All the things you like about bread–without all the carbs!
If I’ve heard one major complaint over and over again about the healthy low-carb lifestyle over the years, it has got to be one thing–I COULD NEVER LIVE WITHOUT BREAD! People throw that up in my face as their excuse for NOT livin’ la vida low-carb and yet they fail to realize how incredibly myopic their line of thinking is. Why? Well, if you haven’t noticed it before, there are LOTS of low-carb bread options available on the market today for people who don’t want all the sugar and white flour that comes with traditional breads. So now what’s your excuse?
They’ve still got a few: “Oh, but those breads are so disgusting I could never put that stuff in my mouth! They’re so dry, crumbly, and taste like cardboard, who would ever want to eat it?” I will concede that the low-carb breads that came out a few years back during the whole “low-carb craze” movement that hit America were not exactly something you would desire to consume on any diet, but times have changed for the better now. The bakeries that create quality breads listened to what we wanted in a low-carb bread and have delivered–BIG TIME!
That’s why I’m pleased to introduce to you two new low-carb bread varieties from our friends at Low-Carb Connoisseur. They wanted to provide their customers with the very best-tasting low-carb breads that kept the carb counts low and the quality high. And that’s exactly what they have done with their 7 Grain Low Carb Bread and 7 Grain Cinnamon Raisin Low Carb Bread. You will find it very hard to believe these are actually low-carb.
When I first tasted these fabulous new breads, I had to admit I was skeptical because I’ve had those “other” ones before. But these were just like real bread–IMAGINE THAT–except they didn’t have all the carbs you would normally get from typical breads you see at your local grocery store. And they are chock full of fiber from all the whole grains included in them, too. Regardless of your lifestyle change choice, that’s always a good thing to add to your diet to help you live healthier and better!
Here are the ingredients and nutritional profile on the 7 Grain Low Carb Bread:
Almond Flour, Soy Flour, Bran Flour, Whole Wheat Flour, Oat Flour, Sesame Seed, Unbleached Flour, Vital Wheat, Sunflower Seeds, Salt, Olive Oil, Flax Seed, Dry Yeast Soy Protein, Wheat Germ
Serving Size: 1 oz.
Servings per package: 15
Calories: 64
Fat Calories: 36
Total fat: 4g
Sat. Fat 4g
Cholesterol: 0mg
Sodium: 200mg
Total Carbs: 6g
Dietary Fiber: 4g
NET CARBS: 2g
Sugar: 0g
Protein: 1g
Here are the ingredients and nutritional profile on the 7 Grain Cinnamon Raisin Low Carb Bread:
Almond Flour, Soy Flour, Bran Flour, Whole Wheat Flour, Oat Flour, Sesame Seed, Unbleached Flour, Vital Wheat, Sunflower Seeds, Salt, Olive Oil, Flax Seed, Dry Yeast, Raisins, Soy Protein, Wheat Germ, Cinnamon Spice
Serving Size: 1 oz
Servings per package: 15
Calories: 68
Fat Calories: 36
Total fat: 4g
Sat. Fat 1g
Cholesterol: 0mg
Sodium: 200mg
Total Carbs: 7g
Dietary Fiber: 4g
NET CARBS: 3g
Sugar: 1g
Protein: 1g
Three things specifically stuck out to me about these breads making them unique:
1. The taste, texture, and moistness of these breads was unparalleled among their competition. Like I said, I’ve tried many of these breads over the years and this was by far the best quality low-carb bread I have ever consumed. I could not have been more surprised by this because I thought it would be impossible to make whole grain bread that’s low in carbohydrates actually tasted good. They proved me wrong!
2. All of the ingredients used to make these breads are all-natural. Bran, oats, sesame, sunflower seeds, flax seeds, olive oil, cinnamon, almonds–in other words, it’s REAL FOOD! And they did it all without the use of any artificial sweeteners or flavors of any sort. That’s pretty remarkable in my book.
3. The net carbohydrate counts are genuinely low in carbs. Many of the “low-carb” breads that have come out over the years boasts about being low-carb when in fact they are anything but. However, these carb counts are spectacular–3g net carbs per slice for the Cinnamon Raisin and 2g net carbs per slice for the 7 Grain. This is indeed the real deal for anyone who wants to add some fiber-rich bread back into their low-carb diet.
Enough of my bragging on these low-carb breads, now it’s your turn to tell me what you think about the 7 Grain Low Carb Bread and 7 Grain Cinnamon Raisin Low Carb Bread from Low-Carb Connoisseur. The store’s owner Elaine Payne is just down the road from me here in South Carolina and I know she’ll take good care of you and your low-carb purchasing needs. And check this out–they even have some 7 Grain Low Carb Dinner Rolls, too, with just 2g net carbs per roll! AWESOME! Let me know what you think about these amazing breads. ENJOY!
