A friend of mine bought me the new SB book. I read it last week and have come here to learn more. I have noticed several things in these posts that have raised questions.

1) Is ALL whole wheat bread "legal"?
2) Is there a guide for eating out? (Arby's; Subway; Wendy's)
3) How do you know what snacks are legal?
4) Some have mentioned measuring and portions of certain items, is there a set guide?

I have more but I will leave these for now,
TIA

Hi Tia!

Youve come to the right place to learn more about this WOE (way of eating). I'll direct you over to the weekly support board to join the group! Be sure to hit "reply" instead of "begin new thread" when you respond so that your post will be where everyone can see it!


Now for your questions:

1. Is all Whole wheat bread legal? Well, it depends. You have to be very good a reading labels. A lot of what is sold as WW bread out there is really made with enriched flour. Look at the label. The first ingredient needs to be "whole wheat flour" or "stone ground whole wheat flour." If the first ingradient is "enriched wheat flour" or "unbleached wheat flour" the bread is a no-no. Also look at the sugar grams. Each serving should have no more than 3 or 5 grams of sugar (the old book said three, the new one says 5--most of us are used to looking for 3 grams of sugar or less). Only breads that are made with WW or SGWW AND below the acceptable sugar level are ok. One of my favorite breads in Natures Own Stone Ground WW bread with no added sugar. There are others as welll--you just have to read those labels!

2. Guide for eating out--I don't know of a guide for eating out--esp. fast food. None of the bread at fast food places is legal. You either need to stick with the burger or grilled chicken w/o the bun, or a salad. At most sit down restaurants it is easy to order some sort of protein, steamed veggies and a salad and you will be fin. Just stay away from the bread and deserts!

3. What snacks are legal--Snacks are "legal" if they are made from an acceptable food. Potatoes are evil on this WOE so any snack made from potatoes should be avoided. Corn is to be avoided, so try to stay away from any snacks that contain corn. Most of us snack on Triscuits, cheese, nuts, fruit, yogurt, etc--foods on the low glycemic lists.

4. Do you count anything--We are all different on this question: I don't count anything, grams, calories,nothing. If it is ok to eat, I eat it and if not I try to avoid it. Portion sizes do matter, but I just put what fits on the bottom of the plate w/ohanging off and try not to go back for seconds. Most of us do try to keep track of the starchy-carbs (e.g. bread, sweet potatoes, brown rice, etc.) and try not to have more than 2-3 servings per day.

Everyone on the weekly support board will be happy to help you in any way we can!

Susan

I am grateful for your help. Can you use Soy Flour on this WOE?

Yes!

Please join us over on the SB WEEKLY SUPPORT BOARDS, we'd love to have you join us on there at any time!

As long as it's not enriched then I would say you're good to go.

1) Look for stone ground whole wheat.
2) Just try to stick to the SB guidelines in general even when eating out.
3) Ingredient, ingredients, ingredients. SB is all about trying to stay away from the "bad" carbs and sugars. This means you will be reading lots of labels on food to see if it is ok (legal).
4) According to the book you don't really need to measure portions, don't go for seconds and don't have a normal size plate overflowing. Many mention 2-3 starchy carbs / day.

Hope that helps a little enjoy this great new healthy way of eating!

I find the whole thing so unconventional. I hope I soon get it. I want to help my son not get to where I am in weight gain. He is 14.

JMO

JohnO,

The difficult part is finding foods with no or very low sugar and maybe learning to read ingredient labels for some.

It is very good to learn though and if you take a step back and look at SB in general it is really just eating healthy. They do cut out things like potatos and corn, however, I think it all depends on your goals.

If you are looking to lose weight you should try to stick to the SB plan as closely as possible.

However, once you make a weight level you can move to a Low Glycemic diet which will open up a few more things for you to eat (or eat in moderation). You can actually lose quite a bit of weight going on a low glycemic diet as well.

Keep it up it's not JUST about losing weight imo.