I didn't think bread was fattening?

JennyW_2

I've read many posts, especially on the bread making threads where many people say that they don't eat too much of their bread because they put on weight or worry about weight gain. I didn't think bread was fattening and I eat quite a bit of it and it doesn't make any difference to me. I just thought bread was a good staple part of our diet.

MrsTinks

Trot along to weightwatchers with a fresh loaf of bread and you will be run out of town :rotfl: it's full of carbohydrates and is quite fattening especially if you are watching your calories

LumpyCustard_2

Anything's fattening if you eat too much of it - even celery (although it would be difficult to eat enough of it). Basically, it comes down to this: if you eat more calories than you burn, you will put on weight.

Having said that though, bread and similar products do make some people feel bloated for a while after eating them, but that's a different issue.

troo

Carbs are good

It's not the bread that's fattening, it's what you put on it - lots of butter for me please :rotfl:

Magentasue

It's like potatoes, isn't it? It's not the bread that's fattening, it's the butter, jam and everything else you put on it that does the damage. I think people here often feel that homemade bread is fattening because a) you eat more of it and b) you're encouraged to eat it between meals as well as part of meals because it's sitting there cooling. I know I'm guilty of that one.

Badger_Lady

It doesn't contain fat, but is mostly complex carbohydrate that converts into a lot of calories the day after you eat it - absolutely fine if you're going to do a lot of exercise!

A lot of people avoid it for its gluten (wheat) content as well - some more than others can feel quite bloated and slowed-down from eating bread, and there are claims that it can hang around in your system for a little too long.

MrsTinks

Dang it! Now I have to go put on a loaf... I'll never be thin!

Penelope_Penguin

JennyW wrote: »

I've read many posts, especially on the bread making threads where many people say that they don't eat too much of their bread because they put on weight or worry about weight gain. I didn't think bread was fattening and I eat quite a bit of it and it doesn't make any difference to me. I just thought bread was a good staple part of our diet.

Everything is fattening if you eat enough of it :rolleyes:

What happens to your weight is determnied by the calories you take in in the way of food, and the calories you burn in the way of keeping your body ticking over and exercise

Penny. x

thriftlady_2

JennyW wrote: »

I just thought bread was a good staple part of our diet.

Hear hear :T

It's the homemade biscuits that get me -I just can't stay away from them. My wholemeal bread, however, I eat much more sensibly -a slice of toast for breakfast, a couple of slices in a sandwich for lunch...

Debt_Free_Chick

Everything is fattening, in isolation. You simply need to use up more calories than you consume to avoid weight gain.

JennyW_2

Debt_Free_Chick wrote: »

Everything is fattening, in isolation. You simply need to use up more calories than you consume to avoid weight gain.

I appreciate and am aware of this as it applies to all food stuffs in great quantity, it's just that bread seems to be a big no-no for many people but as badger_lady says, perhaps it's the complex carbs :rolleyes: