Massive Sola Review - Bread, Bagels, Buns - Including Glucose Testing
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- Опубліковано 29 чер 2024
- Of all of the "keto friendly" or "low carb" breads I've tasted over the past few years, Sola bread has rated as one of the top ones - however, I've only tried their supermarket breads/buns. In this video, I test out their internet store products, including two types of breads, the hamburger buns, the hotdog buns, and the everything bagels. I also perform some pretty extensive glucose testing experiments.
The products in this review were provided for free on the condition that the manufacturer agrees that I will do a fair and honest review.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:23 Sweet & Buttery Bread
3:44 Golden Wheat Bread
7:06 Everything Bagels
11:08 Burger Buns
14:21 Hotdog Buns
16:58 Freezing Test
20:12 Supermarket vs Internet Bread
23:20 Final Thoughts and Verdict
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The T-shirts! Made my morning! Danger Piñata, trash panda, duck puppy (lol). Danger noodle (I call it a nope rope) fart squirrel.bwahaha. Stab Rabbit. Murder log. I came for the bread. I stayed for the t’s. Thanks for the fun!
I love "Danger Piñata". :)
While I really enjoyed the premise behind this video, your shirts were the actual star of the show 😆. They were awesome!
They help me keep track of the days when I'm doing the video editing. 😉
This 100% mirrors my experience. I used to LOVE the sola bread and buns that came in the "grocery store" style packaging. Now my store only contains the new packaging. I could tell within an hour of eating it (both the bread and the buns) that I wasn't feeling "in keto" like I was with the old style. Having done keto for 4 years now I can usually tell when something knocks me out, and the new bread is a no go.
Man this bums me out. Sola used to not spike my blood glucose. Loved their bread for a while too. Had no idea they changed the formula when they changed the packaging. Had just told my wife I thought the buns tasted better than they used to. Thanks again for the video.
I appreciate how comprehensive your review was. As a type 2 diabetic, I am very careful about the processed keto products that I consume. Your reviews have helped me make more informed choices, and I am so grateful!
Thank you. I'm glad I could help.
Just check your glucose, that will tell you what you can eat , what you shouldn’t.
I just noticed that Sola’s website actually suggests that we freeze the bread shortly after receiving it and remove from the freezer as needed. Maybe this is the method they intend for us to use to prevent insulin spikes🤷🏽♀️.
Interesting. Thanks for sharing that.
Freezing bread lowers the gluten
@@sixpackbinky I don't think it has anything to do with the gluten. It's the starches that are (supposedly) made more resistant. Gluten is mostly protein, it's not the problem.
I may have watched this before, I remember the critter t-shirts. (I especially like the trash panda and the duck puppy.)
I live out in the middle of nowhere, I only do major grocery shopping every 2 or 3 weeks. So I buy a lot of things in big bunches, and freeze them. So my keto breads are almost always frozen. I don't always toast it, but frequently, I do. That may be why I haven't noticed a big problem with it. I'm T2 diabetic, but I haven't tested the breads by themselves, just track my blood sugar in general, fasting and 2hrs post prandial. I don't remember the last time I ate any kind of breadlike substance by itself, it's always part of a meal. That's likely another reason I haven't had a big glucose response.
I might consider keeping a loaf of this bread in my freezer, once I get to maintenance. Otherwise, I've just accepted bread is just one of those things I can't have. I love good bread, but it doesn't love me back... it's just isn't do-able. I move on, & have some bacon. Poor me.😂
Thanks again for doing such in depth reviews, Steve. Hopefully you save a few folks from learning the hard way.
Honestly.... Make your own. I went through UA-cam/Keto/bread and found KetoFusion. These breads are a little more work than I was used to but I have my goto loaf that I make every 2 weeks. Vital Wheat Gluten, Oat Fiber and Lupin Flour. The bread tastes like real bread even the crunchy surface and it toasts great. It's not white bread but I love it and it does not spike my BG. All you need is a mixer with a dough attachment.
@@roncenti I bake for income. I'm always trying something new.
I have yet to find a homemade bread recipe I like enough to bother making regularly.
Thanks for the pointers, but I do a more strict version of Keto, so I don't use wheat products of any kind.
I do have a jalapeño- cheese fathead bagel recipe & a Keto Chow air fryer biscuit I enjoy. They don't really qualify as a traditional "bread" in my mind, though.
Sola is my favorite keto bread. A couple weeks ago our local Walmart had already transitioned to the new formulation (what you call the internet bread) and increased the price by almost $2 per loaf. With the price increase and a noticeable change in the ingredients I decided not to buy it at the time. As a type 2 diabetic and based on your testing, I'm going to have to go back to making Maria Emmerich's egg white bread. Even though it tastes like Styrofoam, at least it doesn't affect my blood sugar. Thanks for testing this!
You should try IndigoNili’s Yeasted next level butter bread recipe!!! Its just like real bread. She is on UA-cam!!!
Once the bread is close to finished brush the to with melted butter so the crust isn’t dry.
