A few years ago when that high protein, low carb diet came out I was devastated. How could anyone be silly enough to cut wonderful foods like bread and potatoes from their daily eating? Madness I tell you, madness!
When I was growing up and bread hit the price of 25 cents a loaf, Mom put her foot down and said that was it, she was going to make bread herself from now on. Our family of 6 kids endured the next year of 'lead bread' before her technique was perfected and each week, huge loaves of fluffy bread would emerge from the oven to see us through another 7 days. Before long it became my responsibility to make the bread and I remember one Saturday when I was in grade 9, being in the bank with my friend and freaking out because I had forgotten the bread I had left in the oven for the second rise.
Despite the lovely taste of soft white bread with no nutritional value, do yourself a favour and switch over to whole wheat or grain breads and let the loaves take over your kitchen counter. If it's the only bread in the house, you and the kids will eat it and get used to it really quickly. I'll admit that my husband will buy white bread on occasion but when the kids want a sandwich or toast they always ask for 'the good bread Mommy, not the white one'.
I eat a lot of bread. And you already know I don't put marg on it... Bread is filling, it's nutritous and toast with honey makes a fantastic snack when you're hungry and want something right away. Whole wheat rolls on the dinner table are easier on the waistline than a second serving of meat.
Carbs are your friends, and like true friends, they're nice to have around!
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