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pinktulip Apprentice

I went to Whole Foods recently (ours isn't way out of the way, actually in the heart of town, which is probably just as bad) and they only had one type of sandwhich bread, it's very heavy, about the weight of a brick and the slices were a weird constitecy, and not the greatest. Are there any more like regualr bread types, or will I have to make it?

I guess it doesn't help if the only type of bread allowed in the house before was all wheat.


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I am also fairly new to the diet, but from all that I have read, you will have to make bread if you want a better taste. I have only tried 2 recipes from scratch and 1 mix. I didn't like the mix, and the last recipe I tried turned out pretty good. I can give you the recipe if you want it!

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pinktulip Apprentice
I am also fairly new to the diet, but from all that I have read, you will have to make bread if you want a better taste. I have only tried 2 recipes from scratch and 1 mix. I didn't like the mix, and the last recipe I tried turned out pretty good. I can give you the recipe if you want it!

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That wold be great. I'm trying to make lost bread and sandwhiches (my dad's a truck driver and can't bring stuff that needs to be heated up.) and the bread i bought is horrible for sandwhiches, not to bad toasted and smothered (when i say smothered i mean it) in preserves.

I'm waiting on my blood results, but even then I'll have to wait on my endo (don't really want to do that again) but I'm trying to get prepared because I think no matter what I am going gluten free. It won't hurt to try.

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Alot like Gluten free pantry mix & I love Anna's mix. If you were a towntalk bread person then you probably wouldn't like Anna's. Also Kinnickkinnick is good.... Some even say Energ ligth tapicoa bread is good but I can't bring myself to eat it because it has a shelf life of a couple of years.................I made stuffing out of Whole Foods Sandwich Bread with a couple other brands & it was very good.

pinktulip Apprentice
Some even say Energ ligth tapicoa bread is good but I can't bring myself to eat it because it has a shelf life of a couple of years.

Shelf life of a couple years? Um ew. That just does not sound healthy.

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Try Pamela's Wheat Free Bread Mix. It is so close to wheat bread that you'll be shocked. It even smells like wheat bread. It's soft, tender, and it even bends.

It also doesn't have a weird taste, like some of them do. We go through 2-3 loaves of it a week.

Nancy

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Shelf life of a couple years? Um ew. That just does not sound healthy.

It is packaged in really thick plastic with air in the package. It does keep for a long time so long as it is not opened. Once opened, it spoils very quickly.


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So far my favorite is the GFP french bread mix (it doesn't make a french bread - it says on the package to bake in a regular loaf pan which I did and it turned out like regular home made bread - even my glutenoid husband was impressed!). I have a package of Anna's mix but haven't tried it yet. I just ordered the EnerG foods Tapioca light (make sure it's the light) on amazon, and it was a pack of 6 loaves that are good (unopened) through Aug. '07. I opened one loaf and ate about half (still toasted - was just like normal white bread toasted) then stuck it in the fridge and it was still good one week later (toasted of course - I haven't brought myself to try it untoasted). I think if you don't want to toast the bread that you will have to make your own.

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I went to Whole Foods recently (ours isn't way out of the way, actually in the heart of town, which is probably just as bad) and they only had one type of sandwhich bread, it's very heavy, about the weight of a brick and the slices were a weird constitecy, and not the greatest. Are there any more like regualr bread types, or will I have to make it?

I guess it doesn't help if the only type of bread allowed in the house before was all wheat.

With the Whole Foods, was it their store brand Gluten-Free Bakehouse? Stock might vary from store to store but the local one for me carries several varietys of this brand. I like the one that is just labeled "sandwich bread". If you like stuff like sunflower seeds, etc in your bread, try the Prarie Bread.

par18 Apprentice

The closest thing I have found to traditional sandwich bread is Glutino "Corn Bread". It is not made from corn meal but rather corn starch and is light in weight and texture. I think it resembles sour dough when toasted. It is the only sandwich bread I have bought recently. It is frozen because it comes from Canada. Until something else comes out better I will continue to eat this. It does not give me the feeling of swallowing a "brick".

Tom

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