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Default Oroweat Sandwich Thins.


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>>>>I bought these because they were on sale and I wasn't allergic to them.
>>>>I think the whole wheat have 20 g of carbs per bun, minus whatever fiber
>>>>is in there. The multi-grain had a bit more.
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>>>> http://www.bimbobakeriesusa.com/our_brands/oroweat.html
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>>>> I bought the whole wheat and used one for a sandwich. I found it to be
>>>> oddly sweet. Perhaps all whole wheat bread is sweet? I never buy that
>>>> kind. I just know I never liked the stuff. But they only had the two
>>>> kinds and this was lower in carbs.
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>>> I tried Oroweat several years ago, but it spiked my meter. Now, the
>>> only bread I eat is Ezekiel or (rarely) English muffins. It is a
>>> flourless bread made from several unsprouted grains. It tasted somewhat
>>> like cardboard to me when I first used, but I gradually got used to the
>>> taste and texture--and it allows me to have sandwiches or toast with
>>> peanut butter without any spiking. I buy it at the local health food
>>> store or at Kroger's.

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>> Ezekiel has soybeans in it and I can't eat soy. Messes with my thyroid.
>> English muffins have something in them that I'm allergic to. Either
>> dairy or egg. Can't remember which.
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> These are Ezekiel English muffins, not the "regular" type. There is no
> dairy or egg. However, they do have sprouted soybeans, just like the
> bread, so you would not be able to use them (probably not a lot because
> soybeans are the last item on the list of ingredients other than yeast and
> sea salt--I don't know how susceptible you are to them).


Oh. I don't think we have Ezekiel muffins here. No problems with yeast or
sea salt.