Healthier alternatives to bread
sugarchallenge·@calatorulmiop·
0.000 HBDHealthier alternatives to bread
If you think about quitting sugar, I am of the opinion that also cutting back on refined carbohydrates can be of great help especially when talking about weight loss and balancing insulin levels.  [source](https://www.pexels.com/search/bread/) The thing about bread and other foods made mostly of refined carbs is that they contain few micronutrients like vitamins and minerals; and are basically calorie rich "filler" which is used to make us full. All those easily digestible calories only contribute to making us fat and feeling lethargic without providing anything essential to our diet because our body can easily produce carbohydrates like glucose from proteins and fat in a process called gluconeogenesis (term that basically means creating new glucose). Some of you might say that you can't eat certain things without bread, but that just shows the power of habit unfortunately. We rarely think if our daily actions are actually beneficial in the long term, like in the case of smoking for example. Now before you flip out I'm not comparing smoking with eating bread :)...although both don't serve a very useful purpose :P The next argument I imagine hearing is that there is whole bread and other varieties of bread that contain more minerals and fibers, which is great and all but there is also a small problem called ... gluten.  [source](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/a9/23/f4/a923f4490e4d5a2af721f2e945f38212.jpg) And even if you share South Park's opinion on gluten and think it is just a fad to avoid it, the truth is that we are exposed to huge amounts of gluten in our diets. But I'll be covering this controversial topic in another post. So the very few of you that have gotten this far and didn't through their laptop or phone out the window after reading such a nutritional heresy  [source](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/91v7TX1PcWU/hqdefault.jpg) might ask: "is there an alternative to eating bread?" Well, I think there are definitely quite a few: 1 My personal favorite are rice cakes, because they are gluten free and there are varieties which have seeds added to them like quinoa, that add more proteins and minerals to the mix.  [source](http://www.whereineedtobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/RiceCakes.jpg) 2 Buckwheat bread - which contains mostly rice and potato flour; and small amounts of buckwheat, which despite its name is not related to wheat and is gluten free.  3 Corn bread is another gluten free, fiber and protein rich alternative to traditional bread  All these suggestions are richer in nutrients and fiber than traditional bread and have the added benefit of not having gluten - thus you can eat them without the fear of flying genitalia to bother your digestion :))))  *My name is Adrian a.k.a "The nearsighted traveler". I'm a running enthusiast who loves to spend time enjoying nature. I write mostly about running, the places I explore and the interesting stuff I learn here on steemit. If you are new to this platform you might want to check out these posts:* [5 Easy Rules for Navigating The Steem Ecosystem](https://steemit.com/steemit/@calatorulmiop/5-easy-rules-for-navigating-steemit) [The 6th Easy Rule for Navigating the Steem Ecosystem](https://steemit.com/dmania/@calatorulmiop/the-6th-easy-rule-for-navigating-the-steem-ecosystem) *And if you want a good laugh you can visit my other account @cmmemes where I fail at being funny but persevere anyway :)*