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After reading an article about Warburton's in the Mail on Sunday recently, I wrote a lengthy letter to Jonathan Warburton, asking him to consider manufacturing a low-carb bread. (I can't find any in normal supermarkets but if anyone knows of such a loaf, I'd be interested to hear. I'll be giving Fergus's home-made loaf a try soon.)
Anyway, I had a personal reply from Jonathan Warburton this morning. Although they have no plans at present to introduce a low-carb loaf, my suggestion is to be put before the New Product Devlopment Team. It does say if I wish to discuss the idea further to contact Jill Charlton, the Labelling and Nutrition Manager.
This is a plea to all low-carbers.........if we ALL bombard Warburton's with personal letters, asking for a low-carb loaf to be manufactured...who knows!!!!!! Of course, Fergus, with your own recipe success, you could approach them with ingredients ideas. It was not for me to pinch your recipe and send to Warburton's but perhaps it's something you yourself could now do.I know you like a challenge!! :D

P.S. I know some of you low-carbers buy low-carb goods over the net but wouldn't life be simpler if we could just walk into a supermarket and buy what we wanted?!!

Warburtons Limited,
Back o'th' Bank House,
Hereford Street,
Bolton
BL1 8HJ
 
Choccy all power to you for taking the initiative. As with so many things in life if they can do it and make a bob no prob,

Fergus give them a ring it might do something for your wallet as well.

Dave P
 
Thanks guys,

You're absolutely right, I'll get in touch with them on Monday. I'm meeting a local manufacturer about it next week as it happens, but Warburtons would be the big league, eh? :D

All the best,

fergus
 
Hi chocoholic,

Well, I phoned and emailed Jill Charlton on Monday, but as yet no reply. I'll keep at it and let you know what happens.

All the best,

fergus
 
Ho Choccy, just in case you didn't know, I discovered Nimble is only 9g carb per slice, and their brown version is even lower at 8.1g per slice.

Half that of a Hovis Wholemeal slice 8)
 
Thanks, Gov. I tend to stick with heavily seeded bread, which I enjoy. Nimble is a bit tasteless to me....... a bit like eating cotton wool that's had air bown into it! :lol: I'm going to give Fergus's bread recipe a go sometime, so that will be interesting.
 
Hi All,

I work for a company that specialises in low carb, high protein diets and I have come accross this post whilst doing some research on low carb bread.
I also suffer from necrobiosis so try to control my carb intake as I have been told that there is a reasonable chance I could develop diabetes.

Have you ever heard anything else back from Warburtons?

Fergus, it says you have a good recipe and you were going to talk to another manufacturer about it, how did this go? I have been in touch with some bakeries but none seem very willing to take on the project.

Susan Xx
 
Hi Chickbabes,
I heard nothing further from Warburton's but didn't really expect to. Fergus, however, I believe is still in touch with someone there, though neither of us are holding our breath.
 
Dear Chocoholic
Pumpernickel ( German black bread) is about 35% carbs. It has a characteristic, slightly sour, taste, which some people don't like, but it is generally available. Lidl have 2 kinds, one with sunflower seeds. Although I've given up "normal " breads, I do sometimes buy this. I like it. One slice per day is about 25 g carb. Not too bad, but I still feel guilty. It's a good start if you do what i did this morning. And even at one slice in a day, it keeps long wnough to get eaten. But well done with warburton. the ads do say he listens
I overslept and today is my day for leading a health walk for people with learning difficulies in our biggest park.( over a mile round) I could have given in and used the car to get there, but I had a slice of pumpernickel with a slice of cheese and set off to catch the bus. I've done 7,500 steps so far today and it's only lunchtime, so maybe I've worked some of the extra carbs off:>) :wink:
I've been promising my old blind dog ( she's blind not a guide dog) that I'll take her out on her lead and leave the others at home. Each time I say it, it rains. I can't take her with the others,she gets scared. Maybe today's the day
 
Hi Susan and chocoholic,

I still live in hope that Warburtons will be keen, but the people to speak to seem to be permanently on holiday. You weren't able to get an email address for Jonathon Warburton when he wrote back were you, choccie? I imagine things would move much more quickly with a little impetus from the man at the top.

all the best,

fergus
 
Fergus keep pestering these people at Warburtons, my friends and I have emailed them re low carb bread, they are in receipt of 11 emails for sure.
You have a good recipe there, so make sure nobody else steals your idea, oh and I will be the first to send you a begging letter (begging email) as soon as I know that your name is up in lights and your face on every bag of low carb bread and you are rolling in money :-)))

