Breadmakers feel pain from Atkins diet

Pennlive.com ^ | Nov 8 2003 | DAVID SHARP, AP

[Brandybux]

Atkins isn't a short-term plan. It is a way of life.

Amen. I'm always flabbergasted by people who say things like "I tried Atkins, but the weight came back." Duh.

Like so many others who have been "freed" by Atkins, I find that so long as I avoid the carbs, I can eat what I want, when I want to, as much as I feel I want to. Atkins was the first diet where I found myself looking at a half-eaten plate of food and thinking, "I not only don't want to eat more, I want NOT to eat the rest of this." I was so shocked by that epiphany, my wife thought something was wrong with me.

My physician concurs, not only from his own study, but from observation of his own patients. Before I went on Atkins, I was pre-diabetic and my cholesterol was 180 (with help from high-dose niacin and Lipitor). Three months later, blood sugar levels are normal, and my cholesterol is 130. Oh yes, I'm 30 pounds lighter too. Only 50 pounds to go!

Doc thinks another 50 pounds, while desirable since it would bring me down to my marriage weight, is overly ambitious. I don't think so. I'm still losing; I'm still satisfied with what I'm eating. And, Doc assures me that if I persevere in moderate exercise 5 times a week, I will reverse the insulin resistence it took me 25 or more years to develop.

No doubt, many will try Atkins and fail. But, it's not Atkins that fails, it's the ones who go back to the high-carb diets who will keep on complaining about diets that never work.

[Little Bill]

I love to cook and I cook the way my grandmother did, Yankee cooking, a lot of fats and meats balanced with carbos. My Step Father is Italian and a real good cook, the same balance between Fats and Carbos, all though more fish. We are all skinny, Italians and Yankees, beats the hell out of me.

[Salgak]

Indeed. Ignoring customer requests is a sure way to hurt business in the long run. . ..

[The Shootist]

Thats strange, the Atkins company produces a mix for low carb bread.

At 5 bucks a loaf it tastes like poop, too. Rather not eat bread at all than to have to stand the taste of those soy-based products. Simply horrid.

[GrandMoM]

Thanks for the info!

[Miss Marple]

Look for local specialty bakeries that are starting to do low-carb breads. Often they are much better than Atkins.

Brownberry Breads has a new low-carb bread...not as low as the one I buy, but it is like 6 carbs per slice, and tastes pretty good.

[carlo3b]

The pain I felt from my month on the Atkins diet was NOT in my bread!

Behave...Bwhahahahaahhahahahah

This is directed at, TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, not afraidfortherepublic... *<}:o)

Of course this doesn't taste as good as your typical high carb bread, but you didn't get that gut from depriving yourself of too much flavor. Think of  this small sacrifice as a down payment on that, "NEW YOU", that you keep talking about (to yourself) .. LOLOL

Simple LowCarb Yeast Bread

This is it, two steps only!

• 3 cups plain protein powder
• 1 1/8 cup water
• 1 tsp "lite" salt, if you don't happen to have , lite salt, use only 3/4 tsp
• 1 large egg
• 2 Tbls  pure olive oil
• 1 1/2 tsp active yeast

1) Place in bread maker in order listed. Basic, med. darkness.
2) Press start (visit me on line for any additional info, if needed).. :)

[TEXOKIE]

You mention Cinnamon Raisin Bread....is it the same Ezekial sprouted bread I've been using? That stuff is WONDERFUL!!! My fave is to put in a slice of it in the toaster, then smear it with unsweetened apple sauce with a dusting of powdered cinnamon. YUM!!!

[SeaDragon]

and I know hundreds of dieters that would jump at the chance to buy affordable breads again..

Those breads are out there. The Nature's Own low carb bread runs around $2.50 and is quite good. We recently discovered a low carb bread made by Franz that is called 7-7-90 and it is very good, similar price. The Nature's Own is at 5 net carbs and the Franz bread is at 4 net carbs.

[Trust but Verify]

Natural Ovens of Manitowoc, WI makes two low carb breads that are very good, but expensive. ($4-$5/loaf) They recently built another oven in Valpo, so I wonder if you will start seeing these products in Indy.

I'm not so much into low-carb as I am into high fiber. Many of these breads are 60 calories/slice, .5 gram of fat and 5 grams of fiber.

