This is essential for an diabetic who wishes to maintain a normal lifestyle without poisoning himself with carbohydrate or the wrong type of fat.
Good wholemeal wheat bread is around 11% protein, 40% Carb, 3% fat and 6% Fibre (by weight)
and 10:1 Omega6 to Omega3
Flaxseed, Chia seed, & Psyllium Bread is around 7.7% protein, less
than 1% Carb, 8.7% Omega3 fat, 2.3% Omega6 fat, 3.1% sat/mono fat and 14.6% Fibre (by weight).
So here is how to make a bread with 40x less carbohydrate and 2.4x more fibre and a 37x more favourable Omega3 to Omega6 ratio than the best whole meal wheat bread !!
So the flax and white chia bread is 40x better for blood sugar and 37x better for insulin resistance (being 37x less inflammatory). This is the bread to eat.
This bread is very low in carbs, gluten free, mega high Omega3 and fibre and protein. Here is the latest recipe for a 2lb loaf...
ORIGINAL 50:50 Flax:Chia
200 grams Flax seed (tree-harvest.com) ground into flour (in blender)
200 grams WHITE chia seed (FRESH salba seed with a sell by date at least 2 years
in the future) ground into flour (not black chia seed)
3½ grams cloves (Antifungal and to stop the bread going mouldy - it lasts for weeks actually)
50 grams Psyllium husk (Amazon) ground into flour
20 grams baking powder
750 grams water
IMPROVED 33:67 Flax:Chia
133 grams Flax seed (tree-harvest.com) ground into flour (in blender)
270 grams WHITE chia seed (FRESH salba seed with a sell by date at least 2 years
in the future) ground into flour (not black chia seed)
4 grams cloves (Antifungal and to stop the bread going mouldy - it lasts for weeks actually)
52-55 grams Psyllium husk (Amazon) ground into flour. Do not buy the powder. Buy the husk and grind it yourself. The higher the quality of the husk the less of it you need
13 grams baking powder
775 grams water
Preparation
1. Roast the chia seeds in the oven for 90 minutes at 105 degrees C fan
assisted in large trays spread very thinly (this removes most of the fungus on
the outside of the chia seeds without denaturing the seed).
2. Grind Psyllium Husk and the cloves together for 30 seconds.
3. Grind the roasted white chia seeds and flax seeds in
batches into a fine powder flour in a Cuisinart spice mill or a coffee bean grinder or a
powerful blender with the milling blade (this
makes wonderful flour). Do not grind the seeds so much that they become butter.
If the flour sticks to the side of the grinder then you have gone on too long
and the oil has started to come out of the seeds. It should be light non sticky
flour. This will take around 30 seconds no more.
3. Add all the dry powders together and mix together
well (Kenwood chef)
4. Pour in the water and mix with the Kenwood Chef on a medium setting for around
3 minutes until
the dough sticks to the mixing attachment and not to the side of the bowl.
5. The dough should now have the consistency of putty. Scoop the dough out and slap it with your hands until all the cracks have
gone and a subway type shape is achieved and all the air pockets have gone. If the dough sticks to your hands a
lot then you have used too much water (I use rubber gloves here).
6. Put the sub in the 2lb loaf tin.
7. Pre heat the oven to 220 degrees C fan assisted. Heat the bread
from below not from above.
8. Bake at 220 degrees FAN ASSISTED for 20 minutes - keep the main heat below
the loaf
9. Bake at 200 degrees FAN ASSISTED for 60 minutes - keep the main heat below
the loaf
The baked loaf will weigh around 1050 grams.
| Food | Source | Norm | Diab | Kcal | Carb | Prot | Sugar | Fibre | Fat | Sat | Mono | Poly | Trans | 10:0 | 12:0 | 14:0 | 15:0 | 16:0 | 17:0 | 18:0 | 20:0 | 22:0 | 24:0 | ω3 | ω6 | ω7 | ω9 | EPA | DHA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flaxseed | US | -3.76 | 3.91 | 534 | 1.60 | 18.30 | 1.55 | 27.30 | 42.20 | 3.66 | 7.53 | 28.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 2.17 | 0.02 | 1.33 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 22.80 | 5.91 | 0.02 | 7.36 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Chia seeds, dried | US | -5.75 | 5.93 | 486 | 7.70 | 16.50 | 0.00 | 34.40 | 30.70 | 3.33 | 2.31 | 23.70 | 0.14 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 2.17 | 0.06 | 0.91 | 0.09 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 17.80 | 5.83 | 0.03 | 2.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Salba seed, white chia seed | GR | -5.90 | 4.48 | 531 | 2.90 | 22.20 | 0.00 | 30.00 | 34.50 | 3.33 | 1.90 | 29.22 | 0.14 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 2.17 | 0.06 | 0.91 | 0.09 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 22.87 | 6.35 | 0.03 | 1.87 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Psyllium Husk | GR | 10 | 2.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 78.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Bread, whole-wheat, commercial | US | -0.15 | 31.56 | 252 | 36.70 | 12.40 | 4.34 | 6.00 | 3.50 | 0.72 | 0.62 | 1.59 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.43 | 0.00 | 0.23 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.14 | 1.45 | 0.02 | 0.58 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Bread, wholemeal, average | UK | 0.79 | 34.89 | 217 | 42.00 | 9.40 | 2.80 | 2.50 | 0.46 | 0.59 | 0.82 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.35 | 0.08 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 0.76 | 0.01 | 0.54 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Per 2lb Loaf:
Protein: 36.6+44.4 = 81.0 gm. This is 7.7%
Carb: 3.2+5.8+1.25 = 10.25 gm, This is 1%
Sat/Mono Fat: 22.4+10.46 = 32.9 gm. This is 3.1%
Omega3: 45.6+45.7 = 91.3 gm. This is 8.7%
Omega6: 11.82+12.7 = 24.5 gm. This is 2.3%
Fibre: 54.6+60.0+39.0=153.6 gm. This is 14.6%
kcals: 1068+1062+5 = 2135 kcal per loaf
Weight: 1050 gm