Diabetes-Friendly: Bread

Another good and informative series of articles from http://www.diabeticlivingonline.com/
With this one I'll be posting all their Bread category's and winners.

Taste-Tested & Diabetes-Friendly

Do you avoid the bread aisle just to escape the confusion felt by so many carb-conscious consumers? It's true: Bread is a tricky product to buy, especially for people with diabetes. Now you can return to the bread aisle with confidence -- thanks to a list of products that recently received the Diabetic Living What to Eat™ seal of approval. Our staff and dietitians picked through the loaves to find those that met our nutritional guidelines. Next we brought in more than 100 people, including PWDs, to taste the brand-hidden products. The top breads, buns, tortillas, and English muffins were awarded the Diabetic Living What to Eat™ seal of approval.

Nutritional Guidelines
Every bread tested had to meet these health requirements per 2 slices, 1 tortilla, or 1 bun:
-- 150 calories or less
-- 3 g total fat or less
-- 1.5 g saturated fat or less
-- 0 g trans fat
-- 30 g carb or less
-- 300 mg sodium or less
-- At least 2 g fiber

White Bread Finalists

These breads are good options for children or people who don't like the taste of wheat bread. They have a good amount of fiber and meet all of our nutritional guidelines.

Pepperidge Farm Light Style Oatmeal Bread
Per 3 slices: 140 cal., 1 g total fat (0 g sat. fat), 260 mg sodium, 27 g carb., 2 g fiber

D'Italiano Light Italian Bread
Per 2 slices: 80 cal., 0.5 g total fat (0 g sat. fat), 220 mg sodium, 18 g carb., 4 g fiber

White Bread Winner

And the winner of the white bread category is:
Country Hearth Kids' Choice Made with Whole Grain White

Per 2 slices: 130 cal., 1.5 g total fat (0 g sat. fat), 240 mg sodium, 28 g carb., 4 g fiber

Taster's comment: "This is the best bread I've tasted. Sturdy but still soft and good."

Why it won: Tasters preferred the taste and softness of this bread, and noted that their whole family would like it.