cutting crust off bread to save calories?
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I think you need a better bread. I eat Pumpernickel and one slice = 40 cal 1g fat 2g protein 1g fiber. The whole slice. Remove the crust and all you get are empty calories.
http://health.howstuffworks.com/wellness/food-nutrition/facts/eating-bread-crust.htm
This is another, sterling example of the inaccuracies of the editor-free content that's too common on the web.
Yes, one of the subheads reads "If you cut the bread crusts off your bread, you miss out on the nutrients." but that assertion is not supported by the article that it accompanies.
The only mention of the non-crust portion is "Through analyzing the bread crust, bread crumbs from the paler inside of the bread and flour, researchers discovered that pronyl-lysine, an antixodant, was eight times more plentiful in the bread crust than in the other components of the bread. Pronyl-lysine was not at all present in the flour"
As I read it, that para states how much pronyl-lysine is in the crust. It sheds zero light on the nutritional value of the non-crust portion (other than as it deals with pronyl-lysine, of course).
Insofar as "empty calories" - I think some bread might fall under that category but even "Wonder Bread", which I have the impression is the lowest in nutritional content, has vitamins and minerals in it.
I bake my own bread from whole wheat flours because bread is an important part of my diet. I need calories and I need carbs and it's difficult for me to get all of the carbs that I need without eating bread.
Whole grain bread is a medium glycemic index food which means it can be important in controlling appetite and providing complex carbs which my body needs for energy (I add peanut butter to lower the GI). Further, whole grain has antioxidants (lord help me, I sound like a "whole foodie"!) which some people believe play a role in the aging process.0 -
Is that what I count for calories?
Yes.Would it be accurate to say the crust has more calories in it since it weighs more?
Probably, yes.
I would say go easy on yourself. Calorie counting is an inexact science. With the best will in the world you will never get your calorie counting spot on. Even with food labelling manufacturers are given a margin of error for the calorie information they provide.
Pretty much everything is a guideline which you work towards. Worrying about 80 calories or so here and there won't matter very much if you are running a largeish deficit (say over 350 or so less than TDEE.) Obviously if your deficit is small you need to be more careful but I doubt that applies to most people on here.
Dieting doesn't have to be a chore or overwhelming.
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wow, I doubt anyone considered it, but I actually just don't like the taste of the crust on this bread. Generally I do eat the crust. Just trying to get an accurate calorie count.5
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wow, I doubt anyone considered it, but I actually just don't like the taste of the crust on this bread. Generally I do eat the crust. Just trying to get an accurate calorie count.
Oh, well if you would have said, "I don't like the taste of bread crust, how could I go about calculating those calories?" I would have had a totally different answer for you. If you don't like bread crust, you don't have to use the calories as an excuse to cut them off!0 -
Hey folks, Google is your friend! :-)
http://www.how-many-calories-in-food.com/bread/how-many-calories-in-white-bread
Don't know how credible this source is but…
In testing the caloric value of white bread, the "slice thin, crust not eaten" value is 9 grams for 24 calories while the ""slice thin" is 20 grams and 53 calories.
The crust is 11 grams and contributes 29 calories = 2.6363 cals/gram
The non-crust is 9 grams and contributes 24 calories = 2.6666 cals/gram
That's a 0.01% difference which means that, in the case of white bread, they're "the same".
Now, what about whole wheat baked with a firm crust? ;-)0 -
I said this on another thread but my grandfather always said that the nutrition was in the crust. Don't know how accurate that is but if you don't like crust maybe you should try some other kinds of bread. It might be fun to experiment.0
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For the few calories you're going to save, why bother cutting off the crusts? Seriously, why make the process more difficult than it already is? Just eat the bread intact and take the stairs in to the office to make up for it.
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yea, since the title of the thread is "cutting crust of bread to save calories" it never actually entered my mind that you might not like them. if you had said so, i doubt youd have gotten half as much crap as you did.wow, I doubt anyone considered it, but I actually just don't like the taste of the crust on this bread. Generally I do eat the crust. Just trying to get an accurate calorie count.
that said - personally, id just log a whole slice of bread even if i cut the crust off.2 -
So nice to see that I'm not the only one wondering the same thing, haha! I try to cut the calories every way I can b/c I am only allowed 1200/day too. Realized yesterday that 1 packet of ketchup has 20 calories!!!!! Which doesn't sound like a lot, but it does add up quickly!1
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im pretty sure you'll cut down on a few calories.. just not alot
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If you really want to be able to enjoy a low calorie diet, eat lentils, salads with balsamic vinegar, egg whites, not meat, granola sans sugar, oatmeal, brown rice, miso soup, etc. I eat under 1000 calories a day and I run and I feel great and satisfied. When I need dessert, I eat a nutrigrain bar which is only 120 calories. Similarly, pickles have zero calories. Less processed food=fewer calories honestly. And if you want to lose weight, I suggest going vegan+seafood if you are athletic or just vegan if you aren't. There is a reason that fat vegan people are rare. If you want more suggestions, just message me or reply to this, etc.12
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If you really want to be able to enjoy a low calorie diet, eat lentils, salads with balsamic vinegar, egg whites, not meat, granola sans sugar, oatmeal, brown rice, miso soup, etc. I eat under 1000 calories a day and I run and I feel great and satisfied. When I need dessert, I eat a nutrigrain bar which is only 120 calories. Similarly, pickles have zero calories. Less processed food=fewer calories honestly. And if you want to lose weight, I suggest going vegan+seafood if you are athletic or just vegan if you aren't. There is a reason that fat vegan people are rare. If you want more suggestions, just message me or reply to this, etc.
