What Can We Use Instead of Bread?
What can we use instead of bread?
Bread is so ingrained into everything we do - It’s cheap and convenient, fills the gap and any kid capable of swinging a butter knife can make a sandwich.
Like most of us growing up in New Zealand I was a big bread and cereal eater. Going to school it was cereal in the morning, biscuits at morning break and jam sandwiches for lunch. When I got home from school it was Mums home baking (and more jam sandwiches if we could get away with it). After a typical Kiwi meat and vegetable dinner I could easily knock back a few more honey sandwiches especially if it was soft and fresh.
Unfortunately later in life if your goal is to lose weight and be healthy, eating bread it going to have a negative effect. Also how much flour and sugar are your kids getting every day and are we addicting them to the same fat making habits that we were brought up on?
Evelyn Tamaki is a typical example of what bread can do to you. When Evelyn came to Body Buzz she was overweight. Just above the belt on her pants there was ‘the bulge’ which measured 113cm. I helped her with her first Nutrition plan and we cut all bread out of her diet for a 2 week trial. 14 days later she was 3.5kg lighter and her bulge had dropped to 83cm - that's a 30cm smaller waist in 2 weeks!
Two years later at 17kg less body fat she is an inspiration for others. But it has been a long road of ups and downs for Evelyn as it is for anyone wanting to get in shape and stay that way for good. She has found that it is more than just getting your nutrition right. It’s a case of learning and creating a new lifestyle that becomes a habit. I finally got around to interviewing her and the youtube video we have put together will spell out some of the emotional beliefs, obstacles and tricks all of us need to be aware of if we are ever going to win this weight loss battle for good.
What can we use instead of bread?
Knowing that bread is not a good choice for lunch some of us have changed to wraps thinking that because they are thinner there would be less carbohydrate. But the truth is, a wrap usually has more carbohydrates than a two slice sandwich. One good thing about wraps is you can put more meat in them than a sandwich which increases your protein intake. Why not make your own wheat free wraps that are high in protein and low in sugar and get the best of both worlds?
Below is a recipe you can use. They are quick, nourishing, no artificial stuff in them and the kids like them too. Make them thin for wraps or make them fat for pikelets!
Wraps
- 30g cream cheese
- 1 egg
- 20ml crea
- 2 1/2 tbsp. almond meal
- 2 tsp unflavoured whey protein powder
- 1/4 teaspoon of gaur gum mix
2. Soften the cream cheese and whisk in the cream
3. Whisk in the egg
4. Whisk in the dry ingredients
5. Sprinkle in sea salt to taste
6. Pour half the batter onto the sandwich press and let the lid down onto it immediately
7. Lift the lid and check after about 30 seconds to see if it has browned
8. When cooked remove carefully and leave to cool
Makes 2 wraps