Bread is not low carb.

Now that I'm on maintenance I eat low carb breads regularly.
The sprouted grain Eziekiel brand breads are great for toast.
I also use Orowheat low carb bread @ 6 grams/slice .. fun for grilled cheese
sandwiches.
I had a grilled corned beef and swiss cheese sandwich this evening.

Cheers !

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Hi Keke,
Whenever I go shopping now I always take my calculator so I can check for
hidden carbs.
Here's what you do to check for the actual carb counts:
Total Fat grams x 9
plus
total protein grams x 4
= Calories from fat and protein.
Now subtract calories from fat and protein from the Total Calories and
you're left with Calories from Total Carbs.
Now divide Total Carbs calories by 4 and you're left with the useable carb
grams or net carbs.

There is also a couple of hidden carb calculators on the net where you can
plug in the values and it will give you the carb amounts.  You'll be
surprised how many products lie.  I've seen a few "low carb" breads out
there that have fudged their labels.
http://www.lowcarb.ca/low-carb-tools/hidden_carbs.html

Best of luck on your weight loss.
Monica

I limit myself to one slice per day and keep the loaf in the freezer.
I also get the brand with 2 grams of soy protein for health reasons
and also am proud of the whole wheat content.

Pj

Karen,

The best attitude to take to all the new "low carb" foods on the market is
High Suspicion.  This burst of products is about manufacturers cashing in,
not about them supporting your diet goals.

Beyond that, even before low carb became a big market, "Diet" Bread has a
long history of mislabeling.  Often they deduct the fiber from the total
carbs so that you mentally deduct it again and think it is much lower carb
than it is.  Sometimes they give you nutritional info per serving with a
serving size that is 1/2 of what you'd eat--i.e. a slice.   There is no
penalty but a slap on the wrist if they do get caught, but mostly they
don't.

Remember that the ingredients on the label in the U.S. must be listed in
order of their percentage (by weight) of the product.  If the first
ingredient is wheat flour, then you know the bread has a lot of it.

Until you have gotten your weight loss moving at a steady clip and can tell
if a food is slowing you down or not, it is safest to stick with the basics:
meat, cheese (in moderation), veggies and if you need bread, Wasas or fiber
crackers which have been use-tested by successful low carb dieters for many
years.

-- 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,
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I'd say it all depends on what sort of low-carb plan you're following
and what your reasons are for eating low-carb -- those should be your
determining factors as to whether you buy the stuff.

If you're on Atkins Induction level ... low-carb bread is definitely
out. If you're on South Beach, I dunno -- I don't know anything about
South Beach. But if you're doing SB then you should have the SB book
and it should address the issue of breads.

Also, what was your diet like before you went to low-carb? Did you eat
a lot of  sandwiches? Did you feel like you relied on bread a lot in
your daily meals? If so, you may want to stay the hell away fom bread
until you've adapted to a new way of eating, then maybe add a piece of
toast or a half sandwich back in here and there -- but try going
without for a few months first and see if you actually *want* the
bread at that point. You may be surprised to find you don't need it.

Dawn

For most U.S. products subtract fiber from total carbs and that's your
net. Sugar alcohols(carbs/glucose) gets subtracted for no good reason
other than to karket Atkins Indulgence bars.

You can verify a brand's label by multiplying
(TOTAL CARB - FIBER) * 4
PROTEIN * 4
TOTAL FAT * 9
and adding them up. You should come close to the total calories. If
you are more than 5 calories off, then either the calorie count is
high (i.e. for 500 calories the error margin is greater) or something
doesn't add up. FYI Other countries don't include fiber as part of the
TOTAL CARB count.

Or do poor man's pizza--toamto sauce and mozzareli on a slice of
toast. We did that as kid's with white bread or english muffins.

Sliced Breads don't use sugar alcohols (which cause digestive problems
and produce glucose in the blood, despite "net carb" marketing
tricks).  At least I have come across a sliced bread that did yet.
Muffins and more dessert-y stuff, yes! Also none of the bread I looked
at had nutrasweet or splenda, so no artificial sweetners. Most of the
LC have high fiber.  

My biggest problem is the smell and texture of LC breads. I tried
Janet's Rye(3g) and the smell was odd and the outside crust got very
chewy. I just tried Country Kitchen Rye(4g) and the smell out of the
bag is, well, gross. Very strong chemical smell, like nail polish
remover or something you shouldn't eat. However, Arnold's Carb
Counting MultiGrain(6g) smells like BREAD!! All of them taste fine
toasted, although when toasting Janet's that odd smell would waft
through the kitchen. Country Kitchen is the worst smelling I've tried.
I was thinking of not keeping it, but it does taste okay
toasted--which is what I usually do with Rye.

DiGiTAL_ViNYL (no email)
350/316/Mar-315/200
Atkins since Jan 12, 2004

For pizza I highly recommend the new Mission Low Carb "Soft Taco Size"
Tortillas. They make great crusts!  It's a a good sized portion and only 7
carbs!  I have one a couple times a week and am losing a steady 2 pounds per
week after 2 months on Atkins!