Doesn’t matter what kind of bread it is, if it’s 100% peanuts, or no sugar jam… it’s not considered “healthy”.
That being said… I love PBJ…
My gf has slowly weaned me off bread… the hardest thing I have ever done, but I swear it makes a difference!!!
My gf has slowly weaned me off bread… the hardest thing I have ever done, but I swear it makes a difference!!!
and that difference is what?
Increased energy, better digestion, sex lasts 3 hours.
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While I’m certainly no svelte dude, I’ve eaten 2-3 PBJs per day for the last 5 years and have essentially stayed the same weight. I can confidently say I’ve had close to one per day most of my life! I find it’s one of the few things (I can prepare quickly) that actually holds me over. I typically have one for b-fast on whole grain muffin or bagel, then have 2 lunches during the day, typically 10:30-11 and 2:30-3. I use whole grain bread, fresh ground peanut butter and then sweeten it with honey. I’ve even carried PBJ cut in quarters during IM races! A bit messy, but kicks the crap out of bars!
well! that’s signigicant
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How can you tell from reading the label whether it is 100% whole grain? I just checked the bread we have that is “whole grain” and it appears to be mixed with other grain flours but I can’t really tell from the label whether is is 51% or 90% whole wheat.
How do you keep from losing weight? I found it impossible to cut bread out of my diet and maintain a healthy weight. Did you just cut out baked bread, or all grains?
That’s a good question.
I know Pepperide Farm and Thomas’ Bagels both make bagels and English muffins that are labeled “100% whole wheat”
I think you meant to reply to synchronicity, not me. I think I would probably have a hard time maintaining my weight w/o bread, also - I like sandwiches and toast and bagels! I guess you could replace that with rice or pasta, though it seems if a person doesn’t eat bread they might take issue with pasta as well. And you can’t put pbj on pasta or rice!
To each her own, I’ve got to get calories somewhere, and I love my pbj toast 
I cheat a bit. My gf can’t keep track of me at all times…
I try to get as much of my carb intake through vegetables… think MASSIVE stir-fry and salads.
Full fat yoghurt (10%), cheese, meat provide a healthy amount of fat and protein.
Basically, the less processed the food, the better.
I’m on my 2-3 week season training break right now… I eat ANYTHING. I went to Burger King for breakfast yesterday!
“I try to get as much of my carb intake through vegetables”
fruit too? I tend to think of fruits as a better source of carbs than veggies (well, potatoes have lots of carbs).
Sorry to ask so many questions, I just find it interesting - I had a sandwich for lunch, couscous and pesto and spinach for dinner… if I took out the processed carbs I am just not sure what I would eat! More veggies, I guess, and then I would feel like a rabbit!
No bread, no pasta…life is too short!
What brand of bread are you referring to that Cosco carries? Is it the Milton?
Thanks,
alan
Here’s what my nutrition guru sent to me. I double most amounts, and I tend to cheat on the bread sometimes… I’m weak!
Plus the odd chocolate bar, ice cream, coke… oh yeah… and beer/wine too.
I train usually 14-20 hours a week.
Breakfast:
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½ cup Slow cooked oats w/ 1 tbsp. ground flax, 1 sm. handful frz. fruit, and cinnamon to taste.
One egg poached or boiled.
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Granola (low sugar) w/ almond milk or rice milk.
Optional: one egg poached or boiled. -
Smoothie: 1 scoop protein, 2 handfuls frz, fruit, 2 tbsp. gr. flax, 2 tbsp. plain yogurt, almond milk.
Optional: 1 piece toast (whole grain bread) w/ PB and/or unsw. jam.
Snack AM:
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1 or 2 pieces fruit. Best: cherries/berries, apple, grapefruit, nectarine, peach, raisins, mango, pear (add 1 or 2 tbsp. yogurt if none w/ breakfast). -
1 piece whole grain toast (if none w/ breakfast) w. PB and/or jam.
Lunch:
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Salad. Use at least 5 different veggies. Best: spinach, onion (any colour), peppers (any colour), carrot, broccoli, cuke, cilantro, garlic, kale, parsley, cauliflour, ginger, celerey, asparagus, sprouts, sweet potato, cabbage, endive, parsnip, avocado, black olives. Use vinaigrette dressing.
Add: ¼ cup (about 50 to 60g) cold-water fish: tuna, salmon, halibut, cod, sardines, steelhead.
Optional: ¼ cup whole grains (cous cous, quinoa, brown rice, etc.) or beans/lentils/chick peas.
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Sandwich (only if no bread w/ breakfast or snack): emphasize veggies. Add 50 – 60 g fish (as above), grilled poultry, roast beef, or ham (not honey or maple cured).
Optional: 30g (1oz.) hard cheese. Goat cheese is best, older = better (more fermentation), organic mayo, mustard.
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Soup. Organic canned, or homemade. Vegetable base. No flour, no cream, try to avoid noodles. I like these: http://www.amys.com/products/category_view.php?prod_category=14 in Lentil, Black Bean, Split Pea, Vegetable Barley.
Optional: up to 60g fish, poultry, beef, ham (as above).
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Leftover dinner (see below).
Snack PM:
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1 or 2 sm. handfuls trail mix: (almonds, walnuts, banana chips, raisins, coconut, dried fruits, pumpkin/sunflower seeds). -
1 or 2 pieces veggies.
Optional: 30g hard cheese, as above. (if none w/ lunch)
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1 or 2 pieces fruit, as above.
Supper:
Caveman: Meat and veggies. Best meats: Fish (any kind), chicken & turkey (white, skinless), pork (tenderloin), lamb (chops). Cooked veggies are easier to digest at night, but raw is OK too.
Snack/Dessert night:
Fruit, trail mix, or cheese (as above).
Notes:
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A vegetable salad can be added to any meal. Try to eat a hearty salad every day, especially for the 3 weeks leading up to a race – veggies clean out the intestinal tract. -
Eat fruit whenever you want. -
Portion sizes are based on what I eat. If you need more, eat more, but keep proportions the same. -
A “piece” or fruit or veggie is about a handful. -
If you’ve got a race or some big training days coming up, add some whole grains or legumes to lunch and dinner (brown rice, cous cous, quinoa, lentils, chick peas, NOT bread). -
If snacks are amidst long or intense workouts, add some good sugar (malto, honey, maple syrup, brown rice syrup).
Cool. Thanks for sharing.
Agree w/Tigerchic. Thanks for sharing menu.
As far as PBJ, I prefer almond butter from trader joe’s. I luv the list of ingredents on lots of their products. i.e. almond butter: almonds, shredded wheat: wheat…pure and simple. Their organic sprout bread is really good.
PB on whole wheat english muffin… toasted
OK, so you can eat whole grains, just not processed. Sheesh, that would still be tough to maintain. No wonder you cheat! We won’t tell… 
I eat cottage cheese, fresh cranberries and walnuts on whole wheat bread. I also do some plain yogurt instead of the cottage cheese - both are good variations on the PBJ.
PBJ as follows: Ezickiel 4:9 Low Sodium bread, natural organic PB (just ground nuts), organic rasberry jam. Enjoy