Diets That Cut Out Bread…

"Want to drop weight real fast? Just cut off the carbs." This is a common statement among health freaks.

This just means, you have to stop having bread too. But, is it a good idea?

"Any diet that recommends you to stop eating carbohydrates is scientifically, nutritionally and medically wrong. You need to include complex carbohydrates in every meal, in the form of bread, roti or rice," says Lisa. 

According to Lisa, if you don't eat carbohydrates you will have no energy in your body get through the day.

Sweetness Factor

Whole-wheat bread is not sweeter than white bread. In fact, most bread contains a little sugar to help the yeast rise.

Multigrain Bread

Multigrain bread has grains like ragi (nachni, elucine coracana), jowar (Sorghum), bajra (Pearl millet)  and oats in it. If you choose to buy this, make sure the ingredients say whole-wheat flour. If not then it is just white bread with a few other grains on it.

"If you compare wheat to other grains, you will find that it has the most amounts of minerals and calcium in it. Also, it is good for diabetic patients and the fibre helps in weight reduction," says Lisa.

So don't fret if you can't find multigrain bread in your market, whole-wheat bread is good enough.

Popular Brands

Some good whole wheat bread brands available in Mumbai are Quality Bread, St. Michaels Bread, Anjali Mukerjee's Nutri Choice.

Daily Bread, Koshys, Nilgiris are some of the good whole wheat bread brands in Bangalore .

In Delhi, look out for Arctic bread, Britannia or Modern's whole wheat breads.

Other than these, most local bakeries also make whole wheat bread these days.

Remember, whole wheat bread is the better alternative, if you have no choice but to eat white bread, it's not bad for your health either.