Bread Question

[demons19]

I am considering giving Atkins a try and heres my question.......Since the idea is to keep your carbs under 20g, why can't you eat those low-carb breads as part of your first 2 weeks or beyond. I keep reading you cannot eat any bread in the beginning but why would it matter where your 20g comes from?
Because I did a search and there appears to many so called low-carb breads and bagels that would help make this diet possible for me. Any input would be appreciated

[not2late]

Originally Posted by demons19

I am considering giving Atkins a try and heres my question.......Since the idea is to keep your carbs under 20g, why can't you eat those low-carb breads as part of your first 2 weeks or beyond. I keep reading you cannot eat any bread in the beginning but why would it matter where your 20g comes from?
Because I did a search and there appears to many so called low-carb breads and bagels that would help make this diet possible for me. Any input would be appreciated

Hi.

During Induction you are limited to what is on the Induction Acceptable Foods List and the Induction Rules. One of the Induction rules state: no grains, legumes, fruit, nuts, dairy other than cheese, cream and butter. So if the bread contains wheat flour or soy flour, it's not acceptable for Induction.

Part of the reason for this is because some of us have food intolerances of which we are unaware (see chapter on Food Intolerances in the book). So, some of us are sensitive to wheat and other grains, eventhough we've been eating these foods our entire lives. One of our administrators cannot eat low carb bread and still lose weight. I can't eat cantaloupe without getting severe hunger pains and cravings.

The other part is that all carbs are not made equally. Some carbs/carb combinations cause a higher spike in your blood glucose and insulin than others. Since part of the weight loss on Atkins depends on controlling insulin and blood glucose, certain foods are forbidden, certain foods are limited. For example, one teaspoon of sugar has 4 net carbs the same amount as 3/4 cup of pumpkin puree. However, that teaspoon of sugar will spike your blood sugar faster and higher than that pumpkin.

[MotherOfGizmo]

If you read the book Dr. A explains the hows and whys!

[cece22]

I eat bread during my induction I got a 2005 2-week induction meal plan of the Atkins Website it includes bread. Here is the link they are coming out with new and updated books they seemed to have changed a lot with this plan from the 1 week induction menu. Also stick with no sugar bread a lot of them are advertised as low-carb but they have added sugars.

2-week 2005
http://atkins.com/Archive/2004/12/28-312957.html

And the 1 -week from I think 1999
http://atkins.com/Archive/2001/12/14-373858.html[/url]

[ttdriver]

I eat bread during my induction I got a 2005 2-week induction meal plan of the Atkins Website it includes bread. Here is the link they are coming out with new and updated books they seemed to have changed a lot with this plan from the 1 week induction menu.

Yeah, the rules have changed (AND NOT FOR THE BETTER) since our beloved Dr. Atkins died and ANA took over peddling their goods more and more.

Read the book (DANDR 2002) which was written by the doctor himself and avoid anything that says bread is okay during induction. They're lying to you.

Betty

[demons19]

Well, here is a stupid question, Is there such a thing as a bread that does not contain wheat or soy flour?

[Isabeau]

Not such a stupid question. Although I haven't made them, if you search through the recipe tap found at the top of the forum, you'll find recipes for muffins and rolls etc that are induction friendly. Many of our members have tried them and rave about them!

[demons19]

How about this, I found a company that claims to make a net zero bread/bagel where its 7g carb per and all 7g are fiber. Would this be a friendly type bread?

[hulagrl1120]

you need to look at the ingredients not just the carb count...if you cannot find the ingredients on the acceptable foods list then you shouldn't be eating it during induction.

[not2late]

Originally Posted by demons19

How about this, I found a company that claims to make a net zero bread/bagel where its 7g carb per and all 7g are fiber. Would this be a friendly type bread?

Just adding to what Isabeau already wrote, you might want to run the nutritional info on that bread through a "hidden carb calculator" to make sure they aren't misleading you.

Due to the labelling laws in the US, manufacturers can "round up" or "round down" numbers. There's a very popular brand of flaxmeal that gives the impression it has 0 net carbs per serving, which it doesn't in reality because the manufacturer rounds up the fiber grams.

I'm very skeptical about the low carb breads and baked goods ever since I read a book by one of Dr. Atkins former colleagues, Fred Pescatore, MD. Apparently, the Atkins Center used to run their own analysis on various products to see how many carbs they really contained. Dr. Pescatore wrote about a low carb bagel with 3 net carbs per the manufacturer. When the Atkins Center analysed the bagel, they found it contained over 50 net carbs!

So, check to see if these products contain ingredients suitable for Induction. Furthermore run their nutritional info through a hidden carb calculator (google "hidden carb calculator" and you'll find many to choose from).

And finally, re-read the chapter in DANDR 2002 about food intolerances/food addictions. You might find the information in that chapter very appropriate for your situation.