Guest guest Posted April 29, 2006 Report Share Posted April 29, 2006 I grew up on the Ener-g breads- at the time there wasn't anything better out there, and their company is based in my hometown of Seattle. Their breads are terrible- unless you toast them. Don't try to eat them untoasted, whatever you do. I used to eat their white rice bread (Toasted) for sandwiches in high school. You may just have to experiment to see what your favorite bread is. Definitely give up the rice cakes- you couldn't pay me to eat those, for the most part. However, now I far prefer the bread that I make myself from Bette Hagman's cookbooks... pretty much the only prepared bread I like is Whole Foods sundried tomato, but I stopped buying it due to the excessive California mark-up. Food for Life is too heavy for my taste. Kinninick bagels are wonderful (esp. plain), but i was indifferent to their bread. (I tried the cheese tapioca). For myself, I would rather have one slice, or one half of a slice of bread that tastes really good, and limit the quantity and calories of the food I have with it. I mostly rely on Ener-g for flours, but don't care for their prepared products in general. (cookies, yuck, pizza crust, double yuck, cinnamon rolls- cardboard has more flavor.) If you read the labels, they don't exactly sound very tasty.. To me, they are like hospital food- they won't hurt anyone but they don't have much merit on their own. I used to rely on their white rice pasta, but have been using Trader Joe's brown rice pasta- have tons of the ener-g stuff stocked in my cupboards. > > Has anyone ever tried the Ener-g breads? I found a store in Philadelphia ( > www.dietaryshoppe.com) who carries several of their breads... The Ener-g > Light Tapioca Bread has 10 grams of carbs and fewer cal and the Ener-g Light > brown rice bread has half the cal and only 9 grams of carbs. Then there is > the Ener-g Light white rice bread... with only 9 carbs per slice. > > I found the store in The Gluten-free Bible by Jax s Lowell. It's a > great read for anyone who has to live gltuen free. > > I have never tired tapioca, brown rice, or white rice bread before. I'm not > looking for it to taste like wheat bread... I never cared for the taste of > wheat bread. I'd would just like it to taste good and not like rice cakes. > > Thanks for your help! > Carol > > -- > > Carol M Heppner > > www.carolheppner.com > > New Book: Scrapbooking Techniques: INKING (Sterling/Chapelle) 2006 > > Making Memory Jewelry (Sterling/Lark) 2006 > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 29, 2006 Report Share Posted April 29, 2006 I grew up on the Ener-g breads- at the time there wasn't anything better out there, and their company is based in my hometown of Seattle. Their breads are terrible- unless you toast them. Don't try to eat them untoasted, whatever you do. I used to eat their white rice bread (Toasted) for sandwiches in high school. You may just have to experiment to see what your favorite bread is. Definitely give up the rice cakes- you couldn't pay me to eat those, for the most part. However, now I far prefer the bread that I make myself from Bette Hagman's cookbooks... pretty much the only prepared bread I like is Whole Foods sundried tomato, but I stopped buying it due to the excessive California mark-up. Food for Life is too heavy for my taste. Kinninick bagels are wonderful (esp. plain), but i was indifferent to their bread. (I tried the cheese tapioca). For myself, I would rather have one slice, or one half of a slice of bread that tastes really good, and limit the quantity and calories of the food I have with it. I mostly rely on Ener-g for flours, but don't care for their prepared products in general. (cookies, yuck, pizza crust, double yuck, cinnamon rolls- cardboard has more flavor.) If you read the labels, they don't exactly sound very tasty.. To me, they are like hospital food- they won't hurt anyone but they don't have much merit on their own. I used to rely on their white rice pasta, but have been using Trader Joe's brown rice pasta- have tons of the ener-g stuff stocked in my cupboards. > > Has anyone ever tried the Ener-g breads? I found a store in Philadelphia ( > www.dietaryshoppe.com) who carries several of their breads... The Ener-g > Light Tapioca Bread has 10 grams of carbs and fewer cal and the Ener-g Light > brown rice bread has half the cal and only 9 grams of carbs. Then there is > the Ener-g Light white rice bread... with only 9 carbs per slice. > > I found the store in The Gluten-free Bible by Jax s Lowell. It's a > great read for anyone who has to live gltuen free. > > I have never tired tapioca, brown rice, or white rice bread before. I'm not > looking for it to taste like wheat bread... I never cared for the taste of > wheat bread. I'd would just like it to taste good and not like rice cakes. > > Thanks for your help! > Carol > > -- > > Carol M Heppner > > www.carolheppner.com > > New Book: Scrapbooking Techniques: