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Weight Loss Forum / Low Carb / January 2004Low-carb english muffin?
Does anyone know of a low-carb English muffin? I've been missing english muffins lately and dreaming of eggs benedict on a genuine chewy eng. muffin half. *sigh* Thanks. Priscilla Thomas's is supposed to make one, as well as bagels, but I haven't seen them out here in CA yet. I keep looking. :-) -- Cheri Type 2, no meds for now. Priscilla H Ballou wrote in message ... >Does anyone know of a low-carb English muffin? I've been missing english >muffins lately and dreaming of eggs benedict on a genuine chewy eng. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >Priscilla > Thomas's is supposed to make one, as well as bagels, but I haven't seen > them out here in CA yet. I keep looking. :-) I couldn't find a reference on the web, and I looked for Thomas's. Does anyone know which food congomerate owns Thomas's? They might have some info on their website. From one reference I found I thought they were Best Foods, but the Best Foods website didn't seem to cover Thomas's. Anybody got a package they can look at? Priscilla >> Thomas's is supposed to make one, as well as bagels, but I haven't seen >> them out here in CA yet. I keep looking. :-) [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >Priscilla It's George Weston Bakeries. No good info on their site, though they do have a consumer request email form. http://www.gwbakeries.com/ Em If you google "low carb english muffin" both to groups and the web, you'll get quite a few results. If the urge is overwhelming, have half slice on English muffin and do your thing (if you're not on Induction). Just count those carbs and adjust accordingly. **BUT, instead of dreaming of what you you miss -- and shouldn't be having -- why don't you concentrate on what you *can* have? On a low-fat diet, you couldn't have most of the rest of this dish, certainly not the Hollandaise sauce. Why not do eggs benedict without the muffin? Part of *my* problem, initially at least, was mourning the loss of foods I couldn't have. Well, those foods I can't have were just what put me at the weight I am now. I came to the realization I had to reconfigure my eating style. I now comb the web and LC cookbooks for a LC recipe that sounds good and try to make it soon after finding it. I find new tastes that I would never have thought of and it certainly makes me focus less on what I miss. With *any* diet for weight loss, it's to easy to say, "Gee, I can't have *fill in your favorite food* anymore." The more one focuses on what's missing (regardless of the kind of diet) the more one sets oneself up for failure. To acheive success in the long run, one can't regard this WOE as a temporary -- "until I lose the weight" -- thing. It's finding alternatives to the unhealthful choices made before and then living with those alternatives as a life-style. The weight-loss period of this WOE is just the time to establish that. We have a wonderful WOE that offers us so many exciting choices. It is a big adjustment to make, but finding new recipes for LC foods -- not just palatable, but delicious ones -- can make that journey easier and more fun. <stepping off my soapbox now> *********** Dogstar restarted LC 11/10/03 241/223.5/160 - 5'10" > Does anyone know of a low-carb English muffin? I've been missing english > muffins lately and dreaming of eggs benedict on a genuine chewy eng. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Priscilla > If you google "low carb english muffin" both to groups and the web, you'll > get quite a few results. Funny, I didn't find anything useful when I did that. What products did you find? > If the urge is overwhelming, have half slice on > English muffin and do your thing (if you're not on Induction). Just count > those carbs and adjust accordingly. I don't do Atkins. I'm a diabetic eating to my meter, and white bread products spike me, especially in the morning. > **BUT, instead of dreaming of what you you miss -- and shouldn't be > having "Shouldn't be having?" This isn't a religion, or at least it isn't for me. No shoulds -- just choices of things that help my body or hurt my body. > -- why don't you concentrate on what you *can* have? On a low-fat > diet, you couldn't have most of the rest of this dish, certainly not the > Hollandaise sauce. Why not do eggs benedict without the muffin? Of course I can do that, but what I want is with a muffin. [sermon snipped] Priscilla "Priscilla Ballou" <vze23t8n@verizon.net> wrote in message > Funny, I didn't find anything useful when I did that. What products did > you find? Try this for one: https://secure.aspenicecream.com/html/breads.html Haven't gotten them myself but heard from other people that they are quite good. BTW, there is a recipe for English muffins in Dana