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Low carb eaters.....
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freemotion
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I would break bones if I tried to walk around without corrective lenses!!! That wouldn't be airbrushed here.....that would be paint-rollered! Spackled! 
Dace
Revolution in Progress
Free....here is the info on my new bread form costco. Whole wheat flour, water, whole grains( oats, wheat flakes, barley, bulgar wheat,) wheat gluten, brown sugar, sugar, (2% or less of the following: Sunflower seeds, cornmeal, yeast, inulin, (chickory root fiber) salt, sugarcane fiber, calcium sulfate, soybean oil, resistant corn starch, raisin juice, vinegar, cultured corn syrup solids, wheat bran, guar gum, ferrous fumarte
1 slice = 140 cal, 26 g carbs, 5g fiber, 4 g sugar, 6g protein
So after typing this soy oil, resistant corn starch and cultured corn syrup solids are not making me too happy, not sure about the unpronounceable stuff though!
Thoughts? I think I could do better.
Edited to add......I know that sourdough is fermented. But if I am buying commercial is there any benefit there or is it just easier to digest?....can you clue me in. Sometimes I feel hopeless sorry to be so NEEDY!!!!!
1 slice = 140 cal, 26 g carbs, 5g fiber, 4 g sugar, 6g protein
So after typing this soy oil, resistant corn starch and cultured corn syrup solids are not making me too happy, not sure about the unpronounceable stuff though!
Thoughts? I think I could do better.
Edited to add......I know that sourdough is fermented. But if I am buying commercial is there any benefit there or is it just easier to digest?....can you clue me in. Sometimes I feel hopeless sorry to be so NEEDY!!!!!
HannaLee
Lovin' The Homestead
Bread is pretty easy to make, Dace. Have you ever tried? Mine has Wheat, honey, water, yeast, oil and salt. Takes 90 minutes from grinding the wheat to taking it out of the oven.
I do have 'servants' to do a lot of the work (grain mill, Bosch mixer), but it's SO worth it. I made it by hand before getting the Bosch. I make it less often since trying to lower the carbs, though.
I do have 'servants' to do a lot of the work (grain mill, Bosch mixer), but it's SO worth it. I made it by hand before getting the Bosch. I make it less often since trying to lower the carbs, though.
Dace
Revolution in Progress
Yes, I frequently do make my own bread, but ya know...you are out shopping in a hurry and see some attractive whole grain bread....and you think, well that might be good to have on hand (4 kids and allHannaLee said:
) so you grab it, they eat it and then you really look at the ingredients and think....I could do better myself. 
I think I want a grain mill for my bday (this month
) can anyone point me in the right direction?
HannaLee
Lovin' The Homestead
I love my Nutrimill. It makes all the flour I need in one shot. I can turn it off and on during the milling, if I need to, without it binding up. It has adjustable grinding for fine to coarse flour.
The only thing it doesn't do is make cracked grain. I have a Marga for that, and for power outages.
There's a good comparison page at Pleasant Hill Grain .
The only thing it doesn't do is make cracked grain. I have a Marga for that, and for power outages.
There's a good comparison page at Pleasant Hill Grain .
me&thegals
A Major Squash & Pumpkin Lover
Try Googling Spark People. I think you can do it there.HannaLee said:
freemotion
Food Guru
Don't feel needy....that is the point of this forum, to get your questions answered and to give back by helping someone else. We support each other, too, mostly.Dace said:
Thanks for all that typing, now I remember why I don't buy Costco bread! But....it is far better than white bread, so you do what you have to in order to remain sane! Relatively sane, that is.
The real sourdough process also makes the grain more digestible and neutralizes the phytates, which are the anti-nutrients, blocking absorption of many important nutrients. I suspect most commercial forms of sourdough are hurried along and likely don't have the same benefits...but I'm really not positive on that. Just cynical! Have you tried the Mother Earth News "Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day" recipe? It is posted on their site. It is the method that intrigued me. I can replace part of the water with whey, use freshly ground wheat, let it sit in my fridge (after the initial rise in the recipe) for two weeks, and voila! Traditional bread, very close to traditional sourdough but without the work.
Do you have a Stop & Shop near you? They have a wonderful multigrain bread by Nature's Promise that has a really nice label. Even better is Alvarado Street Bakery which has a lovely sprouted grain line. That one is wonderful toasted.... I had a cheddar grilled cheese with butter for lunch today. I prefer the softer bread in the Nature's Promise line for certain sandwiches, though.
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okiegirl1
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ok ladies,
for dinner last night (was gonna have shrimp, but had to go clean the church 'cause the youth that was supposed to do it didn't show up.....
)
ok, anyway, for dinner I made a bunch of scrambled eggs, with onions and bell peppers, and some mild cheddar on top.
It was sooooo good, but I felt guilty the entire time. I kept thinking how can something so good be GOOD for me?? I was trained to stay away from this at all cost.
was that ok for dinner??
for dinner last night (was gonna have shrimp, but had to go clean the church 'cause the youth that was supposed to do it didn't show up.....
)ok, anyway, for dinner I made a bunch of scrambled eggs, with onions and bell peppers, and some mild cheddar on top.
It was sooooo good, but I felt guilty the entire time. I kept thinking how can something so good be GOOD for me?? I was trained to stay away from this at all cost.
was that ok for dinner??
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okiegirl1
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When we bought our house they left a bunch of stuff. really good stuff!HannaLee said:
one thing was a stone grinder. It looks like a meat grinder sorta. It clamps on a table edge. It has an opening that you put the grain and a hand wheel about the size of a large platter. I have no idea how to use it or if I ever will. Does this ring a bell for any of ya'll?
