Brown Bread

[helli]

Although this is not related to carb content, I found this article about bread interesting: https://www.theguardian.com/food/20...h-loaf-tells-us-about-health-wealth-and-class
I found the bit about wanting to eat more soft bread interesting and maybe something to consider, especially when concentrating on portion size.

Or maybe I found it interesting because I am one of those "middle class" people who have the time and facilities to bake their own and looking for a justification of my hobby 😎

 

[Pam123]

I can eat all of those and would enjoy them but I like toast too. Do I have to give that up? I will try the gluten free bread I think and hope it tastes OK! Or maybe Hovis Nimble?

I like Hovis Nimble made nice toasts and i toast it from frozen

 

[notmez]

I'm not great with bread at all. Massive spike and it stays high post 2 hours too.

I love toast so generally still eat it but keep it aside for when I'm going to have a more active than usual morning. Toast will take it up high 12 after 2 hours but after an active morning (non work day, walking a couple of miles) I'll be back in the 5/6 after 2 hours.

 

[Pam123]

I'm not great with bread at all. Massive spike and it stays high post 2 hours too.

I love toast so generally still eat it but keep it aside for when I'm going to have a more active than usual morning. Toast will take it up high 12 after 2 hours but after an active morning (non work day, walking a couple of miles) I'll be back in the 5/6 after 2 hours.

I have the same problem with bread even the low carb bread

 

[JITR]

I eat nuts with my lunch and if I have yoghurt and fruit. I need to eat less!

Brilliant. Prioritise protein. Simple.

 

[Lucyr]

Hi,

I had a strenuous weekend erecting a trellis in my garden so I treated myself to two pieces of toast at breakfast.
One went under a two egg scrambled egg and the other had butter on it plus the tiniest smear of jam. If you remember the size of mini jar you used to get in hotels well that would last 5 days based on what I put on my toast this morning! The bread was brown wholemeal and I think it has less sugar in than most but I need to check that! BG shot up to 12.5mol/. I have had this breakfast before with only one slice of toast and BG hot 9.9! Seems to me that I need to stop eating bread or maybe butter some cardboard! After two hours it was 8.5 and now at 9.27am (3hours) 6.6.

The two hour reading is what matters and that one was fine. If you want to reduce the spike a bit I’d stick to the one piece of toast, buttered with two scrambled eggs. If you want to reduce spike further after that you could switch to real butter if not already (fat slows down carbs), or you could have the breakfast before the exercise.

 

[JITR]

The two hour reading is what matters and that one was fine. If you want to reduce the spike a bit I’d stick to the one piece of toast, buttered with two scrambled eggs. If you want to reduce spike further after that you could switch to real butter if not already (fat slows down carbs), or you could have the breakfast before the exercise.

... or go one step further and replace the toast with ham and put the butter on some mushrooms or grilled tomatoes, or ... the list is endless!

 

[Lucyr]

.. or go one step further and replace the toast with ham and put the butter on some mushrooms or grilled tomatoes, or ... the list is endless!

If 2 slices of toast puts you at 8.5 at 2hrs though, exactly at the top of the target, then they’ll be likely perfectly fine with 1 piece of toast

 

[JITR]

If 2 slices of toast puts you at 8.5 at 2hrs though, exactly at the top of the target, then they’ll be likely perfectly fine with 1 piece of toast

Of course, goes without saying. So sorry if I offended you in any way. Ian Marber, a nutritionist, advised that if you are good 80% of the time why not enjoy yourself in the remaining 20%, meaning in moderation. Speaking only for myself, I can think of nothing worse than checking my blood after every treat so I stick to protein and vegetables with the occasional excess such as the conference pear fried in butter we had last night or the Chilean cherries the night before. I'd really like a really good non-invasive CGM though.

P.S. Just noticed your footnote !!!

 

[Steve/Ch]

I found that being under 8mmol/l after meals was where things began to turn around, as I stuck to the same meals and saw my 2 hour test numbers gradually sink down.
There is very little of nutritional value in bread though.
I'd advise having as many eggs as you like, scrambled is good, with butter, then some grated cheese added just at the end of cooking. I then remove the pan from the heat, put a finely sliced tomato on top, and cover with a plate as I move to the table picking up cutlery on the way. The tomato is just warmed, I slide the whole lot onto the plate and eat. Some people add a chopped spring onion or slice of ordinary onion for extra zing. Put the pan on a heat proof tile if you have a polished table.

Noted your scramble egg for breakfast minus the toast, not very filling to get through to lunch for me, I have porridge every morning, my sugar goes up but not high as porridge is slow release so no spike

 

[Drummer]

Noted your scramble egg for breakfast minus the toast, not very filling to get through to lunch for me, I have porridge every morning, my sugar goes up but not high as porridge is slow release so no spike

I don't know about filling, but it is certainly nutritious. I only eat twice a day, so the scrambled eggs etc take me through the day until I eat again in the evening.
I don't eat any grain as I don't want my blood glucose to go up.