. At least for me it is.

I don't personally avoid bread. I eat sandwiches and rolls etc all the time.

WinoGelato wrote: »

Because bread made the arbitrary click bait lists of:
"Foods You Should Never Eat IF You Want To Lose Weight"
and
"Avoid All White Foods If You Want To Lose Weight"

This is pretty much it. The OP isn't asking why some people choose not to eat bread. They're asking why it's so demonized. I personally hardly eat any bread. It just doesn't do anything for me and I have to be choosy with my calories. But that's not what the post is about as I understand it.

The answer: bad information meant not to make everyone healthier, but to make a few people rich from book and supplement sales, and click bait revenue.

Hi there I have reduced my bread consumption due to being told i was a pre-diabetic and insulin resistant . in my case bread was basically what I lived off of daily. I work 12 hour shifts and would just order a large pizza to eat off of all day. I loved and still love bread but although I don't "count carbs" or completely avoid them, I try to eat a balanced diet and not just bread. I have lost 24 lbs in 3 months

Because for me it's pretty much empty calories because it doesn't fill me up. Still love it though (and I make my own sourdough bread).

thewindandthework wrote: »

I know that there are a lot of people who eat low carb, and I understand the various reasons for that, though I don't eat that way myself.

But I feel like I'm always seeing people avoiding bread specifically without limiting other carbs or food made from processed grains. What's the reason for this? Why do so many people view bread as adversarial to weight loss?

These people are not on a low carb diet. They are either misinformed or choosing to not actually follow it - lip service only.

Sort of like how someone who is following a gluten free diet makes a big deal about ordering GF but then adds on a dessert.... As a celiac, that drives me nuts - it makes it harder to be taken seriously in GF needs.

I think some see bread as adversarial because it stimulates the appetite. For many, it is much easier to overeat breads and refined carbs than it is to overeat salmon, broccoli or apples. Some find it easier to lose weight when those trigger foods are limited or removed from the diet.

And then there are the long term low carbers who avoid bread, and other refined carbs, because it makes us feel better. It was good for our health.

Because processed white bread has a lot of calories and little nutritional value. I wouldn't say it is bread that is demonized but white bread. Whole grain breads are a different story.

I'm not purposely low-carb, but I guess I am kind of anti-bread or other random extra "carb." It frustrates me that everyone in my family believes there should be some random white carb (bread, chips, tortillas) on the table at every meal in addition to an otherwise full and balanced meal - just because. It encourages mindless nibbling, and I've had to make a really conscious effort to avoid those extras because they add up fast and add nothing to my dining experience, really. I don't go so far as to order a burger without the bun or anything, but if the bread isn't a reasonably necessary component of the meal, I avoid it and I secretly wish it weren't there in the first place.

Like others have said, it tends to be high in calories and it's usually just kind of not worth it, to me. It doesn't keep me full and it isn't satisfying in and of itself. I don't think bread is EVERYONE'S enemy, but it's one of my enemies, I suppose.