Thread: Eating Bread everyday?

Is it bad to eat bread everyday? Even if it is Whole Wheat. Like I have Whole wheat bread, whole wheat tortillas and whole wheat pitas at home.

1 Pita

Cal - 150
Fat - 1g
Carb - 32g
Protein - 6g

1 Tortilla

Cal - 190
Fat - 5
Carb - 31
Protein - 6

2 Bread slices

Cal - 100
Fat - 1
Card - 18
Protein - 3

I'm trying to lose fat. I usually eat 2 bread slices, and a tortilla or pita a day.

is that really too many??? ..

i hate cooking rice so ALL my carbs come from bread, veggies etc

i eat at least 4 to 6 slices of all natural 100% wheat bread from naturals. its 100calories per slice .... so right there is 600 cal lolz .

but at least I dont eat no carbs after 6pm .... dinner is vegies and meat only

and some fruits and cottage cheese after that ....

what you guys think ?? too much bread for me ??

it may seem a lot but I am still under my daily calorie intake !!

I'm cutting right now, and have been losing bodyfat quite sucessfully. For carbs, I always have a half cup of oats for breakfast blended in my protein shake. Other than that, I keep my complex carbs limited to one more serving, if that. A piece of bread for a turkey sandwich...or some brown rice with some meat...but the rest of my carbs come from a piece of fruit post workout, and then just veggies later...been working excellently.

Originally Posted by Derwyddon

i would consider that too much.

me too.
no matter what you think, bread is made from processed flour and sugar...ergo CARBS.

carbs should be reduced when cutting. and the carbs you do eat on a cut should be stuff like potatoes, brown rice, oatmeal...whole/complex carbs, not processed carbs.

Well I personally love bread and eat 4 slices daily (340Kcal) and really don't think anything is wrong with it, unless you're on some kind of atkins diet or w/e

Xenth,

Think what you want, but the fact is bread has a higher glycemic index, because its processed flour.
Oatmeal has a lower GI, because its a WHOLE GRAIN that hasn't been processed. For that same reason, I should clarifiy Steel Cut or Old Fashioned Oats...not 'instant' oatmeal, because it too has been processed and has a higher GI.

The higher the GI, the more insulin you release. Over time you can become insulin resistant, and that's not good at all.

Originally Posted by malkore

The higher the GI, the more insulin you release. Over time you can become insulin resistant, and that's not good at all.

Could you clarify a little, I'm learning here

But, what would be a good substitute for bread then seeing as most people (including myself) need something that's fast and easy to prepare and handy to eat.

Originally Posted by Xenth

Could you clarify a little, I'm learning here

But, what would be a good substitute for bread then seeing as most people (including myself) need something that's fast and easy to prepare and handy to eat.

Since malkore is not online , ill try to answer this.

The Glycemic index relates to how quickly sugars in foods are absorbed into the blood stream, Foods with higher GI ratings are absorbed more quickly and lower less quickly. 55 and below are the "good" foods 60-75 are foods that should be consumed in a limited fashion and anything over 80+ should be avoided whenever possible.

White bread is rated at a very high of 95! These types of foods trigger Insulin spikes. Replace the bread with say a hand full of nuts which are unquestionably better for you. Aswell as being in the low 10-30rating range.

Originally Posted by (Silent)

Since malkore is not online , ill try to answer this.

The Glycemic index relates to how quickly sugars in foods are absorbed into the blood stream, Foods with higher GI ratings are absorbed more quickly and lower less quickly. 55 and below are the "good" foods 60-75 are foods that should be consumed in a limited fashion and anything over 80+ should be avoided whenever possible.

White bread is rated at a very high of 95! These types of foods trigger Insulin spikes. Replace the bread with say a hand full of nuts which are unquestionably better for you. Aswell as being in the low 10-30rating range.

But I never eat white bread, always whole weat.
And I already eat 25Grams of walnuts a day to keep my fat% acceptable, however they don't really fill well.

Originally Posted by Xenth

But I never eat white bread, always whole weat.

If its refined and processed then it truly does not matter much, though could you list the ingredients of the bread please?

If it was absolutely nothing but Whole wheat bread then its score would be a 67, however looking in the ingredient list will likely show many things added that will raise that score.

Originally Posted by (Silent)

If its refined and processed then it truly does not matter much, though could you list the ingredients of the bread please?

Translating this,

Ingredients
Water
Wholeweat this stuff flower
this stuff flower
Bakers yeast
Breadsalt
Partially hardened plantlike oils
Soy flower
Dextrose

Also,
E322
E471
E482

And it's day fresh

Sorry, english terms are kinda hard when you don't know them

Originally Posted by Xenth

Translating this,

Ingredients
Water
Wholeweat this stuff flower
this stuff flower
Bakers yeast
Breadsalt
Partially hardened plantlike oils
Soy flower
Dextrose

Also,
E322
E471
E482

And it's day fresh

Sorry, english terms are kinda hard when you don't know them

Alright if those ingredients are in order of how they show on the food then for the most part it is an alright food, although again anything above 55 should be used in limited fashion.

One interesting note though the last ingredient (Dextrose) GI rating is between 85 and 110, so depending on how much they place in the bread then the GI rating for the bread goes up because of it.

Usually at least in America the order of items on an ingredient list corresponds with amount placed in the food.

Originally Posted by (Silent)

Alright if those ingredients are in order of how they show on the food then for the most part it is an alright food, although again anything above 55 should be used in limited fashion.

One interesting note though the last ingredient (Dextrose) GI rating is between 85 and 110, so depending on how much they place in the bread then the GI rating for the bread goes up because of it.

Usually at least in America the order of items on an ingredient list corresponds with amount placed in the food.

Yup they are, left one thing out cause I had no idea how to translate it but it was a grain.

So you're saying it's ok to eat around 4 slices a day then?

Originally Posted by Xenth

Yup they are, left one thing out cause I had no idea how to translate it but it was a grain.

So you're saying it's ok to eat around 4 slices a day then?

ok lets think of the cumulative affect here. 30grams of Whole wheat bread is a rating of 67, lets just say that 30 grams is equal to 2 slices of bread. Now if you have four pieces of bread that would be a total GI rating of 134. so in essence Four pieces of bread all in one meal is way to much. However if say it was spread throughout the day it would be less of an impact. I personally think 2 pieces should be your limit on daily intake. after all The bread is not really doing anything good for you. ( If the yeast in the bread was refined/processed then it would no longer give support to the good bacteria in your digestive track )

I personally would like to hear Malkores thoughts on this one.

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And of course anyone els who has more knowledge on the subject