Lidl low GI bread

[pottersusan]

I notice that Lidl have started doing low GI bread. Has anyone tried it? What is it like? Any idea how it compares to Burgen on GIness and carbs?

 

[Lynn Davies]

Hi Susan - I have the rolls. Love the taste of them. They are a bit chewier than normal bread and very filling - I can only manage one at a time. The carb content is 12 per roll. They are easy to cut into 4 thin slices for the purpose of getting more of a sandwich feel.

 

[Northerner]

No Lidl near me so can't comment. However, it seems like an opportunity to air one of my earlier poems 'Low GI Bread'

Down at the bakers, I’ve heard it’s been said,
There’s a good special offer on Low GI bread.
So I put on my coat and set off down the road
For something to lower my glycaemic load.

And there in the window in prominent view
Was a sign confirming what I’d been told was true:
‘Live your life healthy, for you’re a long time dead –
Come in and sample our Low GI bread!’

The devil inside me said ‘I wonder if they know?
They say ‘Low GI’, but what makes it so?’
So I questioned the counter girl, would she comply?
She looked rather puzzled, then gave this reply…

‘Well, the ‘Low’ means there’s less, and the ‘I’ means ‘Inside’,
But as for the ‘G’ I can’t really decide…
Could it be Garlic or Ginger or Goat?
Or (scraping the barrel!) a Gloucestershire stoat?’

‘Or Gherkins or Grapefruit, or maybe Goosefat?’
I suggested ‘Glycaemic?’ – ‘No, I don’t think it’s that –
Gammon? Or Gumbo? Or Guava? Or Gin?’
(She was beginning to wish that I hadn’t come in!)

Then a lady beside me said ‘Why would I pay more
For bread that has less of what went in before?’
That caused the girl’s listing of ‘G’ things to stop,
So we both turned round briskly and vacated the shop!

 

[Amigo]

Hilarious northerner! Tee-hee!

 

[pottersusan]

No Lidl near me so can't comment. However, it seems like an opportunity to air one of my earlier poems 'Low GI Bread'

Then a lady beside me said ‘Why would I pay more
For bread that has less of what went in before?’
That caused the girl’s listing of ‘G’ things to stop,
So we both turned round briskly and vacated the shop!

I must admit while having to consume 'free from' foods I do wonder why I have to pay more to get less 😛

 

[FergusC]

This looks like it :

 

[trophywench]

Doncha just hate it when they count everything 'per 100g' meaning that you have to weigh the slice or roll or portion yourself, and do the maths? I do !

 

[Amigo]

Doncha just hate it when they count everything 'per 100g' meaning that you have to weigh the slice or roll or portion yourself, and do the maths? I do !

I absolutely hate that too Jenny. In fact 2 mins ago I was trying to calculate how many carbs in each Jakeman sweet from the total given per 100g. It drives me nuts! 😡

 

[Lynn Davies]

Furgus - that's not the same. That's the multi seed roll. This is the high protein roll information:

Lidl High Protein Rolls

Ingredients:

Water, Linseeds, Wheat Protein, Soya Flour, Whole Wheat Flour, Sesame, Soybean Meal, Sunflower Seeds, Wheat Bran, Oat Fiber, Yeast, Salt, Colouring Spice Extracts (Curcuma).

Nutritional Information:

Typical Values per 100g:

Energy 1194kJ/268kcal

Fat 13.4g (Of which saturates 0.4g)

Carbohydrate 8.5g (Of which sugars 0.5g)

Fibre 12.4g

Protein 26.7g

Salt 0.99g

Each roll weighs 135g so 8.5/100x135=11.4

I'm fine eating them. Raises my level by 1 to 1.5 depending on the filling. Burgen bread on the other hand raises my levels by 2.5.

 

[Lynn Davies]

Here is a link to a review:

http://nuutrii.com/article/lidl-protein-bread-rolls-review

 

[FergusC]

Furgus - that's not the same. That's the multi seed roll. This is the high protein roll information:

@Lynn Davies
The OP was not referring to the high protein roll (which is my roll of choice) I thought it was this one which was the low GI boule which I saw in Lidl today when I picked up my batch of high protein rolls!

 

[Lynn Davies]

Gosh! You're right Furgus! I read it as the protein roll - my bad - sorry.

 

[FergusC]

No probs, we're all just trying to help😎🙂

 

[Lynn Davies]

At least everyone knows the skinny on the protein rolls

 

[Carolg]

I notice that Lidl have started doing low GI bread. Has anyone tried it? What is it like? Any idea how it compares to Burgen on GIness and carbs?

Got it yesterday.tastes nice

 

[pottersusan]

I've now succeeded in getting some and its good. I've also had some of the high protein rolls - and for some bizarre reason they have minimal effect on my bg. Its weird eating half a roll and my bg basically going nowhere! Needless to say the first couple of times it caught me by surprise.
I think I may well become an addict🙂.

 

[Pine Marten]

This is interesting - there is a Lidl up the road from us, so I'll give it a try 🙂

 

[Pine Marten]

I tried in our Lidl but they didn't have any of this low GI bread, protein rolls or indeed much of anything! Maybe it's only found in bigger stores..?

I'm getting a bit fed up of Burgen and would like to try something different. Has anyone tried sourdough?

But oh, for a warm crusty white loaf dripping with butter.....mmmmmmmmm 🙂

 

[pottersusan]

I tried in our Lidl but they didn't have any of this low GI bread, protein rolls or indeed much of anything! Maybe it's only found in bigger stores..?

I'm getting a bit fed up of Burgen and would like to try something different. Has anyone tried sourdough?

But oh, for a warm crusty white loaf dripping with butter.....mmmmmmmmm 🙂

In my branch you need to be in fairly early.

I'd like my crusty white loaf toasted and dripping in butter

 

[Stitch147]

Mmmmm toasted tiger bread with butter and strawberry jam!

Sorry......... I havent tried the low GI bread from there yet. The Lidl near us only opened just before christmas, may have to pop in at the weekend and have a look.