All the best

Karen
 
Hi fergus,

Is it cheeky for me to ask what your recipe for low carb bread is? Everyone seems to think it's good and I've been experimenting with a few recipes from the forum and wondered how yours is different. :D

Thanks, T x x
 
hanadr,you must be psychic! I actually went into Lidl's the day before yesterday and paused to look at the two types of rye/pumpernickel bread you mention. Unfortunately I didn't have my reading specs with me, so bought neither, as couldn't be sure of the carbs.
I currently buy Morrison's Sunflower & Pumpkin Seeded Loaf. It has 16.4g of carbs a slice and tastes delicious. I really would find it hard to give up bread altogether. I'm not missing pastry,potatoes, rice or pasta (and once a week or so I might have a tiny amount of those too) but bread is the thing I'm finding hardest to cut down on.

Fergus, unfortunately, there is no email address given on the letter I received. Didn't the recent advert on t.v. give the email for Jonathan Warburton? I'll investigate.

Ah, here we go, Fergus:

[email protected]
 
just a question out of interest.

I havent bought any of the low carb bread - what does it taste like - does it keep fresh. Some that i have found does seem to have alot of additives and soya added.

I have tried quite a few low carb bars like atkins and i must admit i wasnt impressed with them so what is the consensus on these products ? I always like to try things but it is hard to try everything.
TBH the cereal bars tasted very greasy to me! I would appreciate any coments - I cant eat everything!!
 
I buy my bread from the low-carb megastore. They're quite small in comparison to the large, overprocessed white, standard loaf, but it tastes just fine. It keeps for well in the fridge and I have one or two in the freezer with can be toasted from frozen if desired. It's 2gms carb per slice.
One of the ingredients is soya, is that a problem? I limit myself to 8-10 slices a week on average, compared to the entire granary loaf I used to eat a week pre-diabetes.
I have also tried the Atkins bars. Some of them are a little odd to taste, because compared to cadburys with lots of yummy sugar and fat, they are bound to taste different. Again, I have one a fortnight on average, compared to the daily chocolate I used to eat.

Why would you want to eat them Ally, if you don't have to?

I'm still frairly new to diabetes and low-carbing and have not found it difficult or upsetting. I'm still at the stage where I would rather eat two thick slices of hot, buttered white granary toast with marmite or a bar of cadburys or a pile of creamy mash with cheese on the top but I don't. I don't even eat tiny portions of any of it. It all shoots by BS through the roof, causes cravings and makes me eat more.
The only way I am keeping my BS in the 5's is by not eating any visible carbs and being very careful of what I call 'hidden' carbs. Other than that, my diet is the same as pre-diagnosis, full of fresh, well cooked ingredients.

At diagnosis I weighed in at 18st 12lbs, I'm now 16st 9lbs :D

Sorry guys for using me as an example again, it's all I've got!
Wiflib
 
well I think being a dietitian I have to try anything my patients will eat!

It is similar to the supplement drinks we use in hopsitals - dietitians have always tested them out.

I have a feeling that there a few companies springing up in a bid to cash in.

I agree those atkins bars taste odd but I am looking at alot of other bar type things at the mo for a company i am planning some menus for! So any suggestions would be welcome - otherwise i will have a wt problem testing them all out lol!
 
If people want to eat a low carb bread all they have got to do is buy a normal sliced loaf from supermarket and cut the slice in half. A slice of bread that is about 16g carb then becomes 8g.

The same with biscuits, crackers etc. Just snap them in half. You will get low carb and save loads of money.

If no one wants to get by with eating half slices of bread, get a breadmaker and buy some breadmix. When the loaf is cooked and has cooled down, get an electric knife and cut the loaf into thin slices. Again, you will have reduced carb.

Living well with diabetes doesnt mean going to supermarkets and buying really expensive low carb stuff. I live extremely well on little money and just using basic common sense :mrgreen:
 
You've made some very interesting points there.
Personally, I would rather have more bread and less carbs.

I used to own a breadmaker but abandoned it when I realised that in order to get good results from scratch, a high level of salt is needed, more than in industrial manufacture, and I could really taste the salt in the bread.

The other problem with regular bread for me is a sharp increase in BS levels which I can't counteract with insulin. I'm T2.

I also eat well and cheaply, I always have but now I have the diabetes, what I save on some foodstuffs, I spend on others mainly low-carb bread.

Once I have sourced all the ingredients for Fergus' bread, I will be trying that.

Wiflib
 
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