INKING (Sterling/Chapelle) 2006 > > Making Memory Jewelry (Sterling/Lark) 2006 > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2006 Report Share Posted May 1, 2006 Stay away! Please, don't do it! Ener-g breads are horrible! (I have tried 3 varieties- Tapoica, white rice and brown rice). I do not even like them toasted! YUCK! You would be better off to go chew some cardboard! That said I have found a great bread, I believe it is called Sammy's. (I will double check when I get home and let you know.)I will also check for a website in case they dont have it near you- I get mine at a small GF and Low Carb specialty store. It is made with flax seed and millet. It kind of reminds me of a Brownberry whole grain bread- one of the kinds with little seeds in it. It is light for GF bread, not too dense. Tastes great!!, makes good sandwiches that dont get soggy or crumble! KinniKinnick also makes very good breads, bagles and doughnuts!! (Had a maple doughnut for breakfast- they are so good I would eat them even if I did not have to eat gf!)Their bagles are kind of spongy but taste good and are the closest to " real " bagles I have found. They are better if you toast them and smother them in cream cheese Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2006 Report Share Posted May 1, 2006 The new low cal. low carb Tapoica bread by Ener-g is great toasted. For a 70 cal, 10 carb slice, it's not bad as toast. If there is another GF bread with similar numbers I'd love to hear about it. But, right now.... my main focus is weight loss and I have have two slices of Ener-g bread instead of one slice of the 150 cal, 25 carb Whole Foods bread. I would also hear more about the bread you wrote about for the fiber content. There are no Sammy breads at the stores here. Until I loose the weight I want to loose... I'm trying to limit my bread/cracker/sugar foods. Thanks for the info! - Carol M Heppnerwww.carolheppner.comScrapbooking Techniques: INKING (Sterling/Chapelle) 2006Making Memory Jewelry (Sterling/Lark) 2006 Stay away! Please, don't do it! Ener-g breads are horrible! (I have tried 3 varieties- Tapoica, white rice and brown rice). I do not even like them toasted! YUCK! You would be better off to go chew some cardboard!That said I have found a great bread, I believe it is called Sammy's. (I will double check when I get home and let you know.)I will also check for a website in case they dont have it near you- I get mine at a small GF and Low Carb specialty store. It is made with flax seed and millet. It kind of reminds me of a Brownberry whole grain bread- one of the kinds with little seeds in it. It is light for GF bread, not too dense. Tastes great!!, makes good sandwiches that dont get soggy or crumble! KinniKinnick also makes very good breads, bagles and doughnuts!! (Had a maple doughnut for breakfast- they are so good I would eat them even if I did not have to eat gf!)Their bagles are kind of spongy but taste good and are the closest to " real " bagles I have found. They are better if you toast them and smother them in cream cheese Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2006 Report Share Posted May 1, 2006 The new low cal. low carb Tapoica bread by Ener-g is great toasted. For a 70 cal, 10 carb slice, it's not bad as toast. If there is another GF bread with similar numbers I'd love to hear about it. But, right now.... my main focus is weight loss and I have have two slices of Ener-g bread instead of one slice of the 150 cal, 25 carb Whole Foods bread. I would also hear more about the bread you wrote about for the fiber content. There are no Sammy breads at the stores here. Until I loose the weight I want to loose... I'm trying to limit my bread/cracker/sugar foods. Thanks for the info! - Carol M Heppnerwww.carolheppner.comScrapbooking Techniques: INKING (Sterling/Chapelle) 2006Making Memory Jewelry (Sterling/Lark) 2006 Stay away! Please, don't do it! Ener-g breads are horrible! (I have tried 3 varieties- Tapoica, white rice and brown rice). I do not even like them toasted! YUCK! You would be better off to go chew some cardboard!That said I have found a great bread, I believe it is called Sammy's. (I will double check when I get home and let you know.)I will also check for a website in case they dont have it near you- I get mine at a small GF and Low Carb specialty store. It is made with flax seed and millet. It kind of reminds me of a Brownberry whole grain bread- one of the kinds with little seeds in it. It is light for GF bread, not too dense. Tastes great!!, makes good sandwiches that dont get soggy or crumble! KinniKinnick also makes very good breads, bagles and doughnuts!! (Had a maple doughnut for breakfast- they are so good I would eat them even if I did not have to eat gf!)Their bagles are kind of spongy but taste good and are the closest to " real " bagles I have found. They are better if you toast them and smother them in cream cheese Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2006 