Low carb breads and gluten free products?

[Tashia]

1. Where do you find Low Carb Breads?
I've searched my local supermarket and can only find breads that have 11g of Carbs per slice. I've read that people have found breads that have 5 grams in it! Where on earth do you buy the stuff?

2. Are gluten free products better than consuming products with gluten? And if they are better, why?

[TheKnight571]

Healthy Life (http://www.healthylifebread.com/) makes some low carb breads.

I believe their website (linked above) has a "Where to buy" feature.

I haven't tried them, but might be worth checking out.

I currently have Sara Lee Delightful Whole Wheat bread, which is pretty good, but is 9g carbs / slice, I believe. (I don't have the package here in front of me at the moment)

I don't have an answer for your question #2. :T

[MarcS]

I found a local Health Food store where I live, and they get Spelt bread that has roughly 5g Carbs and about 3g of fiber a slice. I am at work at the moment (Tax Season), but can check later. As for the Gluten question, I believe Gluten has starches - but I am not an expert on it either...(Gluten - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gluten).

[xMenace]

Make your own. Get a bread machine!

[jacobsam622]

1. Where do you find Low Carb Breads?
I've searched my local supermarket and can only find breads that have 11g of Carbs per slice. I've read that people have found breads that have 5 grams in it! Where on earth do you buy the stuff?

2. Are gluten free products better than consuming products with gluten? And if they are better, why? Arnold's and Pepperidge Farms make a low carb bread. Do you have a Trader Joe's in your area? They have a lot of low carb stuff.

Welcome to Trader Joe's - Your Neighborhood Grocery Store (http://www.traderjoes.com/)

[kgm0612]

Tashia

While visiting Florida (Naples) a couple of years ago, I came across a bread called Natures Own Double Fiber Wheat. Each slice has 13g of carbs and 5 grams of fiber. I ate this every morning for breakfast and packed my sandwich for lunch using it too. My blood sugars were excellent. Because each slice contained 5g of fiber, I did deduct it out when I bolused for my meals.

Unfortunately, it's not available here in New England. I either buy my store brand or Pepperidge Farm's light wheat bread.

Karen

[volleyball]

There are things such as sprout bread. But are you really worried about the carbs. A good whole grain bread that is thin is going to absorb slower and cause less spike, make you feel full longer and give you extra fiber for good digestion.
A bread machine and the ability to slice it thin is a great tool. Also a lot of bakeries can adjust there slicers to cut thinner slices.
Celiacs are the ones that have the gluten problem. So I don't think most of us would be affected. But I would avoid a lot of the fake meats as they are made from globs of gluten and the chinese who consume a lot of this are having a diabetes epidemic.

[morrisma]

I find that most low carb breads are also a bit low on taste. :( I hope you do not find it so.

Look for a food co-op in your area. We have one nearby and they have some really exotic breads with all different carb values. Variety is a good thing (except in spouses I suppose).

Gluten sensitivity (celiac disease) is getting a lot more press these days and some links to diabetes have shown up online (take with a grain of salt). So if you think you may be sensitive to gluten, it might be worthwhile to go gluten-free for a few weeks & see if the sensitivity goes away.

[princesslinda]

I buy the Nature's Own double fiber bread KMG referred to. Its soft like "regular" bread and is quite good. They also make burger and hot dog buns with double fiber but they are not as good as the double fiber sliced bread.

[Ronin]

Hi Tashia!

Here in NJ "The Baker" makes two low carb (net 5g/slice) breads. One is Whole Grain Bran, the other is Whole Grain Flax. Both have good taste and good mouth feel. I prefer the Bran version because I find the flax version to have a slightly sour aftertaste. I'm not sure if the mail order but, their web site is: The Baker - Whole Grain Goodness... The Way It Used To Be! (http://www.the-baker.com/contactus.shtml).

[Tashia]

Thanks Karen, I will definitely have to keep my eye out for that bread.

We have a place around here called Ada's natural foods and I've been told that they carry low carb bread. I believe called Sammies? I went in the other day and they were out of stock and I was looking at the other breads they had and gasped when I saw 19,20 and even higher numbers of carbs per slice! yikes!

Thanks for the info Mike. I'm not gluten sensitive, I was on the American Diabetes bored a while back and remember reading about people who ate gluten free stuff. I wasn't sure if it affect BG's differently or perhaps if it was digested slower. Maybe they were just sensitive.

It's funny that you mention that I should make my own Xmenace, I posted an ad on freecycle for a bread machine hoping that some poor newly wed couple received one or perhaps someone got one as an unwanted Christmas gift... but no offers thus far :( I may actually have to go and buy one. Darn...

[tammyc]

I really like the low carb Lavash Bread by Josephs that is sold at Wal-Mart....It is on the shelf at the Deli Dept. under the meat and cheese counter. It is a flat bread in very large rectangular pieces.....it advertises low carb and excellent source of Omega 3. It has 7 carbs for half of a Lavash which is plenty for a nice wrap or sandwich. Sometimes, I will buy the Nature's Own Wheat Bread which is 10 carbs per slice....I haven't checked the fiber content.

[notme]

The stores in my area carry Azavedo's bread which is a very low carb bread that tastes a bit like a whole grain bread. I really like it toasted.

My favorite sandwich with it is Azavedo bread with mayo, avacado, tomatoes and alfalfa sprouts. Oh...and a touch of salt.

[Scratch]

Gluten is a protein found in wheat, barley and rye. It's not going to have any direct impact on blood sugars seeing how it's not a carbohydrate.