Update 4/06: Read the below for posterity, but read these posts for current breakfast products:
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I never eat regular bagels and I rarely eat low carb bagels... they have too many carbs while I am still trying to lose 20 lbs. I do give the kids bagels though, and of course, I do have to taste test them.
The Sensible Bagels, available at Shaws, have a more bread like texture than the Thomas' bagels. They also are bigger. The Sensible bagel gives one serving as 1/2 a bagel at 43 grams. The Thomas' bagel gives one serving as a whole bagel at 62 grams. (A whole Sensible bagel would be 86 grams.)
Update: Thomas has come out with a new Carb Counting Bagel with lower carbs, this bagel in this review is now called Carb Consider.
Here is a comparison of their nutritional information.
Nutrition info |
Sensible Low Carb Bagel |
Thomas’ Carb Consider (fomerly Carb Counting) |
Serving Size |
½ bagel |
1 bagel |
Calories |
80 (160 for whole bagel) |
140 |
Calories from Fat |
0 |
20 |
Trans Fat |
(not listed on label) |
0 (good for them!) |
Total Carbohydrates |
18 g (36 grams for whole) |
23 g |
Dietary Fiber |
7 g (14 grams for whole) |
5 |
Sugar Alcohol |
1 (2 grams for whole) |
None listed on label |
Sugar |
0 |
0 |
Net Carbs |
10 (20 for whole) |
18 |
Protein |
5 (10 for whole) |
11 |
My son likes both brands. My daughter prefers white bagels over wheat bagels so she likes any bagel that is white. I did try Sensible's cinnamon bagel this morning. (I ate one whole bagel. Who can just eat half a bagel?) It was great! Tasted like a dessert. I prefer the more hearty rather than the spongy texture of the Thomas' bagel.
The Thomas' bagels are cheaper though -- 6 bagels for $2.99 versus 5 bagels for $3.99. Thomas' doesn't have a cinnamon bagel yet though...
Update: My son doesn't like the cinnamon bagels and my daughter almost cried when I gave her half a Thomas' bagel (a white one) with half of the Sensible bagel. She only wanted the Sensible bagel. I had to eat the half of the Thomas' bagel and cook her another half bagel. (See what I do for you? I create monsters with these taste tests! They figure out what they like and then they want it all the time!) My son still likes both brands, just not cinnamon.
Another Update: My daughter's 11-year old friend, Emily, prefers the cinnamon to the Thomas' plain Carb Counting Bagels... so you will each just have to try them!
Another Update: Lots more on low carb bagels here!
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