Weight-Loss Brands of Bread

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erikajune

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Ugh. You know, it's really freakin' difficult to choose a healthy bread when 100% doesn't mean 100%.

Does anyone know of a brand of bread sold in Canada that is actually 100% whole grain. And is whole grain the same as whole wheat? If not, which is better?

I bought a bread (Country Harvest Vitality) that claims to be 100% whole wheat. Per slice, these are its nutritional values:
Calories: 100
Fat: 1.5
Saturated: 0.4
Trans: 0
Poly: Omega-6: 0.5 / Omega-3: 0.3
Mono: 0.3
Cholesterol: 0
Sodium: 150 mg
Potassium: 95 mg
Carbs: 16 g
Fibre: 3g
Sugar: 1
Protein: 5

Ingredients:
whole wheat flour including the germ, water, wheat, gluten, ground flax seeds, yeast, brown sugar, wheat bran, cracked wheat, salt, vegetable oil (soybean and.or canola), enriched wheat four, vegetable monoglycerides, calcium propionate, sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate, diacetyl tartaric acid esters of mono and diglycerides, colour (contains sulphites)

I will likely be having a sandwich everyday for lunch with this bread and I want to make sure it's the best bread I should be eating.

I really love crunchy-ish bread. I like the texture. What is that kind? LOL

Today is the first time I went shopping and looked at all the labels before I bought anything. It was freakin' depressing. I had to put back all the foods I love that I THOUGHT were healthy. It makes me want to quit. It is damn hard to eat healthy. The grocery stores should have a aisle that is specifically for people trying to lose weight where every item is guaranteed to be healthy.

Ok, done ranting. I really just want to know about the bread. LOL

Oh, and I decided to eat McDonalds today. As a reward for being pretty darn good this week. When I got home, I checked the nutritional value of what I had just eaten. OMFG! I wanted to puke it all up. At least that was a wake-up call. Next time I'll just go to subway and splurge with a piece of bacon.
 
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Hey Erika. I started to answer this last night and realized that every brand of bread I buy is pretty US centric. I honestly don't know what brands are available in Canada.

The one you listed above looks really good - it's one that I wouldn't have a problem eating at all. The things you want to look for in the ingredients list are whole wheat and minimal sugar. This one has both ... plus I love that it has flax seed in it. Flax is an all around good thing.

I'd say go for it with this one. It's a good choice, IMO
 
Just glancing at the nutritional information, the calories per slice look kinda high to me. I have a couple of different varieties of bread that I eat that have 40-45 calories per slice. I like that because that means I can eat a couple of sandwiches when I'm feeling hungrier. Those extra calories per slice may not make that big of a difference to you.

Other than that, it looks like a good choice to me.

E.
 
Just glancing at the nutritional information, the calories per slice look kinda high to me. I have a couple of different varieties of bread that I eat that have 40-45 calories per slice
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Hm. Are you eating whole grain breads or reduced calorie breads?

I think anywhere between 90-120 calories a slice is about average for a good, healthy whole grain bread.

For me it's more about the ingredients than the calories. My experience is that reduced calorie breads tend to have more chemicals or other stuff to make up for whatever's removed.
 
The brand you're looking for is called "Healthy Way"

I've seen it in costco and wallmart. Perhaps its found elsewhere too, dunno. but it's by far the best i've seen
 
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Hm. Are you eating whole grain breads or reduced calorie breads?

I think anywhere between 90-120 calories a slice is about average for a good, healthy whole grain bread.

For me it's more about the ingredients than the calories. My experience is that reduced calorie breads tend to have more chemicals or other stuff to make up for whatever's removed.
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agreed. 90-110calories per slice is proper for any healthy brand of bread.
 
I eat the 45 calorie bread as well. I love it. I use it to make bread crumbs for dishes. They are making new kinds now like sourdough, and thin sliced.
 
The word to look for when glancing at an ingredients list is ENRICHED. If it says, "enriched" you want to steer clear of this bread. Its sugar laden, over processed garbage. Delicious garbage. But, garbage nonetheless.

What you are looking for is Ezekiel bread made by FOOD FOR LIFE. It's actually pretty good and its sold in many super markets. Give that a try.

It's guilt free bread.
 
If it says, "enriched" you want to steer clear of this bread. Its sugar laden, over processed garbage. Delicious garbage. But, garbage nonetheless.
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Amen to that.

I like the Ezekiel bread as well.
 
I make my own bread - with the small investment of a bread machine, and whole-grain flour, you can make bread that tastes far better than anything you can buy at a regular store (specialty bakeries and bread shops notwithstanding).

And at the price of bread these days, a bread machine pays for itself faster than you think. I'd say that, even with stoneground whole-grain flour, I pay about 50 cents per loaf. Compare that to $4.00 for storebought.

I don't know about the content, but I do like Dempster's Ancient Grains whole-grain bread, and have bought it a couple of times when the kitchen was too messy to make bread in.
 
My current bread of choice is Nature's Own Honey Wheat Light.

It has 40 calories per slice. It has alot of ingredients...so I'm not sure how good/bad it is for me. It does say "No artificial preservatives, colors or flavors"...that must count for something! Also has no high fructose corn syrup.... ;) I think I may be reaching now...

I'm sure there are healthier alternatives...but like all things, I guess one needs to just weigh the pros and cons and go with the one that fits their plan best.

E.
 
I've been using the Arnold's double protein whole grain bread. It tastes good, but I'm always up for trying something different.
 
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