9 Healthy Breads That Don’t Taste Like Cardboard

Hadley shares that Food for Life Ezekiel Bread is one of the more popular sprouted bread brands and offers both gluten-free and regular options. In its whole wheat bread, “one slice provides five grams of protein, three grams of fiber, and no added sugar, as well as enhanced digestion and availability of nutrients from the sprouting,” she says.

Hosting a dinner party? Need a hunk of crusty bread to serve with dinner? Good luck finding an artisanal loaf at the store that’s as tasty as these frozen loaves from Wildgrain.

All of the brand’s products are baked in your oven from frozen within 25 minutes (no thawing necessary) and made with non-GMO ingredients, no artificial colors, and unbleached flour. You can’t go wrong with the Plain Sourdough Loaf, but we personally can’t get enough of the Cranberry-Pecan Sourdough Loaf and Everything Sourdough Bread.

By using a combination of proteins and fibers from common plants like wheat and fava beans to replace traditional flour, Hero Bread is able to eliminate carbs and sugars from its products.

One slice has 45 calories, 5 grams of protein and 11 grams of dietary fiber.

Beckmann’s is one of Hadley’s favorite store-bought sourdough breads. It “is packed full of nutrients and easier to digest,” she says. In one slice of the whole wheat version, Hadley highlights that you’ll get 4 grams of protein, 3 grams of fiber, and no added sugar.

Hadley is a fan of the Simple Kneads sourdough bread, which is “made of a blend of nutritious gluten-free flours including teff, millet, and sorghum.”

Plus, this version provides 3 grams of fiber, 3 grams of protein, and less than 1 gram of natural sugar per slice, Hadley says (plus, it toasts to a beautiful crisp). The brand also has other loaves on offer such as swirly cinnamon raisin, pumpernickel, and quinoa power grains.

Yawitz says one slice of Dave’s Killer Bread Powerseed Organic Bread contains 4 grams of fiber and 5 grams of protein.

If you shop at Aldi, Yawitz says that this product from Simply Nature is “nutritionally similar to Ezekiel and Dave’s Killer breads and will save you a couple of bucks per loaf.”

Tasty, fluffy white bread awaits—with only 1 gram of net carbs per slice. Each slice clocks in at 35 calories with 9 grams of fiber and zero grams of trans fat. Even better, it’s made without artificial preservatives, colors, or flavors.