Alternatives to bread
 

Need suggestions or a flour to use that possibly has less carbs.

There are low carb wrap-ups (like tortillas) available. You can make a wrap instead of a sandwich.

Go without!!! :D:D:D
I'd sooner have the fillings than the bread of a sandwich!

Can you tell I am not a bread eater??
...... that is unless it is warm homemade bread, slathered with butter!!
Any kind of bread will do .... :D

I really miss bread. Before I had to get serious about cutting it all the way out, I found the Franz "white" whole wheat bread had the best size slice/carbs for a sandwich. There are the sandwich thins too, they were all the craze for quite awhile but harder to find now. Costco carries them, as does the Franz outlet stores. Tortillas can have less, but my portion size is just one 6" whether flour or corn.

We do lettuce wraps for sandwiches, one of our favorite going out treats is a Jimmy John's Unwich, everything from their subs but rolled up nicely in lettuce. Other chains also offer lettuce wraps but Jimmy Johns does it the best. There were no options at Subway that were better for me carb countwise.

Hubby is pure keto, I'm just low carb. One of the other things we do is make a sandwich between two slices of cheese and no bread. You can spread toppings on the cheese but best with just meats and limited veggie.

There are super low carb breads that you can order. Great Low Carb Bread Company is one, I believe it is available through Amazon even. We can go to Tacoma Boys and buy it frozen there on our way to my relatives. It is pretty darn good stuff, but too expensive for every day and I'm just sort of uncomfortable with the concept of eating some of the non-digestible fibers.

There are many things that you can serve food on, like eggplant slices or it's great for those huge over-grown zucchini, or mushroom caps. You can even cut cauliflower "steaks". Cauliflower is very versatile, can mash like potatoes or used instead of rice. But the reality is they are all knife and fork sort of things and not the easy bliss of a sandwich with real bread...

I like the idea of low carb tortillas, we usually have a scrambled egg with either sausage or bacon crumbled up in for a quick breakfast. We are going grocery shopping tomorrow I will scour the bread aisle and Bob's Red Mill products for ideas to bake with.

Me too, fresh warm homemade bread is my downfall.

Almond flour makes a good "biscuit" type bread. The recipe is easy, basically almond flour, baking powder, salt, eggs, butter. You can jazz it up, w/ chedder for cheddar biscuits, or italian seasoning / Parmesan cheese for pizza crust, or artificial sweetener cinnimon and pecans w/ a cream cheese frosting for sweet rolls.

Then go with ignoring the bread when it is "just" bread ....
.... and totally enjoy it when you get the good stuff! :D

You know what you have done ... have me hankering for good bread.
Lucky for me ... we have an old-fashioned bakery here in the village and I can satisfy that need, easily! :D

You tease! :D:D

Hey ... just trying to help you, my Dear Hawkie!! :)

Like chocolate ... if I am going to eat it, I am going to eat the really good stuff.
Why blow the "budget" (aka food and calories) on the marginal waxy stuff?
... if I am going there, I am having the really good stuff and know what, I stop a whole lot sooner.
Likewise with cheese ..... top quality and mmmmmmmmmm ... but again, I stop faster.

So it's all win-win! :D

What is the name of the bakery and the name of the village?

ezekiel bread often sold in the freezer section, is a healthy alternative made with sprouts and stuff like that. You have to keep it frozen because the shelf life is short. I just take a few slices out an hour before and let thaw. It taste good, but different. I also like the really good bread from a bakery, or making bread from scratch too.

They also sell Ezekiel bread at trader Joe's and it's not frozen and fresher and tastes better too.

A bit of a commute for you ..... West of Toronto, Ontario!

I was hoping to visit the bakery on my next trip.

While a Keto diet allows some yummy foods what I really miss are bread and fruit. Ugh!

There are breads on the market that is 35 cals. a slice that is half what is in a regular slice of bread. WW , Healthy Life and Aunt Millie's make several that are half the carbs They come in white, whole wheat, and whole grain. There are also English muffins and bagels available with Healthy Life and Aunt Millie's. I use these all the time.

I am diabetes control so not even keto, my doctor and nutritionist says I can go up to 100 or so but I typically average around 65 carbs a day because I really want my apple or banana a day. My big treat is every other week when we go to Costco I get a hot dog and eat it bun and all.