I thought I could never go without bread, but after a month I don’t really much think about it. Now that I’m not eating five or six a day (toast in morning, sandwich in afternoon, bread with dinner at night) it comes down to a liberating realization of what bread IS:
Bread is two slices to put around something else to eat. It’s something to push gravy around the plate with. Bread is not something you eat, it’s something you eat WITH something else that you eat.
I don’t know if I even want to try low carb bread because I finally disconnected with the bread love affair. It’s too easy for me to justify low carb ice cream at this point, let alone bread! Or low carb beer. I’m just better off avoiding them rather than risk a free for all. I mean, maybe one day when I’m this close to maintenance, but for now, it’s too risky.
I’d still advise people to use in moderation….both breads contain soy flour and soy protein. Soy is not (IMHO) a healthful product.
I have cut down my bread intake significantly in recent in times and it’s hard because I really do enjoy bread. I think it’s because I grew up eating so much of it.
Much like Arlene I now don’t miss it as much and it really is a have WITH item. That said I will give these breads a try, they sound great and the carb content is seriously low. Thanks for the great post, Jessica.
I find I dont really miss bread, tho I do like to use a low carb tortilla for a hamburger bun once in awhile. I can also get away, according to my bathroom scale, with chomping on some bread when I eat out, but it has to be really, really good bread. Really, really good bread with lots of butter on it. Otherwise I’m just not interested.
Cindy beat me to it. If the second ingredient wasn’t soy flour and then soy protein later on…maybe in moderation. I’d rather use a low carb bread with a higher net count occasionally than one with a lower count and the soy.
IMO calling soy natural is deceptive. Unless its fermented naturally, it has to be highly processed to be edible. There are tons of natural products that do this. Soybean oil in everything.
The soy thing aside, When you include shipping, the cost of this product turns out to be a whopping 69 cents per slice!!!
There are better choices that won’t make you broke, but Jimmy, all the stuff you flog is way overpriced so why should this be any different?
Mrs. Baird, and Nature’s Own, among others, both make widely available breads with single digit net counts, and they are sold at the supermarket for much less than half the cost of these breads.
THANKS Rick! I don’t get those other brands where I live, so this fits the bill for those who are in the same situation. I’m sorry you are upset about the price, but the quality of these breads make it worth every penny.
–Jimmy
Jimmy Moore, I have been coming to your website for months and have watched your struggle with your weight gain with great interest. (I would have posted this in your menus blog but you have to register and I have too many accounts already).
Over the past few months I have grown deeply concerned for you as you seem to be in denial about exactly what all of those Low Carb and Artificial Sweeteners are doing to your health and your weight.
I read as you blogged about going to top low carb doctors and was dismayed by their inability to help you.
I thought at the fit camp that you would have lost weight with all of that intensive exercise, but you did not. Which goes to show you that exercise does not always lead to weight loss numbers on the scale. But that is for another time.
I have watched your menus slip back into the old pattern of having at least 3 or 4 franken snacks every single day, not to mention the diet sodas you drink (which you never mention the amount of daily).
I have watched your weight fluctuate between the same 2-5 pounds on a daily basis.
I have read your blogs about how the franken foods do not affect you and I am here to tell you that you are wrong. They are affecting you. Please do not give the same excuse about how you were able to lose all your weight while eating them before. Perhaps your body had not created a tolerance to them yet. I believe it has now. I am sending a link to you about how diet products make people fat and I hope you put aside your addiction and read it.
I fear that if you continue on this path that we will a year from now see you topping 200 pounds all the while denying that the atkins bars, low carb bread, russell stovers chocolates, diet rite, etc has nothing to do with it.
When the diet products were removed from your daily diet you did start to lose weight. Of course you neglected to mention the diet sodas to everyone and then your weight stalled and you of course were able to tell yourself that it wasn’t working.
Perhaps you are afraid that if it did work then you would have to give up the franken food crutch you lean on.
You are obviously addicted to this food. If you were not you would not eat it every day.
Look at your menus and you will see that you have these treats every single day (more than once a day). A treat is something you have once in awhile.
The reason you go through withdrawal from the diet rite when you stopped it is because your body and mind is addicted to it. It is no different than a smoker wanting a cigarette.
It may take months of abstaining from these foods and drinks before your body recovers once you stop.
Also do the spit test for Candida. In the morning when you wake up (before you eat or drink) fill a clear glass with water (preferably bottled). Spit into the water. Leave on the counter and check every 15 minutes or so for up to 1 hour.
If legs form in the water or the spit sinks or breaks into pieces you have a yeast overgrowth.
