when my brother and I were picky eaters and we wouldn't eat wheat bread, my mom made us sandwiches which had one slice of white and one slice of wheat... maybe you could try that, or with pasta... just mixing in half and half?

I'm in the US too, and we have Orowheat.

On my diet, Core in WW, we're not supposed to eat bread unless we count points for it, even whole wheat bread. And all our other grains have to be whole grains. And only once a day, unless it's a grain other than wheat or brown rice or potatoes (which is not a grain, but a carb).

I did badly the last week and ate too much of the forbidden foods. I've gained about 5 lbs.

Today is a new day. Trying Curves, going back to my 100% Core and vegan diet. And we'll see, eh?

:tread: :goodscale

Mina, the Sugar Busters WOE, which I am back on as I feel wonderful on it and lose weight, also says to generally "limit" bread, even the 100 percent stone ground whole wheat or other whole grain bread it recommends sticking to. The recommendations are more general ... no "forbidding" ... but for weight loss it suggests having only two slices of bread a day, three for weight maintenance.

This isn't a low carb plan, though, it's a "good carb" plan, carbs are not limited, it just suggests there are better carbs.

The reason white bread is SO not-helpful relates to the fact that it is so quickly digested, being stripped of the nutritious fiber ... so all that's left is "starch" ... starch is just another name for a great big SUGAR molecule ... starch quickly converts to sugar in the body and causes insulin spikes, not only to sensitive or diabetic people, but to most people ... the GI theory re weight control, which Sugar Busters (in my opinion) explains so well is generally that excess levels of insulin in the body not only lead to the inability to lose weight, but contribute to the rampant epidemic of diabetes and insulin resistance. It's not so much a question anymore of whether we ARE a diabetic ... it's likely we'll become one if we go on eating these empty carbs ... the CORE program seems remarkably similar to Sugar Busters ... except I'm not sure if CORE calls for white potatoes ... these are a complete no-no on Sugar Busters ... and these DO make me sick (probably the insulin spikes), so that's good.

Anyhow, not meaning to ramble. Just wanted to comment that I think it's great you're going back on your good program ... enjoy Curves. :)

Originally Posted by Loreebee:
We used to get what we thought was a good clean bread at the grocery store, but you know? There ARE none without that crap in it! So, we get our bread at Wild Oats.

I go to Wild Oats for my bread too--but mainly because they sell half-sized "bachelor's loaves" (I don't eat enough bread for a full-size loaf to go w/o growing molds :( )

Anyways, I think Sara Lee makes white whole wheat bread -- haven't taste it yet but worth giving a try.

There are also lots of other ways you can work in whole grains--pastas, cereals, etc.