What to eat when craving bread?
magster4isu
Posts: 633 Member
I’m looking for an alternative when I’m craving bread. Please don’t say bread. Thanks!
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Are you low carb or keto? I have keto recipes for bread if you are interested3
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Pork rinds are great for that, in my experience. How long have you gone without grains? I went without them for about two weeks just as an attempt to break through a plateau. When I started eating them again, I noticed they made me feel really gross. What I thought was just the feeling of normal digestion was actually grains triggering some kind of inflammation. After that, it was really easy to stay away from grains5
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Why don’t you want to eat bread?
Are you giving it up forever?
All foods in moderation could help towards long term success, with very little adjustment when you are in maintenance. For me, denying any food, would never work and it’s unnecessary for losing weight. Only a calorie deficit is necessary.16 -
What is it about bread specifically that you're trying to avoid? There's nothing inherently "bad" about all types of bread, so being more specific might give you more targeted answers for substitutes.
You already over ruled my answer
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For me, it’s not about not being able to eat bread (I will still eat it), it is just the one food that I have serious control issues with and tend to overeat once I start. Until I can find that control, I just need alternatives to curb the cravings.10
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nothing really curbs cravings for bread but bread in my experience. I had to stop buying it. When i do i buy english muffins or very small loaves of thin cut bread. Smaller portions or cutting it fully is only thing that really did anything for me. Sorry.6
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@magster4isu You sound like me. Carb sensitive, insulin resistant. The more I have them, the more I want...no, CRAVE them. Over this past three-day weekend, I just let loose and ate junk food and had plenty of booze. Every night this week on my way home from work, I've had to fight the urge to stop for a burger and fries. Only now is my craving back under control, but it would have been so easy for me to just revert back to my old ways. If giving up bread and grains will help you the way it helped me, do it. Not everyone is the same. Some people just shouldn't have refined carbs11
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Breads - and all its variations - have been my trigger food for a long time. Very slowly I have changed to a variety of salads and vegetables. Not only are they lower in calories but I can't put as much fats and proteins onto them as I used to put onto bread. I really do not miss it - yesterday I actually walked by one of the best bakeries in town - the smell wafting out of their ovens was amazing but by now I know that it is not worth it. I always ask myself: Is the product which I wouldn't mind eating right here, right now - immediately stuff my face with it - is this product easily available tomorrow, next week and next month? It usually is - so why bother to buy it right now ? I also remember those day - long heart burns which were no fun at all. Since I stopped eating bread I haven't had one single flair up. (425 days in MFP, lost so far 36 kg - 80 pounds - and lots more weight to lose...)4
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I don’t know. I used to love bread, until I realized I didn’t. I was just using it to hold the butter, jelly, cheese, and all the other things I loved together.
What is it about bread you like? The gooey Ness? The taste? Maybe try to figure it out and try to satisfy that particular thing.7 -
I just eat bread, but if I want a vehicle for toppings--unflavoured rice cakes for 35 cals each.3
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When I really want toast nothing else fills that craving but I’ve realized that grocery store breads vary immensely in their calories and nutrition, and an airy lower calorie bread meets my craving just as well as the super dense bread. Though I prefer the taste of a good dense bread like Beckman’s California Black Bread, it’s not worth the 120 calories per slice, especially when Nature’s Own Whole Wheat has the same amount of protein and fiber per slice, with half the calories.2
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Any of you folks having bread issues ever have toast parties? That’s the term I used to describe those evening bread attacks remedied with buttered toast as in several.
I’m more of a corn tortillas guy now but do eat English muffins.
I’m pretty disciplined now so don’t have bread issues. I’m an avoidance guy rather than a moderator guy with foods of concern of which pizza comes to mind.1 -
I don't really care about bread and never crave it (although I do love homemade bread and naan with curry when it's available), so for me the question is what do you crave when you are craving bread? Mouthfeel, a particular taste, starch, what? Answering that would allow for better suggestions.2
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I second the suggestion about English muffins and/or thin sliced low calorie bread. Bread is my kryptonite. I've found that going for smaller batch or lower calorie bread has really helped. Or, I only buy a loaf/small roll if it's going to be had with certain low calorie meals, like soup.0
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Fisherman mints 😂😂😂0
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Also, maybe something like pita chips (as a snack) can help curb the craving? Unless you're prone to overeat chips, of course.0
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Melba toast is quite satisfying and filling with cheese. On average; 8 toasts=140 calories.2
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How do you feel about freezing your bread and thawing it out one slice at a time? That might help you moderate.7
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I have the same problem with bread and wheat. So all these other wheat products people suggest are just as bad for me, compulsion-wise. I also have the same issue with sweets, so those two things I have to really be mindful about.
I don't buy cereal, crackers, cookies, pretzels (any baked wheat products) unless it's something I've proven I can moderate. As far as bread, I keep it in the freezer and I only buy sliced grocery store 100% whole wheat bread and English muffins. I don't buy crusty loaves or fluffy French bread anymore. With those, a package is one serving. No. The freezer thing tends to make me take a beat before eating it since 1. It's out of sight and 2. I have to either let it thaw out or toast it before I eat it and that seems to slow me down enough to recognize the compulsion. In other words, I have to do x x x x before I eat it, so those few steps give me time to be more mindful.
That said, if I want cinnamon sugar toast, it's on. Four pieces will be the end result, usually.
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With things I tend to binge on, sometimes I need to avoid them completely for some time. It was pasta for me. Now I rarely eat it - still eat large servings when I do but it's not often.0
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