Healthy bread; What is there?

[jimh406]

I've worked in corporate, and, trust me, they aren't that smart.

I'm not sure why we should trust you since you say you were on their team.

Seriously though, people don't have to be smart unless you think everyone who makes money is smart.

 

[nrpate05]

Whole wheat vs wheat is pretty much the same thing. Most store bought breads are pretty bad for you. I'd go with a sourdough from a local bakery. Sourdough is lower in gluten than other breads and uses a different type of yeast (lactobacilli I think) that is easier to digest.

 

[Benfromalbuquerque]

I never dreamed that a “Healthy Bread” thread would rival a “Montana Mule Deer” thread in controversy.

I haven’t eaten bread since I picked a tribe in this thread.

 

[elevatorman]

Bobby Kennedy is running on this as part of his platform; Big Food is poisoning America, which is unquestionably true. Although I think the Pharma/Food conspiracy is a stretch. I've worked in corporate, and, trust me, they aren't that smart.

Could be a stretch. But it definitely is a mutually beneficial situation that none of the folks involved are interested in making more quality options to help us be healthier. Fact is most of the population doesn't think there's anything wrong with the standard American diet nowadays.

 

[elevatorman]

Back to wheat. The one thing you can do right away is not buy bread, flour, tortillas etc that have "enriched" wheat in them. Enriched means they sprayed liquid folic acid on the wheat. Just an easy way to cut out one thing. Others have mention einkorn and that's a great one too. You can order products that are more health conscious (chemicals not calories) like pasta made from einkorn from Azure.

 

[elevatorman]

Whole wheat vs wheat is pretty much the same thing. Most store bought breads are pretty bad for you. I'd go with a sourdough from a local bakery. Sourdough is lower in gluten than other breads and uses a different type of yeast (lactobacilli I think) that is easier to digest.

Very true. Especially if you do a long ferment with a higher protien/lower gluten flour, there can be so little gluten folks with Celiacs can eat it. The longer the ferment the less gluten.

Be careful buying "sourdough" from places like Martin's. Alot of places like that don't make sourdough they make sourdough style bread that they used dry yeast to make it quickly and it never fermented. True sourdough uses a live starter and is given time to ferment before baking.

 

[elevatorman]

Sourdough actually has all the nutrients you need to stay alive just eating that. It made me realize how when they broke bread and Jesus spoke of his daily bread, they really did just eat bread alot of the times. I always thought that was crazy, and if it was modern wonderbread it would be.

 

[J_Woulfe]

I would avoid bread at breakfast, no need to spike your blood sugar first thing in the day. Carbs are good for quick energy, so plan your carb intake accordingly.

 

[trackerbacker]

I would avoid bread at breakfast, no need to spike your blood sugar first thing in the day. Carbs are good for quick energy, so plan your carb intake accordingly.

Totes.

Breakfast of Champions here

 

[Shangobango]

I recently got completely off bread, which was rough given the amount of sandwiches I used to eat.

I went with the Mission Carb friendly wheat tortillas. Only 5 net carbs and to be honest I don’t miss the bread now.

 

[605]

Ezekiel 4:9 bread

 

[hank4elk]

I used to grind all our flour and my ex-so knows how to bake. I was spoiled. For years.

Made my own til a few years ago and I cut out most breads and flour products, too much pasta and such. Way too much bread,homemade.
My wrists were killing me.

Now I eat Daves 21 grain and occationally the sourdough Sarah makes at the Pie shop. La Brea bakery take and bake for flavor now and then, ciabatta burgers.
High altitude sucks for baking.
But my wrists have not been a problem til the other day,when I ate 3 BLTs in a day. Had to ice my left wrist for an evening. Fine now.
But it could have been the triple decker BLT's w/avo...LOL

 

[Ben Lamb]

Pro tip: eat a slice, not 1/2 the loaf.

 

[glass eye]

Ezekiel 4:9 bread

But in biblical context it must be baked using human feces as firewood.

 

[hank4elk]

But in biblical context it must be baked using human feces as firewood.

I often second guess my Navajo flat bread purchases.

 

[Ben Lamb]

I often second guess my Navajo flat bread purchases.

Now you know where that nutty, smoky flavor comes from.

 

[hank4elk]

Now you know where that nutty, smoky flavor comes from.

I never buy pinion nuts by the roadside either. Or the local market.
Heard folks raid packrat nests and such....how do they shell them?
Like I do? In my mouth.

 

[Ben Lamb]

I never buy pinion nuts by the roadside either. Or the local market.
Heard folks raid packrat nests and such....how do they shell them?
Like I do? In my mouth.

Sounds like NM needs to change the slogan to the Land of Encrapment.

 

[hank4elk]

Sounds like NM needs to change the slogan to the Land of Encrapment.

There is that.
Entitlement is too soft for some.

 

[Benfromalbuquerque]

I never buy pinion nuts by the roadside either. Or the local market.
Heard folks raid packrat nests and such....how do they shell them?
Like I do? In my mouth.

Here’s a trick, buy in bulk and use self checkout. The computer doesn’t know if you accidentally enter the wrong code for your 5lbs of piñon nuts.