This is my favorite brand. I store it all in the freezer. They recently changed the look of the packaging (My Walmart carries the new look package now) Also they say the bread is now "Breadier" in the new look. The bagels are a once a week breakfast treat for me. They cost to much to eat every day anyways! Love your test videos.
It will be interesting to see the change in supermarket prices. The old style loaves were about $5 at my grocery store. These new ones are $9 online.
I noticed that too.. had to take a second look!!
I just hope they arent one of these companies that make a good product that gets great reviews only to change the formula to cash in at the expense of the customers in a bait and switch kind of way.
@@SeriousKeto Just picked up the Seeded bread with new packaging for $5.99 at a local Harris Teeter. Can't wait to try it!
Thanks Steve for testing all types of breads for us. I eat it once in a while toasted only. I had a tuna sandwich on toasted bread and it was delicious. I try not to eat to much bread and I’m used to it now. Bread is too feeling. I make my hamburgers with lettuce, as a wrap.
The biggest surprise to me is the different formulas for direct to consumer versus grocery stores.
How many folks would dive into the ingredients after noticing a different glucose response.
Fantastic research Steve! Thank you for being the canary in the carb mine for all of us.
Thanks for taking one for the team, again! Would love to see a review of a Sola bun VS your homemade ones!!
Thank you for what you do! You Save me a bunch of time and money doing your tests. Appreciate you 🤗
Going to keep bread in the freezer - for occasional use. TY for this Steve.
I can’t believe you put yourself thru more major CGM testing like that, but I love you for it! (Thank you) Very Interesting results, especially with the frozen products. 🤔
Thanks for the video, Steve. Your sacrifice is greatly appreciated.
what a great review... so many questions answered. Very useful. 😀Thanks
Steve you are a rock star for putting yourself through this for pursuit of knowledge! Thank you very much!
I love these glucose testing videos- so helpful!
Very interesting, I really enjoy these reviews and appreciate the time and effort you put into them. I don't eat many keto products but like seeing what's out there. 🤔🙂
I like the Sola sweet oat bread best. Thanks for reviewing all.
Me too
Super interesting and informative. Thanks Steve!
This was so helpful! Thank you. I really appreciate how you presented the information.
Thanks Steve!! I appreciate what you do! 😊
I was tired when I saw this video title and misread it as "Massive Ebola Review". My initial thought was, "Well crap, now Ebola is going to be the next weight loss craze?!?" It would work, I guess.
Wow, such a great thorough review! I see this bread all the time, but have yet to take the plunge since I'm still in the weight loss phase. Thanks so much for all you do!
Another thorough analysis, thanks for the great review Steve! I know this is your body and not mine…but your inner geek is very appreciated by my inner geek ❤
Love the T-shirts! Thank you for all that you do!
Wow! That’s a lot of time testing all these products for us. Thanks, Steve.
I really enjoy the hamburger buns that are at my store. I’m not as strict Keto as some because I’ve met my weight loss goal. Thank you for all the information!!!
Thank you for your hard work, great reporting, and I didn't even notice the camera focus was off!
Thank you so much!
So glad you're testing this stuff Steve. I love the Sola bread but I think it's knocking me out of Keto. I've made grilled cheese with Sola and it's perfect. The Sweet and Buttery tastes really darn close to regular bread.
Thank you so much for your insight of that product it's so helpful 👍
Thanks for the in-depth tests
An absolutely thorough review of Sola products. Really interesting results! I plan to try freezing the bread I like to see what effect that has on it! Thank you for the time and effort you put into thus video. No go work out and lose the pounds that you gained!😊
You're awesome, the data is super useful . . . but today I was particularly loving the T shirts 😁
I usually stick with whole food ketovore when I'm on the wagon. But this review got me. I really started thinking about buttered bread, brats and Reubens. Then, the grocery store had Sola for $6.50, but buy one, get one free. Froze one "Sweet and Buttery", eating the other. Brats and buttered bread have been delicious and in no way a compromise. Unfortunately, the "Internet" ingredients and portions are now the grocery store ingredients (probably old news). I don't care. Not for this occasional splurge. This is better than the occasional "real bread" brats, where I cannot resist everything else (beer!). I'm not carb-addicted as some people seem to be, but I'm not incorruptible either. Thank you for this helpful review. Even if Sola isn't perfect ingredient- and blood sugar-wise, eaten with other foods, it tastes and feels perfect.
That’s s good price.
@@SeriousKeto And the deal turned the "resistant wheat starch" into "irresistable resistant wheat startch." ;-)
That made me LOL
Thanks for this video. I really appreciate you putting yourself on the line to provide us the info on how this bread affects you. I am going to see if I can find it and see if it will work for me. Appreciate you!
Excellent, honest review, Steve! That's one of the things that keeps me coming back!
Great timing, I'd just finished watching the video comparing the Sola and Aldi's breads
I can't get past the taste and texture of the Aldi's keto bread. I would rather go without. Sola is delicious!
