Everyone loves bread. We only stop eating it for three reasons:
- We become gluten-free after a diagnosis of Celiac’s etc.
- We learn about the detrimental effects from Macrobiotics, a cleanse, etc.
- We die
The bottom line is that bread is not good for us. It can sustain us if we have no other food, but eating boiled grains such as rice, millet, barley, oats, quinoa, buckwheat, corn, etc. are a much better way to get carbs.
Unfortunately, pasta counts as bread also, although it’s not quite as bad, as it generally does not have yeast. But, it may have more sodium!
Don’t panic! If you are overweight, or have diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or other health problems, here are a few steps you can take, in increasing order of difficulty and results:
- Eat a maximum of one slice of bread per day, and limit to four days per week
- Eat a maximum of one serving of pasta per day, and limit to two days per week
- Eat brown rice daily, and also eat barley, millet, oats, buckwheat, corn, bulghur, etc.
- Only eat bread without yeast (sourdough is the most common), and sodium <100mg
- Only eat whole grain pasta (there are many different types)
- Eliminate all wheat from your diet (it’s GMO, not needed, and binds us up!)
Wheat, yeast, salt, chemicals, and bulk are not good for us. We need to eat less, chew more, and get more exercise and love in our lives.
Let me know if this post helps, david@kagan.co.
Peace!