bread? - Diet & Nutrition Message Board

justme_ · 06-06-2004, 02:38 AM

okay so how come when you choose a slice of bread on ******.com it says 60 calories and when you leave the crust out it says 30. i mean the crust isn't half of what's in the bread or is it? or are most of the calories in the crust?

zip2play · 06-06-2004, 06:49 AM

just me,

A guess is that the crust is much more dense than an inflated piece of white bread interior. Also the baking removes most of the water (zero calories) from the crust so gram for gram there's more "food" left.
God knows what they interpret as an average cutting skill when decrusting...I'm sure some people whack off a half inch but a chef with a super sharp knife loses only a couple millimeters!

justme_ · 06-06-2004, 07:55 AM

ah, this is nice... i don't even like the crust. i always ate it cause my mom forces me. thinks it's a waste... 'think of all those people in africa who are starving to death...', so not allowed to throw food away. well in this case, i disagree.

tah4349 · 06-06-2004, 08:09 AM

For what it's worth, I've never found ****** to be correct when it comes to the number of calories in bread. I compare the ****** count to the package, and ****** is usually wrong by as much as half! I've never found a good, multi-grain bread at the grocery with less than 100-120 calories per slice.

justme_ · 06-06-2004, 11:47 AM

really? but my slices are really thin.