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Sport bread
- Thread starter jackie11
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Sport Fitness
Well if you're talking about white bread, it sucks. Highly processed carb, won't do your blood sugar any favors, stripped of any nutrition. Wheat bread is much better obviously, but even then, I think there are better options.
ok thanks but what if ur eatin white bread, n still takin in less calories than burnin off. would it make a diffirence??
Whole wheat bread > White bread, in all situations all the time...
If I may so ask, how does your diet and training look?
diet:
breakfast: banana, fruit bun
snack: fruit
lunch: sandwich usually meat ham or chicken
snack: fruit
snack: fruit n nut bar or oat n choc bar or chewee bar
dinner: meat or fish, with potatoes, n green beans or peas
snack: apple pie - bad i think oops
training:
20-30 mins working out weight training mixed with cardio bout 3,4 times a week.
i also bike bout 1-2 hours a week
n i walk loads to
does this sound good?
what can i do to make my body better, more defined??
thanks
jackie
breakfast: banana, fruit bun
snack: fruit
lunch: sandwich usually meat ham or chicken
snack: fruit
snack: fruit n nut bar or oat n choc bar or chewee bar
dinner: meat or fish, with potatoes, n green beans or peas
snack: apple pie - bad i think oops
training:
20-30 mins working out weight training mixed with cardio bout 3,4 times a week.
i also bike bout 1-2 hours a week
n i walk loads to
does this sound good?
what can i do to make my body better, more defined??
thanks
jackie
You may want to give Whole Wheat Pita Bread a try. The one I use has three ingredients: Whole Wheat Flour, Yeast, and salt, and nothing else. Good source of carbs about 27g (for two halves), and the best thing is the price (at least where I live). One package of 6 (or 12 pocket halves) is about $1.25. They have 80c per half pocket or 160c for one loaf. Can stuff them with Chicken, Nat. PB, Tuna, or other nutritious food item of your choice.
Light generally means, it has less calories, carbs, or something along this nature, and is sometimes not better. It IS better if its lower in calories and allows for more bulk (at least in this sense) in the diet if in deficit. Yes, you can find this in stores.
However, whether its light or not, one in my opinion needs to steer away from enriched (bleached) white flour based bread.
The carbs in stoned ground or whole wheat flour are good complex carbs (in other words slow releasing throughout the day), and look for ones without HFC or refined sugar or bad oils in them. (and this is difficult to find). This is why I eat pita bread instead.
However, whether its light or not, one in my opinion needs to steer away from enriched (bleached) white flour based bread.
The carbs in stoned ground or whole wheat flour are good complex carbs (in other words slow releasing throughout the day), and look for ones without HFC or refined sugar or bad oils in them. (and this is difficult to find). This is why I eat pita bread instead.
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Try some sugar free gum if you get a sugary craving for chocolate etc, but don't chew it for long or you will probably start to get hungry. Sugar free gum can be a godsend for some people.
Also if you want to get more protein and are finding it hard to get it from whole foods (which is the best way) then consider a protein shake either bought in powder form or find a recipe on this site for a home made one. Watch the ingredients and ask some advice before choosing a brand to purchase. I think most are already but look for one without asparteme(sp?)
Also if you want to get more protein and are finding it hard to get it from whole foods (which is the best way) then consider a protein shake either bought in powder form or find a recipe on this site for a home made one. Watch the ingredients and ask some advice before choosing a brand to purchase. I think most are already but look for one without asparteme(sp?)
