Re: Hubbie wanting low-carb bread

[Guest guest]

Besides soy flour, some low carb breads also contain sucralose. Bake some

sourdough bread at home and let him have a slice or two as toast for

breakfast on weekends. The main problem with the Atkins diet I think is all

the fake foods people want to replace the ones they used to eat like soy

bread, soy pasta, soy flour pancakes with sucralose sweetened syrup, etc.

Let him eat good wholesome carbs in moderation (i.e. sourdough bread) and

he can still lose weight and be healthier. Do try to keep him away from the

soy garbage.

>My husband is eating Atkins-style on his own initiative. I support that

>100% because

>he is prone to arrhythmia and his heartbeat sounds much better on

>low-carb. Due to

>various factors I believe his body type is insulin resistant which causes

>the circulatory

>and other problems.

>

>He keeps threatening to get Atkins/ low-carb breads. As far as I can

>tell, all that stuff

>is made from soy protein. I'm trying to solidify my anti-soy arguments

>(between a

>million other things going on in my life). He generally trusts my

>judgement in

>nutritional matters, but he is a techie at heart, and part of him really

>believes

>technology can improve the inherent properties of food, which is of course

>contrary to

>the NT way of thinking.

>

>Anyway, do any of the Atkins/low-carb people have any suggestions on how I

>can

>make or buy bread that is at least lower carb, or lower glycemic, than the

>usual --

>without the soy.

>

>He's only about 10-15 lb. overweight. My goal is to find him a diet that

>works

>reasonably well, is low carb compared to the rest of the world, and has

>some type of

>(non-soy) 'bread' type thing so he can feel like he's having toast with

>breakfast.

>

>I don't think it's carbs he's craving so much as the idea of toast with

>breakfast --

>maybe just on weekends.

>

>I realize this may be an impossible quest, and what really needs to happen

>is his

>thinking changes. But I thought I'd try this angle.

>

>Daphne

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[Guest guest]

You might consider using a bread that is lighter (risen higher) and

sliced more thinly.

I learned that trick from a fellow Weight Watcher in the mid-1980s.

One slice of regular bread counted as one starch. Two slices of

this " lite " bread counted as one starch. I don't think you get half

the carbs, but it might be a reasonable compromise.

If you could bake it yourself, then you could be sure to avoid

including any soy ingredients. I have been unable to find any

commercially-produced breads that do not contain soy flour or

hydrogenated soybean oil, etc. :-(