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Carol 
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| 04/29/2009 4:11 PM |
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From researching past posts, I guess I'll have to switch away from using Smart Balance. Is butter the best option for my toast? (at least on mornings I don't want a nut butter...).
Also, if I have a recipe to share/get feedback on, where would I submit it? Thx |
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Cranberrycat
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| 04/29/2009 11:30 PM |
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Butter would be your best choice for your toast--but, remember that toast is an unfavorable carb! LOL, had to get that in there!
You can share a recipe in the forums, or if you click on the EATING tab, you can submit recipes there, too. |
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Sue K 
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| 04/30/2009 7:22 AM |
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Hi Carol,
For the Zone it's best to avoid both toast and butter. Butter is one of the poorest choices of fats to eat because it is high in saturated animal fat.
I'll be happy to give you feedback on a recipe. You can post it in any of these forums. |
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Cranberrycat
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| 04/30/2009 8:50 AM |
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Carol, hopefully you don't misinterpret my post...
I didn't mean to imply that butter was a good choice, but if you are looking for a buttery spread for your toast, butter is the best choice over margarine or those other fake buttery spreads.
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Carol
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| 04/30/2009 10:05 AM |
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| Yes...I should have said my infrequent slice of Ezekiel bread...(it's hard to eat oatmeal all the time). The family likes Smart Balance, so it's in the house, but I think we'll switch. |
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janet
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| 04/30/2009 11:38 AM |
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to be honest I have a slice of rye toast with my eggwhites ....well....every so often...and I use a drizzle of evoo and salt. Love it!
Oh, by the way, it took DH and I forever to track down (Sur leTable) a pour spout for an olive oil bottle that can open and close with each use...and we had to decant our oil into a small wine bottle (half liter) that it fit, but now we are happy cooks! |
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Cranberrycat
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| 04/30/2009 12:00 PM |
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AHH, the infrequent slice of Ezekiel bread, probably not going to affect things all that much. And, Ezekiel bread claims to have a lower GL than other wheat breads, due to the fact that it is sprouted wheat. I have never seen a Zone rating on Ezekiel bread, but I would guess that it is a better choice than traditional breads. And, Janet mentions rye bread...that is also a decent choice among breads.
I keep butter on hand all the time, although I use it very infrequently. I think, if you are eating the bread infrequently, that the butter is probably not going to be a big deal, either. |
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Sue K
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| 04/30/2009 1:05 PM |
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Hi Carol and Everyone!
Carol, that's good. A little bit of bread once in a while is fine if it works for you.
Everyone, it's to your benefit to keep in mind that regardless of which bread you choose, it's still considered a carb to be used in moderation and not eaten frequently in the Zone. You would treat Ezekiel bread as you would other breads. I recall that a question about Ezekiel bread was answered in a past Q&A article on DrSears.com. Some past articles are no longer available online, so I’m unable to direct everyone to the specific article.
Here’s another comment by Barry Sears (from DrSears.com) regarding the best breads for the Zone.
School lunches in the Zone - Relevance: 1006
Q: I have been on the Zone with my one ADD child for about a month. I am desperate for some ideas on how to give him a lunch to take to school without using bread. Any ideas out there? A: A great bread to use for a Zone sandwich is from Fresh Meadow Bakery out of Minneapolis. The company's Men's Health Bread is the best choice as it is perfectly Zoned.
http://www.drsears.com/SearchIndexer/tabid/467/itemid/9235/Default.aspx - 8/24/2007 11:32:38 AM
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janet
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| 04/30/2009 1:16 PM |
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| My 100% rye is made by French Meadow. (Sue...sp.?) |
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Sue K
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| 04/30/2009 1:25 PM |
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Hi janet,
Yes, I think it's "French" too. Barry has mentioned French Meadow rye bread multiple times over the years, and I've seen it in stores. I assume "Fresh" is probably a typo in the DrSears.com Q&A article. |
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Cranberrycat
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| 04/30/2009 2:53 PM |
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So, if this bread is perfectly balanced, then what happens to the sandwich when you add sandwich ingredients to it? Sounds like one would have to re-balance it again!
BTW, the Men's Bread is advertized as a sprouted wheat bread. Sears seems to be contracting himself here. Ezekiel bread is also a sprouted wheat bread, and the only difference seems to be the protein content. So, I would assume that one could also use Ezekiel bread and fill it with some deli turkey and have a decent zoned sandwich, as well.
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Cranberrycat
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| 04/30/2009 3:00 PM |
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Just some "food for thought" on bread...
Ingredients for French Meadows Men's Bread:
Filtered water, organic wheat flour with wheat germ, wheat gluten, organic sesame seeds, organic pumpkin seeds, organic wheat flour, organic defatted soy flour, organic flax meal, organic oat fiber, contains less than 2% of the following: organic millet, pea protein isolate, organic sunflower seeds, organic sprouted Kamut® berries (wheat), organic sprouted spelt berries (wheat), sea salt, organic sprouted fava beans, organic sprouted barley, organic soy powder, organic sprouted amaranth berries, organic sprouted quinoa.
Ingredients for Food For Life Ezekiel 4:9 Bread:
Organic Sprouted Whole Wheat, Filtered Water, Organic Malted Barley, Organic Sprouted Whole Millet, Organic Sprouted Whole Barley, Organic Sprouted Whole Lentils, Organic Sprouted Whole Soybeans, Organic Sprouted Whole Spelt, Fresh Yeast, Sea Salt.
Here is another option, although this is not a sprouted wheat bread, but the nutritional label suggests that there is only 5g net carb and 8g protein per slice.
Ingredients for Natural Ovens Weight Sense Bread:
filtered water, whole wheat flour, enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), vital wheat gluten, wheat protein isolate, ground flaxseed, oat groats, wheat bran, wheat fiber. Contains 2% or less of the following: inulin, brown sugar, salt, yeast, soy lecithin, sunflower oil, vinegar, barley malt powder, cultured wheat starch, monocalcium phosphate. |
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Sue K
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| 04/30/2009 3:48 PM |
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Hi janet!
Those spouts are great, aren't they? At Pier One I bought an olive oil spout that has a little lid that swings open when you pour it. It automatically shuts when you put the bottle back upright. |
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