Burgen Soya & Linseed Vs Hovis Nimble Wholemeal ..

[Martin9]

I always hear everyone talking about the Burgen loaf as being the goto bread , I would wish to introduce a new loaf slightly lower in carbs and lower in kcals, and it's nowhere near as expensive, it's the the Hovis Nimble Wholemeal and I would say the hovis is a slightly bigger peice of bread...!
Burgen..kcal 90, carbs 9.1 per slice
Hovis .kcal 51, carbs 8.1 per slice

 

[Robin]

I always hear everyone talking about the Burgen loaf as being the goto bread , I would wish to introduce a new loaf slightly lower in carbs and lower in kcals, and it's nowhere near as expensive, it's the the Hovis Nimble Wholemeal and I would say the hovis is a slightly bigger peice of bread...!
Burgen..kcal 90, carbs 9.1 per slice
Hovis .kcal 51, carbs 8.1 per slice

It depends what you're looking for in a slice of bread, I suppose. If you're trying to lose weight and just want the lightest thing to wrap round a filling, then Hovis is probably your loaf. I like the seeds in Burgen, because they slow down the carb absorption for me, in a way that bran doesn't seem to ( everyone's different in how their body processes their food) and at nearly half the calories, I might be tempted to have two slices, and so ending up with more carbs...

 

[Martin9]

It depends what you're looking for in a slice of bread, I suppose. If you're trying to lose weight and just want the lightest thing to wrap round a filling, then Hovis is probably your loaf. I like the seeds in Burgen, because they slow down the carb absorption for me, in a way that bran doesn't seem to ( everyone's different in how their body processes their food) and at nearly half the calories, I might be tempted to have two slices, and so ending up with more carbs...

I'm not suggesting having 2 slices of hovis against 1 Burgen , but the hovis is slightly bigger, lower carb, lower kcal, and cheaper, especially as I can't get Burgens in my home town it's a good alternative to me...

 

[Martin9]

It depends what you're looking for in a slice of bread, I suppose. If you're trying to lose weight and just want the lightest thing to wrap round a filling, then Hovis is probably your loaf. I like the seeds in Burgen, because they slow down the carb absorption for me, in a way that bran doesn't seem to ( everyone's different in how their body processes their food) and at nearly half the calories, I might be tempted to have two slices, and so ending up with more carbs...

Bran is there bran in a wholemeal nimble loaf...? Yes if that means the fibre on the outside of a wheat husk, but if your plan is to rely on the seeds of a Burgen loaf, perhaps the low carb seeded Hovis loaf is better for you..?

 

[Robin]

Bran is there bran in a wholemeal nimble loaf...? Yes if that means the fibre on the outside of a wheat husk, but if your plan is to rely on the seeds of a Burgen loaf, perhaps the low carb seeded Hovis loaf is better for you..?

Yes, I did mean the natural wheat bran, sorry, didn't make it clear! I find wholemeal stuff spikes me almost as much as white, but as I said, everybody's different! I'm lucky, my local Sainsburys does a small Burgen for 85p.

 

[Martin9]

Yes, I did mean the natural wheat bran, sorry, didn't make it clear! I find wholemeal stuff spikes me almost as much as white, but as I said, everybody's different! I'm lucky, my local Sainsburys does a small Burgen for 85p.

I said the Hovis was cheaper, and on review, it's about the same price sorry..but it's an alternative for some people, I have never done a BG comparison, but the hovis slice is bigger and lower carb

 

[khskel]

You could always try the hovis lower carb bread which is about 10g carb per 36 gramme slice. As a Yorkie I have a problem paying for the extra air in nimble.

 

[Martin9]

You could always try the hovis lower carb bread which is about 10g carb per 36 gramme slice. As a Yorkie I have a problem paying for the extra air in nimble.

I have tried the hovis lower carb seeded, and I do like that, better than Burgen too..

 

[Jeandp]

Burgen can be expensive. It is something like £1.45 in my local Morrisons, but it has been just £1 in Asda for a long time now. I like the hovis lower carb seeded too.

 

[Pine Marten]

I have tried the hovis lower carb seeded, and I do like that, better than Burgen too..

I like this too, as a change from Burgen or Nimble, but it has disappeared from any shelves near me for weeks and weeks...<sigh>... Both Burgen and Nimble have this habit of hiding for weeks too, and I'm starting to think the supermarkets do it deliberately just to annoy me

 

[Martin9]

I like this too, as a change from Burgen or Nimble, but it has disappeared from any shelves near me for weeks and weeks...<sigh>... Both Burgen and Nimble have this habit of hiding for weeks too, and I'm starting to think the supermarkets do it deliberately just to annoy me

Same here..!