I finally had a chance to sample Udi’s new bread varieties – Omega-Salba & Millet-Chia. I have been a huge fan of Udi’s since their products first hit the market. The breads and muffins came first 2 years ago, then the cinnamon rolls, bagels and such. I think there was a period of time last summer that I was eating at least one of the bagels a day!
Needless to say, I couldn’t wait to taste the new breads!
I got to work right away creating my sandwich for lunch in my head. Only problem was that I couldn’t decide which bread to try first. Guess how I solved that? I used one piece of each! For the first sandwich, I toasted the bread; for the next one I had the bread at room temperature. While the bread tastes amazing both ways, it holds together much better when toasted. It did seem to crumble slightly at room temperature.
I settled on turkey, cheddar, spinach & sweet pickle relish with roasted okra on the side. (I have a slight obsession with okra.)
Both breads have decent nutritional stats:
Millet-Chia – 2 slices have 160 calories, 5 grams fat (0.5 saturated), 6 grams of fiber and 5 grams of protein.
Ingredients: Filtered water, tapioca starch, brown rice flour, millet seed, resistant corn starch, sunflower oil, egg whites, cane syrup, salba(chia seed), rice bran, evaporated cane juice, citrus fiber, polydextrose, flaxseed meal, yeast (yeast, potato starch), salt, gum (xanthan gum, sodium alginate,guar gum), pea protein molasses (dry molasses and maltodextrin), modified cellulose, mold inhibitor (Cultured corn syrup, citric acid), enzyme (calcium sulfate, enzymes)
Omega-Salba – 2 slices have 150 calories, 6 grams of fat (0.5 saturated), 6 grams of fiber and 5 grams of protein.
Ingredients: Filtered water, tapioca starch, brown rice flour, resistant corn starch, sunflower oil, egg whites, certified gluten-free oats, salba (chia seed), cane syrup, flax seed, evaporated cane juice, rice bran, citrus fiber, polydextrose, flax seed meal, yeast (yeast, potato starch), salt, gum (xanthan gum, sodium alginate, guar gum), pea protein, molasses (dry molasses and maltodextrin), modifield cellulose, mold inhibitor (cultured corn syrup, citric acid), enzyme (calcium sulfate, enzymes)
Both varieties have more fiber & protein than the original & whole grain varieties that Udi’s released a couple of years back. It is nice to have additional options out there! Udi’s products can be found at many stores across the US and online. Some of the newer products many not be available in stores yet, but should be soon.
Have you tried the new breads from Udi’s? What did you think?
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