Before shopping with the Hubby I had to feed him first and then go shopping. Now we pick up a rotisserie chicken and he eats part of it while I eat my hot dog. He also will sometimes get two hot dogs, no buns but hot dogs still have carbs and he now prefers the chicken.

I've been making this bread for several months...it's easy to make and it tastes better than any other locarb bread out there!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPTcf4Ol0cY

I agree with the lettuce leaf in place of a piece of bread - put everything on the lettuce, add a pickle and roll 'er up!

I made the cloud bread. It was nasty. Yuk. Back when I was on the no carb diet, I made bread out of spinach and egg. Baked it dry in a loaf and then cut into slices. It was great for grilled ham and cheese. I'll try and find the recipe.

This is similar to what I use to make. https://www.food.com/recipe/no-carb-spinach-bread-68704

90 Second Keto Bread

1 tablespoon Butter or Olive Oil
1 Egg

3 tablespoons Almond Flour
1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder
Pinch of salt

Melt butter in a microwave-safe bowl in the shape you want the bread to be and add the egg. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Beat with a fork until completely mixed.

Microwave for about 90 seconds, until firm. Run a knife along the edge and flip over a plate to release. Toast in a pan.

or… Bake: Pre-heat oven to 375F. Bake in a ramekin for 10-12 minutes or until cooked through.

Nutrition Facts:

Amount Per Serving (1 bread)
Calories: 220 Calories from Fat 189
Total Fat 21 g
Saturated Fat 7 g
Cholesterol 33 mg
Sodium 101 mg
Total Carbohydrates 4 g
Dietary Fiber 2 g
Protein 4 g

Oh dear; I just made bread yesterday and it is so good.

When I found cloud bread I thought it was amazing, but I had not had bread in about 15 years (at the time) I am allergic to gluten, and had to stop eating it years ago before all the substitutes came out and the few we had back then were disgusting. While there are some very bread like substitutes now that are gluten free not many (good) ones that are low carb. imo

I don't know if this brand is nation wide and it is a wheat bread. I love it! It is Sara Lee Delightful with 45 calories per slice and 9 grams of carbs. You might be able to get it from Amazon. Yep they have it.
https://www.amazon.com/Sara-Lee-Brea...s%2C232&sr=8-5
Lynda

If you boil white rice when cooking for 30 min. there will be very little carbs left in it. The texture is the same as regular cooked rice. Not mushy at all. I cook all my rice this way and no one has ever noticed the difference.

One carb keto flatbread recipe! is the best!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MfPzlqguho

So are you saying you come this direction?
Or that it is out of your trip routes?

I'm asking for the name of the bakery and the village location. The next time I'm in the Toronto area I can decide if I can visit the bakery.

Gotchya! will PM you! :)

Thank you for the PM.

Somewhere I read that one of the worst things in bread is a chemical that is abbreviated AZOD. I finally bought a bread machine and use only King Arthur flour, regular and even gluten added. It's not the gluten for me, I was tested and have no sensitivity to it, just the chemicals like this AZOD.

He tried the low carb tortillas and likes them. Now to find a bread we like that doesn't cost as much as a car payment...LOL

I printed out the 90 Second Keto bread from JennR8R to give to my hubby. We had the almond flour in the pantry but he hadn't used it yet. He loves this stuff! Today is his bowling day and he won't come home until after that, he's intermittent fasting as well. Last night he made a batch and made himself a sandwich for today. Other than that the best choice we've found close to the bowling alley is a bowl of meat at Arby's (yes, you can get it without a bun).

He also made some Saturday night that we split in half and treated like pizza crust, cutting up some cherry tomatoes and pepperoni and cheese but it would have been better with more sauce of some sort. And not that I'm counting but I think he's made a couple more as well! It's within his skill set and I think most important you don't make a ton at a time so you can play with spices or treatments or whatever.

You can't beat how fast this is to make! I like it toasted better than plain... especially in a grilled bacon and cheese sandwich!

Where do the carbs go? Are you saying to boil it until the starch is released and then drain and rinse? Is that how it's supposed to work? Rice is really high in starch. I'm curious how cooking at a boiling temperature reduces that starch.

bkay

you can make a "tortilla" from Cassava flour for wraps, which isn't too high in carbs.