Is bread evil? It really depends. You probably don’t want to eat half your body weight in carb-high breads too often if you’re watching your weight. I mean, you might WANT to, but you shouldn’t.
Some types of bread are definitely questionable, depending on how they’re made, what gets added to them, and what you eat them with. But that doesn’t mean all bread has to be totally off-limits — especially if you have health concerns such as high blood pressure. There are even healthy alternatives for people who can’t or don’t want to consume gluten.
Keto or low carb diet has been the latest fad in staying fit and healthy. It involves cutting out carbs and sugar from meals which are the main culprit for diabetes, heart problems, obesity, and other health concerns.
The Hearty Bread is basically the bread you can eat when you are in this kind diet. The taste may be plain but adding some dairy products like cheddar cheese will make it more delightful to the taste.
I’ve been trying some of the Hearty Bread products and I noticed that my metabolism has become faster. I sleep longer too and my moods are better. Two of my favorite varieties are the Ezekiel Almond Loaf and Banana (saba) Sourdough Loaf. They make a perfect partner to my favorite brewed coffee.
And here’s a little background about one of my favorite breads and why you should try it out today to replace your regular bread.
Sourdough is made through a fermentation process that relies on naturally occurring yeast and bacteria to make the bread rise.Fermentation helps reduce the number of phytates, also known as phytic acid, that bind to certain minerals and impair their absorption.
One study found that sourdough fermentation helped decrease phytate content by over 50% compared to using conventional yeast. Sourdough may also be easier to digest than other breads, possibly due to its prebiotics, as well as the probiotics (which you already know is good for digestion) created during the fermentation process.
One slice (47 grams) of whole-wheat sourdough gives:
- Calories: 120
- Protein: 4 grams
- Fat: 0 grams
- Carbs: 20 grams
- Fiber: 3 grams
20 grams is the suggested carb intake per day to avoid diabetes.
In the Philippines, we have the highest cases of different types of diabetes in the whole Western Pacific region. At least 1 out of 5 Filipinos are diabetic and some of them die due to complications. Some of them include:
- Cardiovascular disease
- Nerve damage (neuropathy)
- Kidney damage (nephropathy)
- Eye damage (retinopathy)
- Foot damage
- Skin conditions
- Hearing impairment
- Alzheimer’s disease
Meanwhile, other effects of taking in too much carbs and sugar is obesity. Just last year, experts said the cases for obesity in the Philippines increased at an epidemic level.
The complications of being Overweight and obesity leads us back to diabetes – diabetes type 2. Other problems include increased risk of heart disease, high blood pressure, certain cancers, and other chronic conditions.
We hate these conditions but we are bread lovers too. So what should we do?
Let’s no longer feel guilty for eating bread – thanks to Hearty Bread. The men behind this concept are Evan Dykimching and Vicson Ngo.
Evan said about other gluten-free products which are normally sold at 500-600 php per loaf:
“When one of our family member got confined in the hospital, we were surprised that the price of our bread were quite high due to several administrative fees.”
Hence, Hearty Bread invested in research and development for 2 years so they could product an alternative that most Pinoys can afford.
Among the many varieties, you may love Hearty Bread’s Almond Loaf line which retails at only 180Php for the plain Almond Loaf while their Cheesy variants – Cheesy Charcoal and Cheesy Coffee are pegged at 250php/loaf.
Their Sourdough/Probiotic product line which includes Malunggay Sourdough Pandesal sells at only 40php/6pcs. Meanwhile, my favorite Banana Sourdough Loaf retails at only 200php.
Other varieties that you should try include Banofee Walnut Sourdough Loaf and Pumpkin Carrot Sourdough Loaf which both sells at 280php/ Loaf.
All of these products are Gluten-Free/Sugar-free!
Evan continued to share:
We can really lower the cost of our products since we produce them commercially in volume quantities. We also own the lot where our facilities operate so we don’t pay rent.
We make our bread affordable not to kill the market price but to make these healthy bread affordable and help those who are burdened to begin with.”
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