Bread? Bread!!

[Alan.tnh]

I love buttered balsa wood!

And for a special treat I sometimes have peanut butter on a 6mm bit of ply

 

[Diabeticliberty]

I love buttered balsa wood!

I have eaten rope soaked in low sugar jam. My doctor said eat more fibre 😛


I'll get my coat

 

[Godderz]

I'm new to all this. (Not yet officially diagnosed but blood test results leave little doubt I will be confirmed Type 2 when I see my doctor on Monday.)
Not much fancying the balsa wood, ply and rope options! Has anyone come across this bread before? LivLife Low Carbs Seriously Seeded - said to be 3.8g carbs per slice!

 

[Mark Parrott]

A few people here have livlife. Never tried it myself but some people like it

 

[Pine Marten]

Yes, I used to buy it but don't any more - it has a strangely chewy, slightly rubbery, texture. I gave it up because I didn't really like it. Mostly I buy Burgen.

 

[Val999]

I can't get Livlife as my Waitrose doesn't stock it but I mostly buy Burgen or Hovis Nimble which seems to be OK. I generally only have 2 slices a day though.

 

[Pine Marten]

Oh, I am annoyed (again)! First Iceland stopped doing Burgen a few weeks ago, so we went to Morrisons this morning - they had none on the shelf although there was still a price ticket on the shelf. So we went to Waitrose - none there either. I asked some of the staff, one of whom thought that Waitrose had stopped doing it too ...what is the matter with these people, don't they care about us??

When I have a chance I'll go onto their website to see if anywhere round here stocks it. Just as well I've got some Hovis sunflower & pumpkin 😡

 

[Stitch147]

Ive still not tried Burgen yet.

 

[chili]

First Iceland stopped doing Burgen a few weeks ago, so we went to Morrisons this morning - they had none on the shelf although there was still a price ticket on the shelf. So we went to Waitrose - none there either. I asked some of the staff, one of whom thought that Waitrose had stopped doing it too

Asda do it i find they always have plenty in stock in my area

 

[Amigo]

I wish I could like the Lidl protein rolls more but they're too dense for me and I can only tolerate half a one toasted. I had 2 slices of wholemeal Kingsmill bread this morning to make a sandwich and it only pushed me up from 5.9 to 6.2 so hopefully I can tolerate that on a morning.

 

[DeusXM]

I wish I could like the Lidl protein rolls more but they're too dense for me and I can only tolerate half a one toasted. I had 2 slices of wholemeal Kingsmill bread this morning to make a sandwich and it only pushed me up from 5.9 to 6.2 so hopefully I can tolerate that on a morning.

5.9 and 6.2 would be the same reading once you take into account meter variation, so it sounds like you can eat wholemeal and process it entirely safely.

 

[Amigo]

5.9 and 6.2 would be the same reading once you take into account meter variation, so it sounds like you can eat wholemeal and process it entirely safely.

Yes I seem to be able to on a morning Deus but for some reason it spikes me if I have the same late afternoon.

 

[Mark Parrott]

I need to experiment with different breads. I do like Burgen & Nimble, but can't get either from Aldi, which is our nearest supermarket. My next HbA1c isn't due til Oct, so got time to experiment.

 

[Northerner]

I thought the Co-op were going to ditch Burgen a few weeks back, but it seems to be back in regular stock. It's sometimes hard to tell if there's none there because they aren't stocking much, or if it's just popular so goes quickly! :roleyes:

 

[Pine Marten]

Well, I've just emailed the Burgen website, so we'll see what they say.

We don't have a Co-op or Asda near us, and our Lidl is too small to stock the protein rolls, so I'll have to rely on Hovis (which is nice 🙂 ) for the time being.

 

[Pine Marten]

Stone me (as Anthony Aloysius Hancock used to say 😉 )! I finally found some Burgen in a Tesco about half hour's walk away, after failing to find any in the small Sainsbury on the way. It was on Sainsbury's website but maybe you have to order online...??

I nabbed the last two loaves, but I can see it's going to turn into a Magical Mystery Tour to find any more after that - although a friend orders her shopping online at Tesco so maybe she might look kindly on me and add a couple of loaves to her normal order...🙂

 

[Northerner]

Stone me (as Anthony Aloysius Hancock used to say 😉 )! I finally found some Burgen in a Tesco about half hour's walk away, after failing to find any in the small Sainsbury on the way. It was on Sainsbury's website but maybe you have to order online...??

I nabbed the last two loaves, but I can see it's going to turn into a Magical Mystery Tour to find any more after that - although a friend orders her shopping online at Tesco so maybe she might look kindly on me and add a couple of loaves to her normal order...🙂

I've never seen it in Tescos! Mind you, there isn't a big one anywhere near me, just an 'Express'.

 

[Val999]

Sainsburys stock Burgen and Hovis Nimble. Also Hi Lo which is only 5g carbs a slice but expensive and not as tasty as the other two.

 

[Superheavy]

I must admit I've settled in to the routine with Nimble, but how much nicer is Burgen (I assume its the soya and linseed one?), and is it worth the extra 3g of carbs per slice?

 

[Mark Parrott]

I switch between Nimble & Burgen. Nimble I think is closer to real bread, though very delicate. Burgen is seeded, so if you don't like seeds, you won't like Burgen. Burgen's slices are bigger than Nimble too.