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Carbs are the same, maybe not

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Anthony Stirrat

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Experiment #1 - Proper French bread:

Last night dinner was Toulouse Sausage in a baguette, a good half arm sized bit. I was 5.3 before hand and after an hour I was 5.9, two hours later I was 5.1. Back home if I have a baguette I will jump a good 4-5 points, but in France the bread doesn't affect me.

Why is their bread different? I have a friend who is gluten intolerant but can eat French bread with no side effects.

Answers on a postcard please 🙂
 
Anthony Stirrat said:
Experiment #1 - Proper French bread:

Last night dinner was Toulouse Sausage in a baguette, a good half arm sized bit. I was 5.3 before hand and after an hour I was 5.9, two hours later I was 5.1. Back home if I have a baguette I will jump a good 4-5 points, but in France the bread doesn't affect me.

Why is their bread different? I have a friend who is gluten intolerant but can eat French bread with no side effects.

Answers on a postcard please 🙂
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No idea if this is the answer...but...the French have to bake their bread daily...has to be fresh...they are not allowed to/do not use preservatives in the baguettes...the only thing I could think of.
 
Very interesting ! I'll have to investigate !
I miss my french bread - I've cut it out ...so I've not tried it since being diagnosed.
 
Anthony Stirrat said:
Why is their bread different? I have a friend who is gluten intolerant but can eat French bread with no side effects.
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French baguettes are made with soft wheat, not the hard Canadian wheat used for sliced loaves and the like, so that could make a difference to the gluten tolerance. Not sure it would alter the effect of the carbs, though, but if you are out of routine, or the weather's suddenly hotter, or something, that can make a difference.
 
I heard that French bread was the worst thing you can eat, full of sugar. You don't know what to believe half the time. :confused:
 
Ditto said:
I heard that French bread was the worst thing you can eat, full of sugar. You don't know what to believe half the time. :confused:
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I'm currently in West of France (holiday) and it seems fine, now British French bread is completely different on my BGL
 
Roll on September when I go to Paris.
 
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