Southern Living

[RedHeadAPBT]

For those who live in the south, you know that bread is a staple in all meals...it was not dinner without rolls, cornbread etc. Any recommendations on a healthy bread? I know we must have some carbs, but I need less or healthier (if there is such a thing). Thanks in advance.

 

[TheyCallMeRed]

Hey,

Whole wheat bread that is high in fiber is a good choice. I eat Oroweat double fiber bread. It's pretty good. As a good rule of thumb it would be good to stay away from lighter white breads.

And for those favorites that you just can't live with out there's always a healthier way to make those.

For example: Corn Bread

1 cup unbleached flour

1 cup cornmeal

1/4 cup white sugar (Honey would be a better subsitute for sugar)

1 teaspoon baking soda

3/4 teaspoon salt

1 cup plain nonfat yogurt

2 eggs, beaten

Directions

1.Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease an 8x8 inch baking pan.
2.In a large bowl, mix flour, cornmeal, sugar, soda and salt. Stir in yogurt and eggs. Do not over mix, stir only until well blended. Pour batter into prepared pan.
3.Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes, or until center of the bread springs back when gently pressed.

Nutritional Information
Amount Per Serving Calories: 118 | Total Fat: 1.4g | Cholesterol: 36mg

 

[RedHeadAPBT]

Thank you! Has anyone ever had any dealings with oatmeal bread? Someone at work mentioned it...I have not had a chance to look into it.

 

[fortyfour]

It should be ok but i would be looking for the multigrain and whole grain types of bread. Also rye bread. Or even white bread made with strong flour because it has more protein in it still. But stay away from any white light fluffy type of breads. Even wholemeal bread is good. Look out for spelt bread. Spelt is a type of wheat.

That cornbread sounds yummy but i'd probably call that dessert. It sounds like in Australia we call damper but we don't use cornmeal. Damper is bread you make when you go camping and don't have any yeast on hand.

YOu can also eat rice or pasta instead of bread for your complex carbs.

 

[amy1985]

I've done a little bit of googling.

This seems to be a relatively low calorie biscuit (in the American sense of biscuit) recipe: DROP BISCUIT RECIPE -- A Southern Tradition (110 calories/ biscuit)

* 2 cups all-purpose flour
* 2 t. baking powder (double-action type)
* 1 t. salt
* 2 T. butter, cold
* 1 cup milk (more if needed)

1. Preheat oven to 450F. Butter cookie sheet or muffin tins.
2. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. With pastry blender or fork, work in shortening. With fork, quickly stir in milk. Add up to 1/4 cup more milk if dough is too stiff to drop by spoonfuls.
3. Drop by spoonfuls onto cookie sheet spaced 2 inches apart, or in muffin tins. Makes 12 biscuits.
4. Bake 12-15 minutes.

Damper might also be a nice alternative, something different to try. The recipe states this as 133 calories/ serve, I calculate as 136 calories/ serve. Australian Damper Recipe - Allrecipes.com (sorry for not copying and pasting, for some reason that website isn't conducive to it)

I haven't verified the calories on this cornbread, but it claims to be only 135 calories/ serve: Low Calorie Corn Bread

I hope this helps.