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    Sep 3, 2015, 03:03 AM
    Bread question
    I just got a very strict diet when it comes to sugar and was checking the ingredients of the bread that I eat.I discovered that it was listed as having 2gs of sugar whether I had 1 slice or 2. How is this possible? WOuldn't 1 slice be 1 G or 2 slices together be 4g?
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    Sep 3, 2015, 03:32 AM
    The entire load has 2 g of sugar.
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    Sep 3, 2015, 07:09 AM
    If you are diabetic... starches convert directly to sugars in your digestive tract... and something that needs factored into your diet.
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    Sep 3, 2015, 07:58 AM
    I don't see how what you think you are reading is possible. Bread isn't listed with 2 options, 1 slice or 2, as far as I have ever seen.
    I just looked at the different plastic bread bags I have saved (to reuse) and all show 1 slice or 1 muffin as a 'serving' and all happen to have 2 g sugar.

    I agree with smoothy. Your body doesn't distinguish between starches like flour and sugar. All break down to glucose. Many people these days who are cutting out sugar are also cutting out as much flour as possible. Refined cane sugar may not have as many nutrients as flour, but there are so few nutrients in most flour that it's not worth counting.

    I often make my own bread, just not much in summer. I use 1.25 cup OJ instead of 3 T sugar with 4 cups flours. It activates the yeast just as well. That makes a 2 pound loaf. You can see that the amount of sugar in most breads is neglible, per slice. It's the FLOUR you want to avoid as much as sugar.
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    Sep 4, 2015, 02:37 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by joypulv View Post
    I don't see how what you think you are reading is possible. Bread isn't listed with 2 options, 1 slice or 2, as far as I have ever seen.
    I just looked at the different plastic bread bags I have saved (to reuse) and all show 1 slice or 1 muffin as a 'serving' and all happen to have 2 g sugar.

    I agree with smoothy. Your body doesn't distinguish between starches like flour and sugar. All break down to glucose. Many people these days who are cutting out sugar are also cutting out as much flour as possible. Refined cane sugar may not have as many nutrients as flour, but there are so few nutrients in most flour that it's not worth counting.

    I often make my own bread, just not much in summer. I use 1.25 cup OJ instead of 3 T sugar with 4 cups flours. It activates the yeast just as well. That makes a 2 pound loaf. You can see that the amount of sugar in most breads is neglible, per slice. It's the FLOUR you want to avoid as much as sugar.
    I misread the label which was what causing my confusion.Sorry about that.

    Quote Originally Posted by smoothy View Post
    If you are diabetic... starches convert directly to sugars in your digestive tract... and something that needs factored into your diet.

    Thanks.

    Quote Originally Posted by tickle View Post
    The entire load has 2 g of sugar.
    Thanks.
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    Nov 16, 2015, 12:56 PM
    Use brown or rye bread instead white, its more healthy and less calories

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