I’m going to stop buying bread

I cut way back on bread when they started putting the conditioners in all wheat flour that are banned in other countries. As a bread lover and a wheat farmer, I hate that, but it makes my tummy hurt, so regular bread is uncommon here. I have tried all kinds of bread made with oat flour, rice flour, cassava, etc. I’ve tried cloud bread, cottage cheese bread, egg white crepes. It’s all ok, but none of it is GOOD WHEAT BREAD. I do like fruit bread made with almond flour, but it’s not the same thing.

I just added Ezekiel bread and Carbonaut gluten free. I can't imagine almond butter and preserves being as filling or desiresble on a wrap instead of bread. In that case I use a plain rice cake

I've also drastically cut down on my bread consumption. Not because I'm against bread or anything, but for practical reasons: I used to eat bread for lunch at home with my BF, but since he changed jobs he's no longer working from home and I eat lunch on my own. On my own, my consumption isn't high enough to justify buying bread (we are lucky to live in a country with great bakeries, but it goes stale quite quickly) and I was struggling to have a sufficient variety of toppings while not letting food expire. So bread is for weekends only now, when I can share with my BF.
I'm still trying to get into a new routine, but at the moment I'm eating simple salads with pesto and some sort of easy protein (prepackaged shrimp or chicken) and canned chickpeas.

I’m the opposite - I’m making my own sourdough at the moment 🤤 I also freeze bread so it lasts and doesn’t go stale, as (home baking aside) I don’t actually eat that much. It toasts v well and defrosts okay, so it means I don’t waste any.

Bread sucks, IMO. Better to put whatever you were gonna put in a sandwich, into a bowl, and then just eat it from there.

feisty_bucket wrote: »

Bread sucks, IMO. Better to put whatever you were gonna put in a sandwich, into a bowl, and then just eat it from there.

A slice of salami or cheese? In a bowl? That's very few calories and won't keep me full.

feisty_bucket wrote: »

Bread sucks, IMO. Better to put whatever you were gonna put in a sandwich, into a bowl, and then just eat it from there.

No thanks chief 👍 I enjoy my BLTs on fresh white bread not in a bowl 🤷‍♀️

paperpudding wrote: »

dannytrees1 wrote: »

I made a mistake… that was for 2 slices of bread 🤠
I’m still going to cut the bread off my shopping list,
I really don’t think it’s good for me
I really think wraps are a better alternative.

Ah so per sandwich then and about on a par with other posters counts.

I agree with the poster who said it isn't either/ or - meaning one can sometimes have a wrap, sometimes a sandwich or toast.

As to your question,have you ditched the bread?

No I havent. I have bread sometimes and a wrap occasionally.

As to bread going stale I solve that by keeping it in the freezer

This time of year when I don't feel like cooking, I've been having a wrap (with a side of beans) for lunch and a sandwich for dinner.

I eat the bread fast enough that it does not go bad in the refrigerator.

VegjoyP wrote: »

I just added Ezekiel bread and Carbonaut gluten free. I can't imagine almond butter and preserves being as filling or desiresble on a wrap instead of bread. In that case I use a plain rice cake

I've had nut butter and preserves in a wrap but do prefer them on rice cakes. My brand is 35 calories - half that of my small wraps.

I make my own 50-50 rye flour/whole wheat flour bread. It's composed of those flours, yeast, salt, brown malt vingear and a little molasses. I don't add any oil/fat to the recipe. It's still calorie dense but I will often have a 90g sized portion of it with my soup at lunch. It comes in about 235 cals for a serve and I even have 4g of butter spread on it.