Aside from resurrecting a super-zombie thread... :huh:
how exactly can one be vegan+seafood? That is technically a pescatarian. :huh: :huh:2 -
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I said this on another thread but my grandfather always said that the nutrition was in the crust. Don't know how accurate that is but if you don't like crust maybe you should try some other kinds of bread. It might be fun to experiment.
Do they use different dough for the crust?
is there something about the baking process that makes the crush inherently more "nutritious"??
Have I been baking bread wrong all these years?0 -
Sh.. isn't that serious. Eat the dang bread people. Train hard and it won't matter. People make this way too hard.0
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Think of all the calories you'd expend cutting the crust off.1
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ElizabethRoad wrote: »
If the crust weighs 36g and there are 2.27 calories per g then you know how many calories are in the crust... what was the question again?I had two slices of bread, weighing 73g together. When I cut the crust off the crust weighed 36g. So that means the total bread weight leftover was 37g. Is that what I count for calories? Would it be accurate to say the crust has more calories in it since it weighs more?
in this bread 1g= 2.27 calories
The question was if there is more calories in the crust than the rest of the bread and I think there is but not a huge amount and it also depends on who’s making it because sometimes when you buy bread in shops, they put butter on the crust therefore more calories, just not a lot, and plus it’s optional, so if you just make it at home and you don’t put butter on the outside than the calories would be the same as the rest of the bread.
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I love a pie. I have wondered about getting a pie, eating the inside then throwing away the pastry. This would save a whole load of calories.
Then I realised my life would be worthless, so on days when I have cycled, walked a lot and had a game of netball I eat a pie. A whole pie (usually chicken and mushroom for anyone who is interested) and my life is just brilliant. No guilt, within goals and a big smile on my face. Nobody should ruin my pie day
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ElizabethRoad wrote: »
If the crust weighs 36g and there are 2.27 calories per g then you know how many calories are in the crust... what was the question again?I had two slices of bread, weighing 73g together. When I cut the crust off the crust weighed 36g. So that means the total bread weight leftover was 37g. Is that what I count for calories? Would it be accurate to say the crust has more calories in it since it weighs more?
in this bread 1g= 2.27 calories
The question was if there is more calories in the crust than the rest of the bread and I think there is but not a huge amount and it also depends on who’s making it because sometimes when you buy bread in shops, they put butter on the crust therefore more calories, just not a lot, and plus it’s optional, so if you just make it at home and you don’t put butter on the outside than the calories would be the same as the rest of the bread.
The question was also asked 6 years ago.
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I'd rather have the crust and cut the bread part out. The crust is the best part IMHO.
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paperpudding wrote: »ElizabethRoad wrote: »
If the crust weighs 36g and there are 2.27 calories per g then you know how many calories are in the crust... what was the question again?I had two slices of bread, weighing 73g together. When I cut the crust off the crust weighed 36g. So that means the total bread weight leftover was 37g. Is that what I count for calories? Would it be accurate to say the crust has more calories in it since it weighs more?
in this bread 1g= 2.27 calories
The question was if there is more calories in the crust than the rest of the bread and I think there is but not a huge amount and it also depends on who’s making it because sometimes when you buy bread in shops, they put butter on the crust therefore more calories, just not a lot, and plus it’s optional, so if you just make it at home and you don’t put butter on the outside than the calories would be the same as the rest of the bread.
The question was also asked 6 years ago.
Meh, insignificant details!2 -
I love a pie. I have wondered about getting a pie, eating the inside then throwing away the pastry. This would save a whole load of calories.
Then I realised my life would be worthless, so on days when I have cycled, walked a lot and had a game of netball I eat a pie. A whole pie (usually chicken and mushroom for anyone who is interested) and my life is just brilliant. No guilt, within goals and a big smile on my face. Nobody should ruin my pie day
This is me actually as I love pasties but dont like pastry that much. I wish I could just buy pasty filling and eat it with a spoon. I particularly hate the crimped edge, which was never meant to be eaten anyway, just thrown to the knockers to keep the bad spirits at bay!1 -
Necro'd, but since other people read this: That's a lot of work to save like 50 calories. Easier to just shave off a scoop of sugar in your coffee than to perform surgery on your food.2
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I had two slices of bread, weighing 73g together. When I cut the crust off the crust weighed 36g. So that means the total bread weight leftover was 37g. Is that what I count for calories? Would it be accurate to say the crust has more calories in it since it weighs more?
in this bread 1g= 2.27 calories
If you like bread enough to fit it into your meal plans, just eat it. You're going to stress yourself out ripping it apart.
Eat it. Enjoy it. Log it. ❤0 -
At least OP was using a food scale six years ago!8
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Deleted because I don't want zombies coming to eat my brains. Or my crusts. Or cutting the crusts off my bread and just leaving the crusts.3
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lynn_glenmont wrote: »Deleted because I don't want zombies coming to eat my brains. Or my crusts. Or cutting the crusts off my bread and just leaving the crusts.
Or they might cut the crust off your brain. I hate when that happens. 😬0
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