Has this happened to you? You connected with a health and fitness guru and have been following his recipes for a better life. You have been sold on the idea of eating only carbohydrates from a good source. One of those good sources was highly recommended and you have been eating Ezekiel Bread for a while.
You’re in the gym one day, getting a great workout and making a new friend. While chatting about his eating habits, this new friend trusts Dave’s Killer Bread. Now you are wondering if you could perhaps make a better choice for your carbohydrate sources by switching to Dave’s Killer Bread. As you ponder this new thought, you hear the voice of your current health and fitness guru in your head telling you how Ezekiel Bread is the only way. What is your job? Well that’s where I can help you. I have asked myself the same question and began to investigate the similarities and differences. I made my choice and you can make yours.
Let’s take a look at what breads have in common. They both use “organic whole grain” sources for their ingredients and that’s a great thing. They both use sea salt in the bread making process. They both offer several varieties of bread for you to choose from. You know what people say, “variety” is the spice of life. So both breads give you that spice. Both brands make a multi-grain bread, a whole wheat bread, and a multi-seed bread. Both breads are sold only in certain stores, so their availability is limited. Many large chain food stores sell one brand or another.
Now let’s take a look at the differences. All Food For Life breads (makers of Ezekiel Bread) use only sprouted ingredients and no flour in any bread. Dave’s Killer Breads uses split, mashed, cultured or rolled whole grains for their breads. So which one is better? That is debatable. Sprouted grains are believed to be more easily digested by the body. If you have trouble digesting grains, this may be a slightly better option for you. Beyond digestion, the differences are negligible.
Food For Life offers five varieties of bread: 7 sprouted cereals, 3 varieties of Ezekiel sprouted whole grains (flax, low sodium and sesame), and sprouted whole grains and seeds. Dave’s Killer Bread offers eight varieties of bread: 21 Whole Grain, Good Seed, Power Seed, Blues Bread, Broken Wheat, Sprouted Wheat, Good Seed Spelta, and Rockin Rye.
The five varieties of bread from Food For Life do not use sugar of any kind. All 7 varieties of Dave’s Killer Bread use organic dry cane syrup or organic grown wheat (or both) as a natural preservative. For any of Dave’s breads, the average amount of added sugar is 4 grams per slice. For those of you who are cutting carbs to get that ripped body ready for the stage, you may want to choose Food For Life bread exclusively in that 12 week prep time before the show.
All five Food For Life varieties of bread use no oil, while Dave’s Killer Bread’s three varieties (Wheat, Blues, and Rockin Rye) use a small amount of expeller-pressed organic canola oil. This small amount of oil in those two loaves adds a negligible amount of fat to the loaf.
The last difference between the breads is the serving size. All Food For Life breads have a standard serving size of 1 slice equivalent to 34 grams. All Dave’s Killer Breads have a standard serving size of 1 slice and grams range from 42 to 50 grams, with 45 grams being typical.
With all that great information at hand, which bread will you choose? There is one more factor to consider and that is the cost of buying a loaf of bread. On average, most stores that sell any of these breads will charge you just under $ 6.00 for a loaf of bread. That’s on the high side when it comes to breads.
For me, this is the main factor in my choice. Both bread companies make comparable bread with a good source of carbohydrates. My local Costco store sells a few varieties of Dave’s Killer Bread and because they can make a great bulk purchase, they also offer the least expensive price for a loaf of bread. On average, I pay about $ 3.75 for a bar of Dave’s Killer Bread. So for now, I’m a fan of Dave’s Killer Bread.