Receta Guest Post: Bread Basics
The following guest post is from my sweet Auntie:
It’s a delight to be a guest blogger for my sweet niece, April. Gluten hated me long before I was diagnosed back in 1985. Diagnosis was a relief.
I said goodbye to gluten and never looked back.
I assure you that back then there were very few gluten free products available and most were by mail order. The only company name I can remember was Ener-G Foods. While their baking products were OK, their ready made foods left, and still leave, much to be desired.
Because there was no bread worth its price and making tasty bread and baked goods was difficult, I got used to not having baked goods.
Quality, tasty breads began to surface just within the past 5 years. As each emerged into the market place, I anxiously tried most of them, but one look at the calorie and fat count, not to mention the quick disintegration in a sandwich, quickly sent me back to a no-bread status.
Fast forward….Udi’s.
You know the scoop on this delicious bread from this blog, but what I want to highlight is the gift Udi’s is to the waist line. Because I am a researcher, I love tables. So, here’s a review of several breads highlighting the ones that are waist friendly and yummy.
The Yum Factor includes both the taste and the ability to make a sandwich that will not fall apart, and does not have to be toasted to taste good. I am including Weight Watchers points to give you an idea of which bread has good calorie-fat-fiber ratio. On the Weight Watchers Plan, one gets a daily points allotment based on their current weight. If you weigh 200 pounds, you get 20 points for the entire day. That said, the 1 point breads are such a gift! Note the Amish Bread. More on that yummy choice in another post.
Bread
Cal/Slice
Fat
Carbs
Fiber
Protein
WW Points
Yum Factor
Whole Foods Prairie Bread
160
6
24
1
3
3.5
Udi’s Whole Grain
80
2
11
1
3
1
Rudy’s sandwich Bread
90
1.5
17
1
1
2
Food for life
110
2
22
1
1
2
Ener-G tapioca
80
3
11
2
1
1
Gillian's
80
2.5
11
0
2
2
Amish Bread by CCC
100
.5
22
3
4
1
Glutino Fiber bread
90
2
19
2
1
2
Still haven’t tried Udi’s? Or maybe you love Udi’s just as much as me and can’t get enough? Well, then I have a deal for you!
IT’S GIVEAWAY TIME!
A first for GHM, I’m offering you the chance to win two loaves of Udi’s bread! One Whole Grain and One White Sandwich!
To Enter:
1) Leave a comment on this post with your idea of a truly delicious sandwich!
Want a second chance?
Blog it or tweet it, and then comment here with a link back!
AND for the first time ever, I’m going to allow you to enter every day! That’s right, you can comment once per day! Giving you MORE chances to win!
One winner will be chosen at random on Monday, September 27th, when I get back from my honeymoon!
Good luck!