[Miss Marple]

Thanks for the information! I will keep an eye out for them.

The Bread of Life products have been lifesavers for us. I have been able to make chili-cheese dogs, cheeseburgers, sloppy joes, and other things and stay within low-carb allotments.

I am hoping they will come out with a decent low-carb rye bread, which I sorely miss. Atkins rye bread is terrible! I won't buy it again.

[TEXOKIE]

Oops...sorry. I missed the reply you made previously in the thread! I keep thinking I'll learn the lesson to read the whole thread before replying, but NOOOOOOOO I never do!

When I get wild and crazy, I put some cottage cheese on the bread before I put on the apple sauce!

[upcountry miss]

Country Kitchen's Lower Carb bread isn't bad. I found it expensive but have been able to get it in their Thrift Store at less than half price($1.50 per loaf). I keep it in the freezer and take out only what I will use immediately. It is quite thin and whatever I put between the slices, I really pile on, so the taste of the bread isn't overpowering. Don't have it every day as it would add up to too many carbs. This week, one day I piled on gobs of chicken salad for a sandwich and another day I used two pieces of ham and two slices of cheese for a grilled ham and cheese sandwich.

On weekends, one day I treat myself to a slice of toast made with my husbands home-made bread. He has made all the breads we eat for several years. That is what I miss the most on Atkins. I am losing slowly but do allow myself one day of the weekend to indulge.

As I have stated in other threads, a side benefit is the reduction in my bad cholesteral.

[Miss Marple]

No worries!

There are low-carb bagels as well, Brownberry Breads makes them. They are not as low-carb as some other things, but would do in a pinch.

[stanz]

Senza pane, abbiamo fame.
Senza carne, siamo sane.

[Hugin]

Have you ever TRIED that junk?

Eat it all the time. Tastes better than most commercial bread. The Atkins Sourdough is very good, and the Rye and Country White are not bad. Not as good as real San Francisco sourdough, but I'll take it over the spongy white bread they sell in stores.

Trader Joes also carries a couple varieties of low carb bread already made. Not bad either.

[sd-joe]

Yeah, the bread is pretty bad, but it can be done and maybe someone will come up with a good version.

[Squantos]

All I know is once I dropped sugars, wheat, starch, most fruit and all high carb veggies from my meals I have lost 41 pounds and have gotten my self back to fighting weight.....Ham 'n cheese omelets, scrambled eggs with bacon . Snacks of turkey or chicken. All the brisket, steak and pork one can desire and weight still falls off slow and steady. Not what per se yer eating , just how one prepares and cooks it.

I still have a small baked potato , slice of fresh baked bread or a slice of desert now and then. I just limit such stuff to twice a week or so...... certain things about the low carb style of consuming food has given me more energy, less weight on my frame and thus has led to less pain and stress related health problems for my back and knees also.

I hate the word diet as diet has never worked for me . Having run 6 plus miles a day for 26 years I was used to eating what I wanted without worry. An injury that caused me to be a bit more sedate in my activities put the pounds on as I ate like I was still running that 6 miles a day.

Older age and sudden stops have just caused me to adjust and the low carb route is working for me now........no problems at all. Blood tests and recent physical was first in 10 years that all was within the set limits.

It's good to be average again..........:o)

Stay Safe !

[SBprone]

Here in So Cal there are many small Mexican shops where you can buy hot tortillas by the kilo, made from fresh white corn. I doubt you will find these on any glycemic index chart because the researchers seem to think tortillas are made from processed corn meal. Only the really bad ones are.

The white corn is grown in the US and Mexican visitors have been known to take several kilos back across the border with them because their oily yellow corn makes really crummy little tortillas.

Anyway, for folks who can get these, you can heat them in the microwave and wrap them around your protein du jour for a wonderful soft taco. This is the easiest meal or snack I know of that will satisfy without spiking your blood sugar.

[Neenah]

Natural Ovens was started in our hometown. It is a wonderful place !! His whole line is healthy. A very impressive business has now branched out to other areas.

One piece of their bread wlll hold you for 4 hours. It is wonderful. Bread can be frozen, and just take out a piece at a time.

Low Carb Bread/ Come take a look at the site !