Lately, I’ve been doing a little label reading to see what I can cut out of my diet. Most of the calories and sugar I get are from Pepsi which is pretty much like crack to me. I’ve tried cutting down, but I get irritable when I’m craving one. Since I started dating my girlfriend, she’s been trying to get me to eat healthier bread. For the most part, I’d grab the store brand generic white bread that was $.99. It seemed like such a waste to spend $4 on bread.
I gave in a few times and tried some of the “healthier” bread that she wanted me to try and they all tasted like crap. They weren’t very dense and went stale pretty fast. It just wasn’t appetizing. Last week, I was at Kroger and I started reading labels. My goal was to find a loaf of bread that didn’t have high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) or enriched wheat. That proved to be a lot harder than I thought. Even the healthy stuff my girlfriend keeps trying to get me to buy has both.
As I was about to give up and just buy the cheap stuff, I picked up one final loaf. It was a brand I’ve never heard of, but right on top of the packaging, they were advertising the fact that their bread didn’t have HFCS. The brand? Aunt Millie’s.
Aunt Millie’s is a regional bakery based in Ft. Wayne, IN that serves five states in the Midwest including Michigan with four bakeries in Michigan (two in Coldwater, Jackson, Kalamazoo, and Plymouth). I picked up a loaf, but it was over $3. I figured this one time, I’d give it a try. I didn’t have high expectations because healthy bread usually didn’t taste good. Aunt Millie’s is an exception to that rule. I can’t tell any difference between this bread and the cheap bread I usually prefer. Still, $3.18 is a little high for bread….good thing I found it at Horrock’s for $1.80.
I’m sold now. Last time at Horrock’s, I picked up another loaf of wheat bread and a package of wheat buns…both made with out enriched wheat products or HFCS. I never thought I’d find a healthier bread that I liked, but I did. Aunt Millie makes just about every bread that I buy. Horrock’s also had Texas Toast (which I prefer for pulled pork), hot dog buns, and even potato bread. Not my thing, but it seems that’s the new craze.
Aunt Millie's Multi-Grain Wheat Bread
Aunt Millie’s Multi-Grain Wheat Bread
- Zero Grams of Saturated Fat Per Serving
- Zero Grams of Trans Fat Per Serving
- No High Fructose Corn Syrup
- Serving Size = 1 Slice
- Calories – 60
- Calories from Fat – 0
- Sodium – 130mg – 5%
Aunt Millie's Hearth 100% Whole Wheat Buns
Aunt Millie’s Hearth 100% Whole Weat Hamburger Buns
- Zero Grams Trans Fat Per Serving
- No High Fructose Corn Syrup
- Made With Whole Grain Flour
- Serving Size = 1 Bun
- Calories – 140
- Calories from Fat – 15
- Sodium 270mg – 11%
Mid-Michigan Dining 
There is also an Aunt Millie’s Bakery on Grand River, just to the west of Airport Road, they have a dicount store there as well that is open to the public
At one time, Kroger sold bread, under their own label, that was free of HFCS. It might have been sugar-free altogether but I don’t remember. Since I’m not eating bread these days, I haven’t looked for it lately.
YAY! Thanks, Ang! I will be finding that soon.
All I buy these days in Aunt Millie whole grain white bread! It’s a compromise between Ryan and I…he prefers white and I prefer whole grain or wheat. Meijer has it often for $2, and I think the bakery outlet on Miller Road carries it as well.
I was the same way. I didn’t like any of the whole grain or wheat bread my girlfriend wanted. I just wanted the cheap white bread from Wal-Mart. I really like Aunt Millie’s though. Glad I found it!