Here is the link for the article about the sweeteners and please note that surcralose is splenda.
http://www.naturalnews.com/022785.html
I almost wish you had not gone to fit camp as you now seem to be happy gaining weight even though you are exercising. You should be worried. Something is not right and your body is trying to tell you that – i.e. the dizziness.
Best regards and please read the link I pasted in the comments above.
THANKS for your concerns, Sue. I have not given up on attempting to lose the 30 pounds that have come on me this year since I started lifting weights. The good news is it hasn’t continued going up…it’s just staying right there no matter what I’ve done. If you followed my menus blog for any length of time this summer, then you’ll know I gave up all of the low-carb products for a very long time for me–6 weeks. How much weight did I lose implementing what everyone has told me is the panacea in my dilemma. ZILCH! I am still working with some low-carb doctors to figure this out while increasing my exercise (which I am enjoying immensely by the way). I realize not everyone will agree with how I choose to deal with my current situation, but that’s what makes blogging such a fun experience. THANK YOU for engaging in the process and sharing what I believe are sincere and genuine concerns for me. You are the best!
–Jimmy
No you did not give up the low carb products because you were still drinking the diet soda. Have you read the article?
Actually, I tried giving up diet soda and it made me want to eat more. I’ll check out the article. THANKS Sue!
–Jimmy
Of course you wanted to eat more when you gave up the diet soda. You were totally addicted to it. Unfortunately there is no ketogenic diet that I am aware of that takes away that type of craving.
Check out the article and let us all know what you think.
I did read your menus blog in the summer and from what I can garner you were not eating enough calories for your height and weight.
If you do not eat enough for your size you will not lose weight no matter how hard you try.
Here is a link to a bmr calculator. I suggest you get your caloric number and eat to it instead of doing the old starve your self with limited calories that most of us at one time or another have tried.
I believe that if you cut out the diet soda, franken foods, eat to your bmr and exercise 30 minutes a day that the weight would come off.
Tracking your calories in fitday is fast it only takes 5-10 minutes per meal if that. And it keeps a list of foods you have eaten and tracks all your calories, percentages of fat, carbs and protein.
http://www.caloriesperhour.com/index_burn.php
Sorry here is the link.
Initially, I was excited to find out more about this bread. I followed the links, chose the 7 grain bread and the raisin bread.
With Ground shipping, my total for TWO LOAVES of BREAD was over $19.
Are you kidding me?
$10 a loaf?
Not in this lifetime. I’ll do without, thank you.
Sorry buddy! I’m sure it’s because the bread has to be shipped with an ice pack or something. I’ll see what LCC can do.
–Jimmy
UPDATE: I just heard from Elaine at Low-Carb Connoisseur about this:
Hey Jimmy,
I can only imagine that they were choosing UPS 2nd Day air shipping for such a cost to come up. Here is an actual order we received for 2 loaves and it reflects a typical ground shipping cost:
7 Grain Cinnamon Raisin Low Carb Bread 5.95
7 Grain Low Carb Bread 5.95
Subtotal 11.90
Shipping 8.71
Tax 0.00
Total 20.61
HOPE THIS HELPS, everyone!
Thanks Jimmy. Is there a retail store? I occasionally drive from Raleigh to Atlanta for business and pass right through there.
John, yes there is a store there in Anderson, SC…Christine and I have been there before. But it’s mostly an online store. However, if you walked into the store, Elaine would hook you up with what you need.
–Jimmy
So it’s actually more than $20, rather than more than $19?
I generally avoid bread, but have found that Brownberry has a really good multi-grain carb contolled bread. It’s $3.49 at my local Kroger. It doesn’t have any funky aftertaste, it’s like “real” bread. They also have a whole wheat version, but I personally don’t care for it. I can’t recommend the multi-grain enough.
Jimmy,
I really liked the Nature’s Own low carb bread we ate at Fitcamp! It is not for sale here in Southern California! Bummer huh? I tried Organic bread and oh my God, they should have paid me to eat it! I returned it as it was DISGUSTING! I am in the market for a good low-carb bread as I do eat limited whole grain carbs…no more mac and cheese for me! I am off white flour and sugar and eat other stuff like organic whole corn tortillas and whole grain rice and other natural products. I am currently not going over four servings daily and try to stick to three! I am down fifteen pounds and a full clothing size! I am going to stick with what is working for me. I work at a school and a sandwhich is way better than the cafeteria food! Again, thanks for the information and product option information.
Peace,
Diva
Sigh… if they can only have outlets in other countries like South Africa it would have been so great!
We love the breads from Trader Joes. Sprouted Wheat, Rye and 7 grain all have 3 net carbs per slice. The cost per loaf is a very affordable $2.19. For us it is well worth the cost of the drive a couple of times a year to stock our freezer. They taste great for BLTs and dunking in eggs.