Questions About Carbs - Low Carb Bread

Low Carb Bread

You go on your low carb diet expecting to give up bread and all things bread-related, right? While that may be true for the first two weeks, it's not necessarily true after that, especially with the introduction of low carb bread.

Low Carb Bread--Does It Mean You Can Have Sandwiches Again?

Just about any kind of food you can think of now has low carb versions, and breadmakers are no exception. Nature's Own, Atkins and Sara Lee have jumped on the low carb bandwagon with their own versions of low carb bread. This author has tried two versions, and I can say with absolute certainty that the carbs are not missed. Don't be afraid of low carb bread. Even though it's missing carbs, that's about all it's missing, and who needs all the extra carbs anyway? Your body only needs 130 grams of carbs to function anyway. The downside is that it tends to go bad rather quickly, so you have to be careful in that respect.

Most low carb bread has around 9 grams of carbs a slice, which is 18 grams for a sandwich if you use two slices. Now, in the first two weeks of a low carb diet, this wouldn't fly because most low carb diets only allow you to have 20 grams of carbs a day. You'd be better served by having a glass of milk or two for the same number of carb grams, and your bones will thank you. Plus, if you mix a cup of milk with some flavored protein powder and ice, you can have a semi-thick, high-protein, low carb shake for breakfast instead of toast made from low carb bread. You can make the carb count even lower by using low carb milk.

Still, once you're past the two weeks, low carb bread is an awesome choice (depending on which low carb diet you're on). And who says you have to eat bread every day, or that your sandwiches have to have two slices of bread? It's nice to know that you now have options when it comes to bread while you're on a low carb diet.