Report Share Posted May 1, 2006 I tend to agree with the post below about Ener-g breads, I never want to eat anything with a 5 year expiration date! However, on our recent trip to Disneyworld, we were served the Ener-g brand Tapioca dinner rolls. They were delicious!!!! I have not been able to find any roll recipes that came out as light as these were. There were crunchy on the outside and light on the inside. I am the only non-celiac in my family and even I liked them. Unfortunately, the local distributors in my area do not carry the dinner rolls, just the cardboard bread. If anyone in Denver knows where to find them, please let me know. Cheryl in Colorado Message: 14 Date: Mon, 01 May 2006 15:05:31 -0000 Subject: Re: Ener-g breads Stay away! Please, don't do it! Ener-g breads are horrible! (I have tried 3 varieties- Tapoica, white rice and brown rice). I do not even like them toasted! YUCK! You would be better off to go chew some cardboard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2006 Report Share Posted May 1, 2006 In , on 05/01/06 at 04:13 PM, " cmvslwmjw " typed: >Stay away! Please, don't do it! Ener-g breads are horrible! (I have >tried 3 varieties- Tapoica, white rice and brown rice). I do not even >like them toasted! YUCK! You would be better off to go chew some >cardboard! We agree - although we've never tried the rolls that Cheryl liked. Our first GF store bread was a hideously overpriced Ener-g white bread that was horrible. We threw the remains out on the deck and it shattered! That was, more than anything else, what drove us to Bette Hagman and baking our own (we had baked our own regular bread for more than 25 yrs before CD); now, after 1.5 years, we finally have a few recipes that are acceptable or better. The one store GF bread we had that was good came from Whole Foods - don't remember now exactly what variety. With no WF closer than 200 miles, that's not a really good option :-( -- n : jt@... http://jt-mj.net In the beautiful Finger Lakes Wine Country of New York State! Warpstock X - October 12-15 2006; Windsor, Ont. I'll be there - will you? -- -- Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence. - Napoleon Bonaparte Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2006 Report Share Posted May 1, 2006 AMEN!! The Food for Life brand is pretty much ok. Make sure it's GF, though, because they make other sorts of breads, too. They last longer and taste better kept refrigerated. Sorry about the Ener-g bread... it is a bad, bad, bad horrid thing. ~Kristi Missourin , on 05/01/06 at 04:13 PM, "cmvslwmjw" typed:>Stay away! Please, don't do it! Ener-g breads are horrible! (I have >tried 3 varieties- Tapoica, white rice and brown rice). I do not even >like them toasted! YUCK! You would be better off to go chew some >cardboard!We agree - although we've never tried the rolls that Cheryl liked. Ourfirst GF store bread was a hideously overpriced Ener-g white bread thatwas horrible. We threw the remains out on the deck and it shattered!That was, more than anything else, what drove us to Bette Hagman andbaking our own (we had baked our own regular bread for more than 25 yrsbefore CD); now, after 1.5 years, we finally have a few recipes that areacceptable or better.The one store GF bread we had that was good came from Whole Foods - don'tremember now exactly what variety. With no WF closer than 200 miles,that's not a really good option :-(-- n : jt@... http://jt-mj.netIn the beautiful Finger Lakes Wine Country of New York State!Warpstock X - October 12-15 2006; Windsor, Ont. I'll be there - will you?-- --Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained byincompetence. - Napoleon Bonaparte__________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2006 Report Share Posted May 1, 2006 You should be able to order them from the Ener-g Foods web site--- http://www.ener-g.com/store/detail.aspx?id=64 It makes sense to order from them if you combine it with other things- for example, their prices on flour (in the 5 lb. bulk) isn't bad- they also offer the premixed GF Gourmet Blend, which is convenient. I've been burned too many times by Ener-g products like that... their awful cinnamon rolls come to mind. Personally i like to bake BH yeast breads in muffin tins for rolls. The french bread dough works nicely, but anything turns out well. In SillyYaks , " cheryl in colorado " wrote: > > I tend to agree with the post below about Ener-g breads, I never want to > eat anything with a 5 year expiration date! However, on our recent trip > to Disneyworld, we were served the Ener-g brand Tapioca dinner rolls. > They were delicious!!!! I have not been able to find any roll recipes > that came out as light as these were. There were crunchy on the outside > and light on the inside. I am the only non-celiac in my family and even > I liked them. Unfortunately, the local distributors in my area do not > carry the dinner rolls, just the cardboard bread. If anyone