So, I'm sitting in the bread aisle last night trying to figure out what the heck to buy. I know you want something with the word "whole" in the title so I pick up this sugar-free whole wheat bread. I figure, sugar is bad, so this is a good pickup. I walk a few more feet and notice a low-fat, high in fiber whole wheat bread so I pick this up, then I notice this one has some sugar and I think twice. Then I see another yummy 7 grain bread, but this one is higher in calories and has the same amount of sugar...so I reconsider again! I ended up getting the low-fat, high in fiber kind.

But my question is, what should be my main points when shopping for bread? Should I care if it has a little bit of sugar? How stingy should I be on calories? I'm slightly confused :confused:

If it has high frutcose corn syrup on the label, avoid it. Picking a whole wheat bread with a high fiber content is your best choice.
Pepperridge farm whole wheat bread is a good choice, 2 slices contain: 90 calories, 5 g protein, 1g fat, 19 g carbs and 5 g fiber.

look for whole grain bread. should not see "enriched flour" on the ingredients at all. also look at fat. under carbs, note how much is sugar, the less the better. higher fiber and protein is good.

two brands i like are nature's own and alvarado street bakery.

For myself, breads operate as vehicles for whatever I'm putting in a sandwich (tuna and lettuce, for example). I've found low fat wraps to be an ideal substitute. Western Family Low Fat Wraps have the following properties:

75cals/2gfat/16carbs/18gprotein

Hard to beat when you need two pieces of bread to do the same job. I've cut bread out entirely.


But my question is, what should be my main points when shopping for bread? Should I care if it has a little bit of sugar? How stingy should I be on calories? I'm slightly confused :confused:

the only breads i will eat are linseed and soy, pumpernickel and this "performax" bread, which has a GI of 38, i think its oatmeal bread or something, they dont say, but the ingredients check out so i eat it everyday
i like to have pumpernickel with with pb sandwich, just make sure you check the servign size/cal's of pumpernickel cos its very dense so its usually packaged in small slices, but if you find a large slice the serving size is usually "1 slice" so if you use 2 slices you will be doubling the cal's!

i wouldnt worry about the fat value, especially in multi-grain bread, as its from the grains and nuts in it, which are good fats so dont worry about it

http://www.glycemicindex.com/ is a good site to check different sorts of breads, especially good for me cos its an australian thing, so they have lots of aussie companies there :)

I Prefer "Ezekiel Bread". Its made from sprouted whole grains - i.e. maximum nutrient value. You can find it in the freezers in your gorcer's health food section.