Bread; carb counting trick

[TracieandJim]

I just figured this out. Many of you who are more experienced probably already know this but for the rest of you who dont here is what I learned.

I have trouble getting DS to eat. He just flat refuses. So in my efforts to constantly change food up by making it different shapes or colors, I finally decided to cut the crusts off his grilled cheese and see what happens. Hes never really minded crust but this is different for him.

We eat Nature's Own Honey Wheat bread. The label says: 1 slice = 31g (1.1oz) weight = 14g carbs = 1g fat = 4g protein. I weighed 2 slices and naturally they dont weigh 31g. They are more like 32.2 and the other 35.6. Either way 2 slices should weigh about 62g and it was closer to 67g. Fine. I cut the crusts off anyway and reweighed them. Together they weighed 34g.

So. I put his sandwich together minus crusts and Im counting it as 1 slice of bread and 1 slice of cheese total 16g. The cheese slice is 2g.

[Jacob'sDad]

I just figured this out. Many of you who are more experienced probably already know this but for the rest of you who dont here is what I learned.

I have trouble getting DS to eat. He just flat refuses. So in my efforts to constantly change food up by making it different shapes or colors, I finally decided to cut the crusts off his grilled cheese and see what happens. Hes never really minded crust but this is different for him.

We eat Nature's Own Honey Wheat bread. The label says: 1 slice = 31g (1.1oz) weight = 14g carbs = 1g fat = 4g protein. I weighed 2 slices and naturally they dont weigh 31g. They are more like 32.2 and the other 35.6. Either way 2 slices should weigh about 62g and it was closer to 67g. Fine. I cut the crusts off anyway and reweighed them. Together they weighed 34g.

So. I put his sandwich together minus crusts and Im counting it as 1 slice of bread and 1 slice of cheese total 16g. The cheese slice is 2g.

So what you're saying is that the crust has a lot of weight. Do you think that bread without the crust has the same composition as bread with the crust? Maybe it does. I mean, imagine if I made a bowl of raisin bran lighter by removing all the raisins. I couldn't just weigh it to get the carb count anymore could I, because I altered the composition of the cereal.

Of course with bread the crust is made of the same "stuff" as the rest of the bread so I suppose it would work. I'll have to try that. We get tired of using low carb bread and this would be a way of using tastier bread for about the same number of carbs.

[TracieandJim]

So what you're saying is that the crust has a lot of weight. Do you think that bread without the crust has the same composition as bread with the crust? Maybe it does. I mean, imagine if I made a bowl of raisin bran lighter by removing all the raisins. I couldn't just weigh it to get the carb count anymore could I, because I altered the composition of the cereal.

Of course with bread the crust is made of the same "stuff" as the rest of the bread so I suppose it would work. I'll have to try that. We get tired of using low carb bread and this would be a way of using tastier bread for about the same number of carbs.

You have a good point and yes I did think about this BUT if the dieticians are telling us to go by the label and I used the weight on the label then it should be ok right? I mean, the bread is all from the same recipe whether crust or center so taking that crust away, the weight, its already included in the carb and weight count right?

[CButler]

Yes, I have found that the crust has roughly 1/3 of the weight of the entire piece. I always weigh it too since it varies just a little bit. A little bit makes a big difference for my daughter. Are the best vitamins in the crust or is that just fruit and vegetables???:o

[Karenwith4]

The only nutritional difference would be if there is a lot of stuff (seeds, nuts, oat flakes etc) on the top of the loaf compared with what is in the loaf and even then the nutrional/carb difference would likely be minimal.

Cutting the crusts off is a great solution!
Karen

[staciebco]

So what you're saying is that the crust has a lot of weight. Do you think that bread without the crust has the same composition as bread with the crust? Maybe it does. I mean, imagine if I made a bowl of raisin bran lighter by removing all the raisins. I couldn't just weigh it to get the carb count anymore could I, because I altered the composition of the cereal.

Of course with bread the crust is made of the same "stuff" as the rest of the bread so I suppose it would work. I'll have to try that. We get tired of using low carb bread and this would be a way of using tastier bread for about the same number of carbs.

We use the Sara Lee Delightful breads. We really like the Mulit-Grain. It has 45 calories and 9g carbs. Not really low carb, but tasty. We used it pre-D, and have just continued. 9g carbs is a bonus.

[Jacob'sDad]

We use the Sara Lee Delightful breads. We really like the Mulit-Grain. It has 45 calories and 9g carbs. Not really low carb, but tasty. We used it pre-D, and have just continued. 9g carbs is a bonus.
We use that bread too but it's getting a little boring. I mean, we've been eating it almost exclusively for two years. It has a couple grams of fiber you can subtract too.
It's sliced pretty thin and I think that's why the carb count is so low.
I'd like to try something a bit more substantial and I think removing the crust from a thicker bread is a great idea.:)

[skimom]

I just take regular breads, weigh them and then cut number in half to get carbs. For instance 40 g of bread/buns is 20 carbs.