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Lictor wrote:

I'm not on Atkins, but I'm getting very picky on the
quality and taste of my bread lately.

We bake all our own bread and I've become so picky about getting bread out.
Living in Germany for 6 years made me appreciate good, fresh, crusty bread.

I don't eat much bread at all - it *better* be yummy!

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"Lictor" wrote in
:

"Avatar" wrote in message
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If you are into the whole Atkins thing, get a Subway wrap.
Many other fast food places offer the wraps as well.

Or just buy a regular sandwich and throw away the bread, it
might be cheaper or taste better... I'm not on Atkins, but
I'm getting very picky on the quality and taste of my bread
lately. On the occasions when I have had a sandwich, I
mostly ate all the feeling, took a couple of bites at the
bread, and if not good enough (alas often the case, we have
amazing bread, but somehow they didn't figure out they
could actually use it when making sandwiches) I throw away
the rest. Also remember that being server a King Size
sandwich doesn't mean you have to eat it all. If you feel
you had enough, throw away the leftover, save it for later
or give it away to some homeless...




What is it with sandwich vendors that they always use high
glucose, bland white bread?

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"Teach a child to read and he or her will be able to pass a
literacy test."—George W Bush, Townsend, Tenn., Feb. 21, 2001

"Lictor" wrote in
:

"Avatar" wrote in message
...
If you are into the whole Atkins thing, get a Subway wrap.
Many other fast food places offer the wraps as well.

Or just buy a regular sandwich and throw away the bread, it
might be cheaper or taste better... I'm not on Atkins, but
I'm getting very picky on the quality and taste of my bread
lately. On the occasions when I have had a sandwich, I
mostly ate all the feeling, took a couple of bites at the
bread, and if not good enough (alas often the case, we have
amazing bread, but somehow they didn't figure out they
could actually use it when making sandwiches) I throw away
the rest. Also remember that being server a King Size
sandwich doesn't mean you have to eat it all. If you feel
you had enough, throw away the leftover, save it for later
or give it away to some homeless...




What is it with sandwich vendors that they always use high
glucose, bland white bread?

--
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"Teach a child to read and he or her will be able to pass a
literacy test."—George W Bush, Townsend, Tenn., Feb. 21, 2001

Annabel Smyth wrote in
:

On Fri, 6 Aug 2004 at 20:26:21, Lictor
wrote:

Actually, I'm in France But I have mostly given up on
our regular sandwiches, and I mostly buy kebabs now. Most
kebab houses will give you enough to eat outside of the
bread, at least if they want to have their clients come
back. Besides, the good kebab houses bake pita bread
themselves, so it's actually good... As in the UK, regular
French sandwiches tend to be rather "empty" and have awful
bread.

Although they do seem to have improved in recent years.
But when I lived in France (as a teenager/young adult) I
lost a tremendous amount of weight simply because, like the
French, I didn't snack. Even eating a croque-monsieur and
beer for lunch every day! Mind you, back then,
croque-monsieurs were made fresh to order, not bought in
advanced and microwaved the way they are now, and were much
nicer.

croque-monsieur? Is this like a rollup?


*Italian* pizza (the one that is not 2" thick) could be an
option too (again, not low carb), especially without
cheese.

Can you actually get them without cheese, though? I do
agree, they are excellent, and far less fattening than the
American ones.

Besides, don't people in the UK eat at restaurants or pubs
at lunch? I mean, sandwiches every time? Sounds boring...
Over here, it's not that hard to find a ?5 deal at some
Chinese self or even a regular restaurant for around ?7,
with employer paying half of it, it's not that expensive...


Don't forget, you don't get lunch-breaks in the UK any
more; you eat at your desks or not at all - unlike you lot
that get 2 hours or so to go to a restaurant.....

Are you referring to the French here? You can't mean the US.

--
---------------
"Teach a child to read and he or her will be able to pass a
literacy test."—George W Bush, Townsend, Tenn., Feb. 21, 2001

Annabel Smyth wrote in
:

On Fri, 6 Aug 2004 at 20:26:21, Lictor
wrote:

Actually, I'm in France But I have mostly given up on
our regular sandwiches, and I mostly buy kebabs now. Most
kebab houses will give you enough to eat outside of the
bread, at least if they want to have their clients come
back. Besides, the good kebab houses bake pita bread
themselves, so it's actually good... As in the UK, regular
French sandwiches tend to be rather "empty" and have awful
bread.

Although they do seem to have improved in recent years.
But when I lived in France (as a teenager/young adult) I
lost a tremendous amount of weight simply because, like the
French, I didn't snack. Even eating a croque-monsieur and
beer for lunch every day! Mind you, back then,
croque-monsieurs were made fresh to order, not bought in
advanced and microwaved the way they are now, and were much
nicer.

croque-monsieur? Is this like a rollup?


*Italian* pizza (the one that is not 2" thick) could be an
option too (again, not low carb), especially without
cheese.

Can you actually get them without cheese, though? I do
agree, they are excellent, and far less fattening than the
American ones.

