Does bread make you tired?

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ive noticed it lately that whenever I eat bread, especially in the morning, I feel cream crackered and am invariably falling asleep again before long. If I stick to a bowl of cornflakes, I'm absolutely fine.

Does it do this to anyone else?
 
Thats a good point! Certain foods will affect other in different ways. I get tired when i eat but never pinpointed what was causing it. I will make a note of seeing what i was eating regards how i felt at the time.

Be interested in anyone else's views
 
Yes, our body does not tolerate some things very well but the indicators are never clear cut enough for us to realise unless we start actively cutting certain things out.

I had issues of feeling lethargic, brain fog, bloating etc. Through process of elimination I realised I had an intolerance to diary, cutting it out and replacing it with Almond Milk has been massive in improving my constant tiredness, random aches and brain fog.

Similarly, as mentioned above, if you read the ingredients of a loaf of bread or a pack or tortilla's, you'll be gobsmacked as to just how much crap they put in it.

A bread maker is the way forward - water, oil, bit of salt, flour, yeast - and that's it (of course, you can add seeds and other good stuff).

However there's a possibility you may just not react well to certain grains in which case you'd be better off avoiding bread or looking at alternatives.
 
my step dad has some new bread maker from xmas, was 99.99.

That thing makes some lovely bread and he can put it on a timer so add the ingredients in the evening and wake up to fresh bread. Mixes it up itself etc.

When my kitchen is bigger I will be investing in one of these
 
I had some of those mini doughnuts that come in boxes of about 30 from the supermarket over the weekend. Ate ~10 of them in one go after dinner (they're as moreish as crack), and had a major crash about 30 minutes afterwards.

I've not really had them before, and think I'll avoid in future. Awful stuff.

Suspect bread will be similar. I never really have it for breakfast, except occasionally at weekends, but I'm sometimes less productive after a sandwich lunch.
 
cheesyboy said:
I had some of those mini doughnuts that come in boxes of about 30 from the supermarket over the weekend. Ate ~10 of them in one go after dinner (they're as moreish as crack), and had a major crash about 30 minutes afterwards.

I've not really had them before, and think I'll avoid in future. Awful stuff.

Suspect bread will be similar. I never really have it for breakfast, except occasionally at weekends, but I'm sometimes less productive after a sandwich lunch.
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That'll be the massive Insulin spike from the the sugar in them, bit different to a couple of slices of bread.
 
The carbohydrates in bread break down into various sugars which are then dealt with by the body by an increased insulin output. The sugars are dealt with and you get the same insulin crash afterwards... not as bad as eating sugary donuts but similar
 
robfosters said:
ive noticed it lately that whenever I eat bread, especially in the morning, I feel cream crackered and am invariably falling asleep again before long. If I stick to a bowl of cornflakes, I'm absolutely fine.

Does it do this to anyone else?
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White bread can cause an insulin spike leading to hypoglycemia.
 
Can't say I have ever felt tired after eating anything. Maybe the amount of coffee I drink cancels it out..

I did read that eating a lot of carbs can make you feel tired as it takes a lot of energy to digest it, so eating something sugary with it can help. Maybe add a bit of jam to your toast.
 
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