Carpender's book "500 Low Carb Recipes" with a count of 6.5 g (net) carbs. It uses wheat gluten, psyllium, wheat germ, bran, oat flour, and protein powder. Planning on trying it myself sometime. I will be typing it into my Mastercook file sometime soon 'cause I think it could be a winner. > I don't do Atkins. I'm a diabetic eating to my meter, and white bread > products spike me, especially in the morning. I actually didn't know that and your message didn't suggest it. > "Shouldn't be having?" This isn't a religion, or at least it isn't for > me. Not a religion for me either. I just know that when I start to eat foods that are not in line with a LC WOE, I get in trouble and it's harder to get back. With diabetes, it's a whole 'nother story. > Of course I can do that, but what I want is with a muffin. > [sermon snipped] The "sermon" was not actually meant to be that, but more a rant on the folks who say they are trying to lose weight but still end up eating a host of foods not in line with LC style. Many times, those folks are the ones who come back to complain they can't lose the pounds. *********** Dogstar restarted LC 11/10/03 241/223.5/160 - 5'10" > "Priscilla Ballou" <vze23t8n@verizon.net> wrote in message > > Funny, I didn't find anything useful when I did that. What products did [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Haven't gotten them myself but heard from other people that they are quite > good. I don't see any English muffins there. ??? Priscilla Oops, must've had a brain blip there -- or I may need to get new glasses. <g> Still in all, try the Carpender book for the recipe. Or, if you're willing to wait, I can post the recipe once I get it typed into Mastercook. > > "Priscilla Ballou" <vze23t8n@verizon.net> wrote in message > > > Funny, I didn't find anything useful when I did that. What products did [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Priscilla Pricilla, White bread usually spikes me, but I've found that the whole wheat sourdough baguettes at Whole Foods work surprisinlgy well for me. I can eat 2 ounces without trouble, and they are delicious. The big problem is they're also 40 minutes away now that I've moved north. <sigh> -- Jenny - Low Carbing for 4 years. At goal for weight. Type 2 diabetes, hba1c 5.2. Cut the carbs to respond to my email address! Low carb facts and figures, my weight-loss photos, tips, recipes, strategies for dealing with diabetes and more at http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean/ Looking for help controlling your blood sugar? Visit http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/Newly%20Diagnosed.htm > > If you google "low carb english muffin" both to groups and the web, you'll > > get quite a few results. [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > Priscilla > Pricilla, > > White bread usually spikes me, but I've found that the whole wheat sourdough > baguettes at Whole Foods work surprisinlgy well for me. I can eat 2 ounces > without trouble, and they are delicious. The big problem is they're also 40 > minutes away now that I've moved north. <sigh> Have you tried Aunt Millies low carb breads yet? I tried the multigrain claiming 4 net carbs. So far have seen a small spike with one slice, in 2 hours after eating with a meal, BG went from 105 to 129. Not great, but did show. Myway > > Pricilla, > > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > 2 hours after eating with a meal, BG went from 105 to 129. Not great, > but did show. You spiked 24 points from 4 grams of carb? Are you sure you didn't eat something else? Priscilla Pricilla, Your answer about the blood sugar spike from Aunt Millie's bread should have been directed to whoever responded to my message about the bread. It was a reply to me, not me. -- Jenny - Low Carbing for 4 years. At goal for weight. Type 2 diabetes, hba1c 5.2. Cut the carbs to respond to my email address! Low carb facts and figures, my weight-loss photos, tips, recipes, strategies for dealing with diabetes and more at http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean/ Looking for help controlling your blood sugar? Visit http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/Newly%20Diagnosed.htm > > > Pricilla, > > > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Priscilla > Pricilla, > > Your answer about the blood sugar spike from Aunt Millie's bread should have > been directed to whoever responded to my message about the bread. It was a > reply to me, not me. When I look at the attributions below, I see I'm replying to "Myway." What am I missing? Priscilla > > > > Pricilla, > > > > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > > > Priscilla > Pricilla, > > White bread usually spikes me, but I've found that the whole wheat sourdough > baguettes at Whole Foods work surprisinlgy well for me. I can eat 