Besides, don't people in the UK eat at restaurants or pubs
at lunch? I mean, sandwiches every time? Sounds boring...
Over here, it's not that hard to find a ?5 deal at some
Chinese self or even a regular restaurant for around ?7,
with employer paying half of it, it's not that expensive...


Don't forget, you don't get lunch-breaks in the UK any
more; you eat at your desks or not at all - unlike you lot
that get 2 hours or so to go to a restaurant.....

Are you referring to the French here? You can't mean the US.

--
---------------
"Teach a child to read and he or her will be able to pass a
literacy test."—George W Bush, Townsend, Tenn., Feb. 21, 2001

Annabel Smyth wrote in
:

On Fri, 6 Aug 2004 at 20:26:21, Lictor
wrote:

Actually, I'm in France But I have mostly given up on
our regular sandwiches, and I mostly buy kebabs now. Most
kebab houses will give you enough to eat outside of the
bread, at least if they want to have their clients come
back. Besides, the good kebab houses bake pita bread
themselves, so it's actually good... As in the UK, regular
French sandwiches tend to be rather "empty" and have awful
bread.

Although they do seem to have improved in recent years.
But when I lived in France (as a teenager/young adult) I
lost a tremendous amount of weight simply because, like the
French, I didn't snack. Even eating a croque-monsieur and
beer for lunch every day! Mind you, back then,
croque-monsieurs were made fresh to order, not bought in
advanced and microwaved the way they are now, and were much
nicer.

croque-monsieur? Is this like a rollup?


*Italian* pizza (the one that is not 2" thick) could be an
option too (again, not low carb), especially without
cheese.

Can you actually get them without cheese, though? I do
agree, they are excellent, and far less fattening than the
American ones.

Besides, don't people in the UK eat at restaurants or pubs
at lunch? I mean, sandwiches every time? Sounds boring...
Over here, it's not that hard to find a ?5 deal at some
Chinese self or even a regular restaurant for around ?7,
with employer paying half of it, it's not that expensive...


Don't forget, you don't get lunch-breaks in the UK any
more; you eat at your desks or not at all - unlike you lot
that get 2 hours or so to go to a restaurant.....

Are you referring to the French here? You can't mean the US.

--
---------------
"Teach a child to read and he or her will be able to pass a
literacy test."—George W Bush, Townsend, Tenn., Feb. 21, 2001

SnugBear wrote in
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Lictor wrote:

I'm not on Atkins, but I'm getting very picky on the
quality and taste of my bread lately.

We bake all our own bread and I've become so picky about
getting bread out. Living in Germany for 6 years made me
appreciate good, fresh, crusty bread.

I don't eat much bread at all - it *better* be yummy!


Places like Panera Bread are bringing back good bread. They
went through a rough patch recently, but now that the Atkins fad
is crashing and burning, they're going strong again.

--
---------------
"Teach a child to read and he or her will be able to pass a
literacy test."—George W Bush, Townsend, Tenn., Feb. 21, 2001

SnugBear wrote in
.4:

Lictor wrote:

I'm not on Atkins, but I'm getting very picky on the
quality and taste of my bread lately.

We bake all our own bread and I've become so picky about
getting bread out. Living in Germany for 6 years made me
appreciate good, fresh, crusty bread.

I don't eat much bread at all - it *better* be yummy!


Places like Panera Bread are bringing back good bread. They
went through a rough patch recently, but now that the Atkins fad
is crashing and burning, they're going strong again.

--
---------------
"Teach a child to read and he or her will be able to pass a
literacy test."—George W Bush, Townsend, Tenn., Feb. 21, 2001

SnugBear wrote in
.4:

Lictor wrote:

I'm not on Atkins, but I'm getting very picky on the
quality and taste of my bread lately.

We bake all our own bread and I've become so picky about
getting bread out. Living in Germany for 6 years made me
appreciate good, fresh, crusty bread.

I don't eat much bread at all - it *better* be yummy!


Places like Panera Bread are bringing back good bread. They
went through a rough patch recently, but now that the Atkins fad
is crashing and burning, they're going strong again.

--
---------------
"Teach a child to read and he or her will be able to pass a
literacy test."—George W Bush, Townsend, Tenn., Feb. 21, 2001

On Sat, 7 Aug 2004 at 17:04:47, OceanView wrote:

Annabel Smyth wrote in
:

On Fri, 6 Aug 2004 at 20:26:21, Lictor
wrote:

Actually, I'm in France But I have mostly given up on

(Which is why my post was referring to the French!)

croque-monsieur? Is this like a rollup?

No, it's a grilled ham and cheese sandwich, and very good, too. Or used
to be - these days, the cafes buy them in frozen and microwave to order,
rather than making them fresh, and they are so not the same! You have
to make your own at home.

Don't forget, you don't get lunch-breaks in the UK any
more; you eat at your desks or not at all - unlike you lot
that get 2 hours or so to go to a restaurant.....

Are you referring to the French here? You can't mean the US.

Obviously not.
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