The Nail
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Nearly as delicious. Brioche bread is much win.
Nutrition PB and J sandwich
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The Nail
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I've only recently discovered brioche, maybe 3 months or so ago. Am I ever so glad I did.
The Nail
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In my version of the PB&J I post above, I used salted grass fed better. Much winning.
Matts
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my local WF started selling a brioche line imported from France a few years ago- now they sell brioche hamburger buns, hot dog rolls, and some sweeter versions, like cinnamon swirl and chocolate swirl. Not quite as good as homemade or from a good bakery, but well worth it for an occasional treat. Brioche makes great French toast, too. It's not difficult to make- you just have to start the evening before you want it.
Another good bakery item is cake cooked in Euro style- genoise. Sometimes called jellyroll in US. One of my favs has only 125g each of flour and sugar, with 4 eggs, no chemical leaveners.
Roulade with Banana, Rum and Brown Sugar Cream – José Pizarro
ps- good with fresh berries or other fruit as filling, too. I put some Kerrygold on my PB&J just a minute ago...will check it out in a few hours....
Another good bakery item is cake cooked in Euro style- genoise. Sometimes called jellyroll in US. One of my favs has only 125g each of flour and sugar, with 4 eggs, no chemical leaveners.
Roulade with Banana, Rum and Brown Sugar Cream – José Pizarro
ps- good with fresh berries or other fruit as filling, too. I put some Kerrygold on my PB&J just a minute ago...will check it out in a few hours....
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The Nail
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That looks awesome! I might have to convert the recipe into Freedom Units and give it a shot.
Chrisdavisjr
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Swap the brioche for some organic wholemeal and it's a good start to any day.
Stuart Elliott
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Love this thread, pb & B sandwiches are awesome .....can't wait for the 'Beer makes you stronger' thread
The Nail
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I've actually cut out all beer. I've been on a quest to eliminate phytoestrogens from my life.
Still drink whiskey tho
305pelusa
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Tried this today but used almond milk instead of water (figured it'd taste better). It was good but not great. Will try throwing PB, ice and berries next time. Going for that carby ice cream smoothie.
That should help meet some of the carbs.
Hasbro
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Love this thread, pb & B sandwiches are awesome .....can't wait for the 'Beer makes you stronger' thread
Seems hard to believe but Saxon reportedly drank upwards of 50 bottles of beer a day. I wouldn't advise it though
According to his brother Kurt the following was a typical days worth of calories. Also hard to believe considering he had a body weight of 200lbs.
Breakfast
3lbs smoked bacon
Porridge with honey and cream
24 eggs
Tea (with lots of sugar)
Lunch
10lbs meat
Fruit and vegetables
Cakes and Puddings
Tea
cocoa with whipped cream
Dinner
Cold meat
Fish
Cheese and butter
Beer
Chrisdavisjr
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He must have had a metabolism like a nuke reactor.
Oscar
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@305pelusa, I have been eating about 80% of my calories from fruit carbs for the last 2.5 years. I have eaten as much as 3000 calories of raw fruits in a day no problem.
You can do a smoothie of the following:
- 5 to 8 oranges. Make sure you put the pulp in the blender.
- 3 to 5 bananas. Make sure they are very ripe. To the point you wouldn't want to chew it, but goes fine in a smoothie.
- you can include a lot of spinach. I mean a lot, as much as you want. It turns to be very creamy after mixing, and the taste is great and very mild, not so different from an orange-banana smoothie. This way you have your quota of greens for the day. More greens you can ever eat in salads.
This way you get 500-800 calories of clean, natural, unprocessed carbs, with its natural fiber, and also a liter of natural water in your system.
If you want to lose weight, you can replace any given meal by this (except dinner). If you want to gain weight, you can drink it mid morning, or as breakfast and then it your normal breakfast mid morning.
It probably tastes funny when you read it, but you'll be amazed how good it is. If mixing spinach sounds weird, just add a bunch of leafs in a small smoothie and you will notice it doesn't change the taste.
You can do a smoothie of the following:
- 5 to 8 oranges. Make sure you put the pulp in the blender.
- 3 to 5 bananas. Make sure they are very ripe. To the point you wouldn't want to chew it, but goes fine in a smoothie.
- you can include a lot of spinach. I mean a lot, as much as you want. It turns to be very creamy after mixing, and the taste is great and very mild, not so different from an orange-banana smoothie. This way you have your quota of greens for the day. More greens you can ever eat in salads.
This way you get 500-800 calories of clean, natural, unprocessed carbs, with its natural fiber, and also a liter of natural water in your system.
If you want to lose weight, you can replace any given meal by this (except dinner). If you want to gain weight, you can drink it mid morning, or as breakfast and then it your normal breakfast mid morning.
It probably tastes funny when you read it, but you'll be amazed how good it is. If mixing spinach sounds weird, just add a bunch of leafs in a small smoothie and you will notice it doesn't change the taste.
305pelusa
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@Oscar : Thanks for the reply.
The issue with fruits is what I mentioned before:
It's pretty easy to meet carb goals with simple carbs (fructose and sucrose). Bananas actually have similar levels of sugar as a coca cola, and others (like grapes) are even higher.
Simple carbs are not ideal for body composition. They release huge spikes of insulin, so they usually just get metabolized as fat. Complex carbs, like pasta/bread/oats/etc release much slower, but steadier levels of insulin. Excellent for muscle building without the unwanted insulin insensitivity.
I should mention this is exactly why "juicing" practices don't lead to weight loss. In one simple "juice", a person might cram like 100 grams of sugar in one shot (~400 calories).
Obviously fruits are better than straight up sugar. They have plenty of vitamins and fructose (which is good for you). But I try to keep fruits on the lower side, enough to stay healthy but not any more than that. The more carbs I can get from complex sources, the better results.
The PB&J pushes it with the jelly, so it's good to follow Dan John's advice. Try to get a jelly with the least amount of sugar. The more carbs can come from the bread itself, the better.
The issue with fruits is what I mentioned before:
It's pretty easy to meet carb goals with simple carbs (fructose and sucrose). Bananas actually have similar levels of sugar as a coca cola, and others (like grapes) are even higher.
Simple carbs are not ideal for body composition. They release huge spikes of insulin, so they usually just get metabolized as fat. Complex carbs, like pasta/bread/oats/etc release much slower, but steadier levels of insulin. Excellent for muscle building without the unwanted insulin insensitivity.
I should mention this is exactly why "juicing" practices don't lead to weight loss. In one simple "juice", a person might cram like 100 grams of sugar in one shot (~400 calories).
Obviously fruits are better than straight up sugar. They have plenty of vitamins and fructose (which is good for you). But I try to keep fruits on the lower side, enough to stay healthy but not any more than that. The more carbs I can get from complex sources, the better results.
The PB&J pushes it with the jelly, so it's good to follow Dan John's advice. Try to get a jelly with the least amount of sugar. The more carbs can come from the bread itself, the better.
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