2 ounces > without trouble, and they are delicious. The big problem is they're also 40 > minutes away now that I've moved north. <sigh> Ooooh! I'll have to look for them when I'm in next. I bake my own ww bread which in moderation doesn't spike me, and for sandwiches I've been using Pepperidge Farm sourdough WW bread, which is decent. I'm trying my first loaf of low-carb bread (Arnold Multi Grain), and a tuna/avocado sandwich on it (toasted) at noon was pretty good. It's clear, though, that one way they get the carbs down is they shrink the slice of bread. Teesy weensy! I've been thinking that when the farmers' markets open in the spring, I'm going to try some of Iggy's WW rolls, too. Priscilla > > Pricilla, > > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Priscilla If you test after consumption, I'd love to hear the results for Iggy's.  SignatureJean B. > > I've been thinking that when the farmers' markets open in the spring, > > I'm going to try some of Iggy's WW rolls, too. > > If you test after consumption, I'd love to hear the results for > Iggy's. OK, but people can spike differently to different foods. Priscilla > I'm trying > my first loaf of low-carb bread (Arnold Multi Grain), and a tuna/avocado > sandwich on it (toasted) at noon was pretty good. It's clear, though, > that one way they get the carbs down is they shrink the slice of bread. > Teesy weensy! People keep saying that, but you know, I'm not that old, but when I was a kid in the 60s, I could swear that was the normal size of a piece of bread. We used to get Arnold Brick Oven White Bread or the similar Pepperidge Farm bread (I forget the name), and it's my impression that these haven't changed in size. However, there are a lot of types of bread, like Branola, that do have larger slices. SignatureAF "Non Sequitur U has a really, really lousy debate team." --artyw raises the bar on rec.sport.baseball > > I'm trying > > my first loaf of low-carb bread (Arnold Multi Grain), and a tuna/avocado [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > these haven't changed in size. However, there are a lot of types of > bread, like Branola, that do have larger slices. I think this is smaller than Brick Oven White. We used to eat that, too. I'm comparing it with a slice from a home-baked loaf or a regular supermarket loaf, not the oversized Branola. Priscilla > > > I'm trying > > > my first loaf of low-carb bread (Arnold Multi Grain), and a tuna/avocado [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > too. I'm comparing it with a slice from a home-baked loaf or a regular > supermarket loaf, not the oversized Branola. Before mass-market reduced carb breads came out, I used to occasionally buy Arnold 100% Stoneground Whole Wheat. I think it's roughly the same size also. SignatureAF "Non Sequitur U has a really, really lousy debate team." --artyw raises the bar on rec.sport.baseball > Does anyone know of a low-carb English muffin? I've been missing english > muffins lately and dreaming of eggs benedict on a genuine chewy eng. > muffin half. *sigh* try to find a whole wheat english muffin and see if that will work for you. it isn't "low carb", but the carbs take longer to be converted to sugar, so it won't give you the same "glycemic spike" you'd get with a white-bread muffin. or that's the theory behind Southbeach, anyway. i usually have a slice or two of whole grain bread per day (not both at once), with no noticeable effect on my blood sugar (no carb cravings or energy spike). -kelly southbeach since 9/03 (210/170/150) with a two week "cheat" over the holidays. > > Does anyone know of a low-carb English muffin? I've been missing english > > muffins lately and dreaming of eggs benedict on a genuine chewy eng. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > southbeach since 9/03 > (210/170/150) with a two week "cheat" over the holidays. If you go the whole wheat route, TJ's are the best I could find around here. I MAY have seen LC English Muffins at Stop & Shop but, if so, was apparently not impressed enough to buy them. I'll try to remember to look again tomorrow. I did buy LC bagels recently, and they are languishing in the fereezer. SignatureJean B. I've used Atkins bagels to make Eggs Benedict (my favorite) and made the Atkins hollandaise sauce from his cookbook--they are just as good this way as with English muffins. > > > Does anyone know of a low-carb English muffin? I've been missing english > > > muffins lately and dreaming of eggs benedict on a genuine chewy eng. [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > try to remember to look again tomorrow. I did buy LC bagels > recently, and they are languishing in the fereezer. Thanks. I need to hit T. Joe's next week anyway. Priscilla > If you go the whole wheat route, TJ's are the best I could find around > here. I MAY have seen