[Seasmillets]

Now this has really confused me! In the New Diet recipe book, which came out, I think, at the same time as the Dr Atkins New Diet Revolution book, he recommends 'crispbread' in one menu. There is, as far as I know, no specific Atkins recipe for crispbread, just ryebread.(can anyone put me right?) I've looked in all our big supermarkets & speciality shops, but although there are many, many so called healthy crispbreads they are all high in carb. Is there an Atkins friendly one out there, or do you just factor in the hight carb? and adjust the day accordingly?

[HRS1H7gO]

How high is high? What number is it? Ryvita isn't too bad, in OWL obviously!

[juliannamed]

Dinky... those are the high fiber bran crispbreads. I have at least one a day, usually two. I get them at my local health food store. The brand name I buy is GG Scandinavian Bran Cripsbread. Each one has 12 calories, 2 grams carb and 5 grams fiber. So they're basically a fiber supplement in a cracker form. I like them with a little natural peanut butter or a Laughing Cow Cheese wedge. I break one in half and make a "sandwich" out of it. Just be sure you have something to drink nearby.

Here's a picture so you know what to look for:



Tril

[jokilewqs]

The only wasa cracker I could find that might come close to being okay later on in OWL is the wasa fiber cracker. The rest of them have way too many ingredients and carbs for Atkins.

For example, here are the NET carb counts per cracker:

Hearty Rye - 9 g
Fiber Rye - 5 g
Light Rye - 11 g
Multi Grain - 8 g
Oat - 9 g
Sesame - 9 g
Sourdough Rye - 7 g
Crisp 'N Light 7 Grain - 12 g

Here are the ingredients for the Wasa Fiber Rye crackers...

INGREDIENTS
Whole grain rye flour
Wheat bran
Sesame seeds
Oat Flakes
Wheat germ
Wheat fiber
Sea salt

As you can see... they really don't hit the acceptable foods list until much later in OWL due to the rye flour and oat flakes. They're mostly rye flour since that's the first ingredient.

Now... let's compare them to the GG Bran Crispbreads.

Ingredients: Unprocessed wheat bran, rye flour, salt (salt content 0.4%).
One slice has 12 calories and 2 net grams carb. Each slice has 5 g fiber. So these are mostly bran (fiber).

Here is what the website says about them:

"Why GG is the High Fiber Champion:

Lowest in calories and net carbs of any bread product on the market.
Recommended by leading nutritionists, doctors and dieticians worldwide.
The only bread product with 85% bran content. An all- natural and safe laxative, alleviating constipation and aiding digestion."

And this, which I really liked:

"GG is the high Fiber Champion. Period.

If you eat just 4 slices of GG each day, you will receive a whopping 50% of recommended intake of dietary fiber. Take a look at what else you would need to eat to get so much fiber:

8 medium sized yams (6 oz)
8 cups of raw, uncooked broccoli
2 ½ cups of cooked black beans
18 bananas (8” each)"

So for 48 calories and 8 net grams carb you can get the same fiber as these food items above!

I kept going... to compare carb counts:

8 med yams = 240 net carbs
8 cups raw broccoli = 28 net grams
2.5 cups black beans = 65 net grams
18 bananas = 496.8 net grams

Whoa... word to the wise, if you're going to eat something off limits, DO NOT eat bananas. LOL

Tril