Jackie,
It is very important to eat the right kind of carbohydrate (grains). According to the USDA, you need 6-7 servings of grains a day. Besides the obvious (bread), it includes such things as oatmeal, pasta, cereal, rice, popcorn, etc. I also consider potatoes a part of the carbohydrate group and you should include it under your servings. Each serving is very small, so 1 potato would be around 2 of your servings and an average sandwich includes 2-3 servings. Therefore, according to your diet plan, you have already consumed your 6 servings of bread: fruit bun (is this a bread product?) has 1-2 servings, your sandwich has 2-3 servings, the oat bar has 1 serving, the potato has 2 servings, and the crust on your apple pie has around 1 serving. Peas and corn are also borderline carbohydrates. I would choose green beans over peas (but sauteed spinach would be even better). At the end, you are eating 7 servings at the very LEAST. I am like you too and love sweets, fruit, and carbohydrates, but it is important to make the right decisions while satisfying your cravings. I would eliminate the fruit bun, eat whole wheat with your sandwich (make sure the wheat bread is packed with fiber), the oat bar is good (it should have at least 3 grams of fiber), eat a sweet potato instead of the regular potato or brown rice, and try eating a baked apple with some oats instead of apple pie (you can also add some walnuts). Also, where is your dairy? You need to get calcium from somewhere (ideally not from a pill)! Are you lactose intolerant? In the morning I would eat some yogurt or cottage cheese with your fruit. If you like smoothies, they are usually made with some kind of dairy product. You should be consuming 3 servings of dairy a day. I hope this helps.
It is very important to eat the right kind of carbohydrate (grains). According to the USDA, you need 6-7 servings of grains a day. Besides the obvious (bread), it includes such things as oatmeal, pasta, cereal, rice, popcorn, etc. I also consider potatoes a part of the carbohydrate group and you should include it under your servings. Each serving is very small, so 1 potato would be around 2 of your servings and an average sandwich includes 2-3 servings. Therefore, according to your diet plan, you have already consumed your 6 servings of bread: fruit bun (is this a bread product?) has 1-2 servings, your sandwich has 2-3 servings, the oat bar has 1 serving, the potato has 2 servings, and the crust on your apple pie has around 1 serving. Peas and corn are also borderline carbohydrates. I would choose green beans over peas (but sauteed spinach would be even better). At the end, you are eating 7 servings at the very LEAST. I am like you too and love sweets, fruit, and carbohydrates, but it is important to make the right decisions while satisfying your cravings. I would eliminate the fruit bun, eat whole wheat with your sandwich (make sure the wheat bread is packed with fiber), the oat bar is good (it should have at least 3 grams of fiber), eat a sweet potato instead of the regular potato or brown rice, and try eating a baked apple with some oats instead of apple pie (you can also add some walnuts). Also, where is your dairy? You need to get calcium from somewhere (ideally not from a pill)! Are you lactose intolerant? In the morning I would eat some yogurt or cottage cheese with your fruit. If you like smoothies, they are usually made with some kind of dairy product. You should be consuming 3 servings of dairy a day. I hope this helps.
Here is the bread I eat, it's pretty good and doesn't contain ANY flour or refine grain:
Ingredients:
organic stone-ground whole wheat, water, wheat gluten, wheat bran, organic whole rye, flaxseed, sea salt, oat fiber, yeast, olive oil, ogranic apple cider vinegar.
Stats:
serving size - 1 oz.
50 Cals
1g of fat (not sat)
sodium 90mg
Total carb 8g
Dietary fiber 3g
protein 5g
Ingredients:
organic stone-ground whole wheat, water, wheat gluten, wheat bran, organic whole rye, flaxseed, sea salt, oat fiber, yeast, olive oil, ogranic apple cider vinegar.
Stats:
serving size - 1 oz.
50 Cals
1g of fat (not sat)
sodium 90mg
Total carb 8g
Dietary fiber 3g
protein 5g
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diet:
breakfast: banana, fruit bun
snack: fruit
lunch: sandwich usually meat ham or chicken
snack: fruit
snack: fruit n nut bar or oat n choc bar or chewee bar
dinner: meat or fish, with potatoes, n green beans or peas
snack: apple pie - bad i think oops
training:
20-30 mins working out weight training mixed with cardio bout 3,4 times a week.
i also bike bout 1-2 hours a week
n i walk loads to
does this sound good?
what can i do to make my body better, more defined??
thanks
jackie
i think you should cut out the pie lol
Anyone tried hemp bread?