LC English Muffins at Stop & Shop but, if > so, was apparently not impressed enough to buy them. I'll try to > remember to look again tomorrow. I did buy LC bagels recently, and > they are languishing in the fereezer. Stop & Shop here has Country Kitchen LC bread, bagels and muffins, but I've noticed new LC stuff popping up there almost weekly. I just got an Arnold's LC bread there this week. Barb > > If you go the whole wheat route, TJ's are the best I could find around > > here. I MAY have seen LC English Muffins at Stop & Shop but, if [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Barb And my S&S had Atkins breads on sale this week. Got one for the freezer. I think I will use half that and half "lite" bread for bread pudding. Yes, there has been a huge increase in LC products, including baked goods. And now I see, for better or for worse, some Atkins products are being integrated in with the "normal" products. They also have a new LC section in what was a seasonal area. SignatureJean B. Try GNC, they have them I believe. > Try GNC, they have them I believe. What brand are they? Priscilla I don't recall the brand name. They keep them in the "back" in a freezer so you have to ask for them. They also have LC bread and bagels, and yummy mini LC NY cheese cakes. > I don't recall the brand name. They keep them in the "back" in a freezer > so you have to ask for them. They also have LC bread and bagels, and > yummy mini LC NY cheese cakes. Cool. I'll have to check them out. Thanks! Priscilla > > Does anyone know of a low-carb English muffin? I've been missing english > > muffins lately and dreaming of eggs benedict on a genuine chewy eng. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > it won't give you the same "glycemic spike" you'd get with a white-bread > muffin. Good idea. I eat all WW bread in small quantities, and it doesn't spike me. Priscilla > Does anyone know of a low-carb English muffin? I've been missing english > muffins lately and dreaming of eggs benedict on a genuine chewy eng. > muffin half. *sigh* Atkins' "bagels" are closer to hamburger buns in texture than bagels, they might do as substitute English muffins. Signaturejamie (jamiemck@newsguy.com) "There's a seeker born every minute." > > Does anyone know of a low-carb English muffin? I've been missing english > > muffins lately and dreaming of eggs benedict on a genuine chewy eng. > > muffin half. *sigh* > > Atkins' "bagels" are closer to hamburger buns in texture than bagels, > they might do as substitute English muffins. Depending on how many carbs you allow yourself, Thomas oat-bran English muffins (somewhat higher in fiber than the normal ones) might do, especially if you're using one half at a time, for eggs benedict. SignatureAF "Non Sequitur U has a really, really lousy debate team." --artyw raises the bar on rec.sport.baseball >> > Does anyone know of a low-carb English muffin? I've been missing english >> > muffins lately and dreaming of eggs benedict on a genuine chewy eng. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >muffins (somewhat higher in fiber than the normal ones) might do, >especially if you're using one half at a time, for eggs benedict. Umm. Do you have a favorite eggs benedict recipe? > > > Does anyone know of a low-carb English muffin? I've been missing english > > > muffins lately and dreaming of eggs benedict on a genuine chewy eng. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > muffins (somewhat higher in fiber than the normal ones) might do, > especially if you're using one half at a time, for eggs benedict. Now that's an idea to investigate, too. I'll have to look at the net carb numbers for the oat bran and whole wheat ones. Thanks. Priscilla > > Does anyone know of a low-carb English muffin? I've been missing english > > muffins lately and dreaming of eggs benedict on a genuine chewy eng. > > muffin half. *sigh* > > Atkins' "bagels" are closer to hamburger buns in texture than bagels, > they might do as substitute English muffins. Neither bagels nor hamburger buns resemble English muffins. I don't want a bread-like starch. I have that. I want an ENGLISH MUFFIN. Priscilla > Neither bagels nor hamburger buns resemble English muffins. I don't > want a bread-like starch. I have that. I want an ENGLISH MUFFIN. Hmmm. I wonder if a LC English muffin would be enough like a normal one to even qualify? Maybe not. SignatureJean B. > > Neither bagels nor hamburger buns resemble English muffins. I don't > > want a bread-like starch. I have that. I want an ENGLISH MUFFIN. > > > Hmmm. I wonder if a LC English muffin would be enough like a > normal one to even qualify? Maybe not. Hard to know without trying. I had a sandwich on toasted low-carb bread at lunch, and it seemed very breadlike. ;-) Priscilla |
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