Cutting out bread completely?

CloughiesBrewerArmy

I did cut it out for a while on my weight loss journey but it has crept back in. I think if I cut it out it would helpe me lose the few extra pounds I want to lose.

With so little in my diet I struggle to replace it, although I still want to limit it further. I do love Marmite on toast though

fiona234

Multigrain bread is a good and effective replacement to your traditional white bread. It will give you required nutrients without disturbing your diet..
You can also include green tea which is very effective in weight loss and has good effect on skin as well.

maman

I think the issue may be that OP loves bread too much. Sometimes it's easier to just cut it out than eat one slice and then hanker after more. I do agree with the poster who said that replacing it with something similar like crackers is pointless unless perhaps you don't enjoy them so much and eat less.


I'm the same with cheese and crisps. It's better for me not to buy them than have them calling to me from the kitchen. If I'm out I'll have a cheeseboard rather than a pudding and an occasional bag of crisps with a sandwich in a caf!. It may be more mse to buy a multipack but not good for my waistline.


AFAIK there's certainly no health reason for eating bread to be an essential part of one's diet. The nutrients are easily found in other foods, especially vegetables.

Pop_Up_Pirate

iamlucky18 wrote: »

Don't forget you still need some fibre in your diet...

You get all the fibre you need from fruit, vegetables and nuts.

OP, we not only cut out bread, but we cut out all Grains and Legumes, which includes all oils made from grains.
New research shows these two food group contribute greatly to auto-immune diseases and inflammation.
Since stopping these products, me and DH have both gone into remission and have never felt better.

trailingspouse

I'm not keen on any diet that involves cutting out particular types of food. Much better to learn to eat the right stuff in the right quantities.

So - wholemeal bread rather than white bread, and don't have as much of it. It's more sustainable in the long term (I should know, I've been sustaining it for 36 years).

Gloomendoom

Pop_Up_Pirate wrote: »

You get all the fibre you need from fruit, vegetables and nuts.

OP, we not only cut out bread, but we cut out all Grains and Legumes, which includes all oils made from grains.
New research shows these two food group contribute greatly to auto-immune diseases and inflammation.
Since stopping these products, me and DH have both gone into remission and have never felt better.

Remission from what?

Mrs G tried completely cutting out bread, and grains in general, as she had read that it would help with a few digestive issues she has.

It didn't make a blind bit of difference.

amiaspden

Pop_Up_Pirate wrote: »

New research shows these two food group contribute greatly to auto-immune diseases and inflammation.
Since stopping these products, me and DH have both gone into remission and have never felt better.

There was an episode of Horizon on BBC2 this week, "The dirty truth behind clean eating". It featured these claims.

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amiaspden wrote: »

There was an episode of Horizon on BBC2 this week, "The dirty truth behind clean eating". It featured these claims.

I'm sure there was.
There is always some program or other that will tout some new research or other and make us all believe it is the truth. Afterall, many people still believe that margarine is better for them than butter, and can probably dig up some info to back it up.

A program funded by the bread making companies will have a different slant on it than a program made by a group of coeliacs for example. Both have different agendas.

Researching foods and how they are made and where they come from is the only information anyone should rely on.

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Gloomendoom wrote: »

Remission from what?

Mrs G tried completely cutting out bread, and grains in general, as she had read that it would help with a few digestive issues she has.

It didn't make a blind bit of difference.

MS and RA along with other issues.

Cutting out bread and grains is only one part of what we cut out. We cut out ALL foods known to cause inflammation such as tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, any cooking oils, sugars, anything considered processed and basically anything that had more than one ingredient.

Cutting out all grains is not easy, and many people sneak in the odd bit here and there and then declare "It didn't work"
It means no bread, cereals, cakes, pizza, rice, oats, biscuits, gravy, sauces, corn, barley, soy, and anything that contains it such as normal sausages, pies, alcohol etc

It isn't an easy. Especially with so many temptations. But we were determined to get better and the more research we did, the more we realised people are getting all these conditions for a reason, and it isn't just the way of the world. Things we eat are adversely affecting us and the problem is escalating. Auto-immune conditions are rising rapidly, as are Autistic conditions and behaviour problems in kids along with cancers...it's all down to diet and powers that be are beginning to recognise that.