in Denver > knows where to find them, please let me know. > > Cheryl in Colorado Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 3, 2006 Report Share Posted May 3, 2006 I asked my local Vitamin Cottage if they could get this particular Ener-g brand product. They told me that since their distributor (Rainbow Foods I think), carries other products by this company but does not carry this particular product, they could not order it. Whole Foods uses the same distributor here. Of course they could order direct from Ener-g, but they won't if their distributor already carries that brand of item. I'm still checking with smaller stores in my area. I don't think either Safeway or King Soopers carries Ener-g brand products here. At least I've never seen them. Cheryl in Colorado Message: 5 Date: Tue, 02 May 2006 17:06:29 -0000 Subject: Re: Ener-g breads Or sometimes they will special order it just for you, although they may require a bulk order. (a case)... If the stores are carrying Ener- g foods products already, it's not such a big deal for them to add on to their order. King Soopers used to have a really good policy about finding products and ordering them for you. Vitamin Cottage is also wonderful about carrying GF products- they may be your best bet. Depending on how much you order, you still may be able to save money by ordering online. I just ordered 50 lbs of stuff through Bob's red mill, and shipping was only $13 (considering the 5% discount for ordering online- $4.75). I prefer doing it that way because I hate running out of my staples in the middle of a baking project. But I also don't have that great a selection of health food stores in my area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 3, 2006 Report Share Posted May 3, 2006 I asked my local Vitamin Cottage if they could get this particular Ener-g brand product. They told me that since their distributor (Rainbow Foods I think), carries other products by this company but does not carry this particular product, they could not order it. Whole Foods uses the same distributor here. Of course they could order direct from Ener-g, but they won't if their distributor already carries that brand of item. I'm still checking with smaller stores in my area. I don't think either Safeway or King Soopers carries Ener-g brand products here. At least I've never seen them. Cheryl in Colorado Message: 5 Date: Tue, 02 May 2006 17:06:29 -0000 Subject: Re: Ener-g breads Or sometimes they will special order it just for you, although they may require a bulk order. (a case)... If the stores are carrying Ener- g foods products already, it's not such a big deal for them to add on to their order. King Soopers used to have a really good policy about finding products and ordering them for you. Vitamin Cottage is also wonderful about carrying GF products- they may be your best bet. Depending on how much you order, you still may be able to save money by ordering online. I just ordered 50 lbs of stuff through Bob's red mill, and shipping was only $13 (considering the 5% discount for ordering online- $4.75). I prefer doing it that way because I hate running out of my staples in the middle of a baking project. But I also don't have that great a selection of health food stores in my area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 3, 2006 Report Share Posted May 3, 2006 I asked my local Vitamin Cottage if they could get this particular Ener-g brand product. They told me that since their distributor (Rainbow Foods I think), carries other products by this company but does not carry this particular product, they could not order it. Whole Foods uses the same distributor here. Of course they could order direct from Ener-g, but they won't if their distributor already carries that brand of item. I'm still checking with smaller stores in my area. I don't think either Safeway or King Soopers carries Ener-g brand products here. At least I've never seen them. Cheryl in Colorado Message: 5 Date: Tue, 02 May 2006 17:06:29 -0000 Subject: Re: Ener-g breads Or sometimes they will special order it just for you, although they may require a bulk order. (a case)... If the stores are carrying Ener- g foods products already, it's not such a big deal for them to add on to their order. King Soopers used to have a really good policy about finding products and ordering them for you. Vitamin Cottage is also wonderful about carrying GF products- they may be your best bet. Depending on how much you order, you still may be able to save money by ordering online. I just ordered 50 lbs of stuff through Bob's red mill, and shipping was only $13 (considering the 5% discount for ordering online- $4.75). I prefer doing it that way because I hate running out of my staples in the middle of a baking project. But I also don't have that great a selection of health food stores in my area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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