Hi

I can't speak for everyone but I have found bread to be particularly bad for
me.  For some reason it seems to make me put on weight more than anything
else (except for eating a box of snickers ha ha).  I dunno why it just does.

Regards

Jim

My thought is that it depends on the person and how they metabolize
carbs. It could be just fine for some people. I also always eat 1-2
sandwiches for breakfast. If you can stop at a little bread and your
blood glucose is fine etc, if it does not make you hungry a few hours
afterwards, why not eat a little bread. Eating a lot of white bread
though, is a bad idea because bread contains relatively few nutrients
like vitamins etc, and it displaces other foods.

What matters, for normal (non-diabetic people) is calories eaten for
the whole day.

i

I think that it depends on the bread.  I look for whole grains and I
check to make sure that the fiber is high and the calories are low.  I
also avoid the "Texas toast" sized slices.

The problem is that most people either eat white bread or they
eat fake whole wheat which is made mostly from white flour and
colored with caramel.  Look at the package.  If the first
ingredient is unbleached flour, then by weight the bread is made
mostly of white flour, just not bleached pure white.  Buy
something else.

You should also be substituting whole wheat pasta for white
pasta. I've been doing it and I rather like it.

You should also be eating brown rice instead of white rice.

Some people will answer you differently, I know, but I don't think
there's anything terribly wrong with bread.  Your calorie intake is
certainly low enough to allow you to lose weight.  The only thing
about the bread is that getting too many of your calories from bread
means you may not be getting enough of other things you need, like
protein, fruit, and vegetables.  I'd also recommend eating whole grain
breads rather than the white flour sort; it's far more nutritious.

Lots of people apparently find that carbs cause cravings for more
carbs, but I think that's an individual thing; it hasn't been my
experience.

Chris
262/157/ (holding in 152-165 weight class)

I feel bread is healthy (in moderation, of course). To make it more healthy,
I eat 7-grain variety. I will post a review in time.

For some people bread is ok, not for me.  It's pretty empty calorie,
even whole grain stuff isn't the best choice for things to eat.

However, if you do want to eat bread, be sure to read the ingredients
list (not the silly 'nutritional info' thing).  Many breads try to give
a healthy appearance by making it darker with molasses when it's really
just a white flour junk thing with a few whole grains sprinkled on it to
make it look wholesome.

The more whole grain the better, I say.
CM

I eat 2 slices of wholemeal bread nearly every day in my lunchtime
sandwich, and sometimes I also eat bread at breakfast.  I count it as
part of my daily calorie intake and it never seems to make any
difference to my weight loss.  It depends what type of programme
you're following.

janice
233/177/133