Thank you for I taking so much time to test these bread products. I prefer the grocery store sweet and buttery sola bread. I eat it when I have a sugar craving... gets me through it. Again, THANK YOU for taking the time to test the breads!
Love the T-shirts. Thanks for the review. Helpful.
Really interesting review. I am one of those total carbs but always find it interesting
Your videos put me on to Sola. Before I was overpaying for breads that didn't perform as well in your tests. After making the which, I'm saving money and feeling better. Sola tastes great also.
Steve, thank you another good video.
I'm just here for the t-shirts!! Too funny, especially Stab Rabbit😂❤
Thank you for the review! As a Diabetic I think I will avoid these and not deal with the glucose spikes.
thank you Steve I was wondering about this product
Soo appreciate you testing all these products. Summer is coming and who wouldn’t love buns…………? Me for sure but it just doesn’t seem worth it. Not even factoring in cost. Super appreciate the comparison of the different varieties.
Thanks for the indepth review. 😊
Excellent video! Thanks.
Great video Steve - Thanks for all you do with using yourself as a Guinea Pig for product testing. I realize the results are very individual; however, the data is really good for people considering the product(s).
Love those T-shirts! Yeah, a loaf in the freezer to have once in a while is the route I'd go.
Thanks for the review, Steve! By the way, kiss my keto has three new me flavors that would make for a good review 😊
Great podcast thank you
Thanks Steve!
Thank you!
I don't understand why they have different ingredients for the on-line vs store bought bread under the same name... Thank you, Steve for all of your testing and research that the vast majority cannot do!
Thanks Steve
I'm 74, and I enjoy the flavor of Sola bread even if it spikes my blood sugar, but it's far less of a spike and has fewer carbs than regular bread!
The 5-seed tastes amazing toasted with butter and almond butter too and it's great for sandwiches.
To compare, Sam's Club sells two loaves of Aunt Millie's Keto-white bread for about $7.50 while Sola costs $5.79 for a single loaf at the local Kroger's. Sola tastes much better IMO, and is worth the extra cost!
I appreciate the demonstration of how these products affect us in terms of blood sugar. I am so sorry that you had to put yourself through that.
At least I didn't experience the inflammation that some of these products can cause me...
I appreciate the tests. Its super helpful whenever these companies change up their recipes to make a follow up test. Im hoping youd do a follow up test on carbonaut, because i believe they may have updated their ingredients. Also i have been trying the gluten free white bread from Carbonaut and am not sure if its good. it seems too good to be true though.
Love the tee shirts, Steve 😂
Stab Rabbit! I love it! That is hilarious! Thanks for the great video too, most excellent! Love your channel! I'm Subscribed! French-fried! Entertain-ified! Thankful-ified! And dang Glad-ified! I found your channel! 😂
Thank you so much. I was hoping you would do this text on the sola bread. I’ve been eating a lot of it lately and wondering, Is it all that???? So excited you did this.
Yeah looking at the ingredients I will stay away and use ketobakes occasionally. I have started counting total carbs instead of net. Great review
Sola's sweet & buttery is the BEST keto bread I've ever had, it's delicious! I also like the Alvarado St. Bakery freshly sprouted wheat sourdough bread I found at Safeway, it makes good toast. BTW, off topic, I love the designs on your tee shirts!
I have been ordering Alvarado St. Bakery Flax Seed Bread for years now. They use to sell that bread at Trader Joe's, but they stopped selling it. The Alvarado St Bakery is costly for shipping, but it is worth it to me.
Good info and food for thought
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I was finally able to find Sola buns in one of my stores. The hamburger buns I found were plain, but based on your tests, I can't see there being much difference, too bad. I am glad I haven't bought any yet.
WOW, I can't believe the difference between frozen and not!!!
You'll have to let me know what you think of it.
@@SeriousKeto I will when I get some. I usually freeze my bread anyway, since I'm the only ketoer in my family.
Thanks for taking the bullet for us Steve. I will be sticking with my Kroger Lettuce Boats for my sandwiches. If there is any bread that you have found that is safe for Keto, please do a video on it. I have seen most all your videos and I don't recall so far, any specific that you have given a solid recommendation.
Kiss My Keto is probably the best balance of taste and ingredients for keto, but the loaves are very small and pretty expensive.
They have the new version at my Walmart I used to eat the old version but didn't really like the taste but I will definitely purchase it again to see the difference 😊
Outstanding job. My Walmart now has the new Yellow pac bread only ? Always freeze it and will check my numbers .Thanks Steve
Wow, I wouldn't have expected there to be so much difference in the products based on where you purchased it....
I’m just here for the shirts.
Just kidding i’m here for the keto.
But mostly for the shirts.
I have to start by saying thank you.
I may be remembering
Incorrectly but I think I remember you saying you would not do any more of these tests that have a negative impact on your body. I do 0:02 understand that everyone’s reactions will be different to these products, but I greatly appreciate you sharing yours. It puts into perspective things that are labeled “Keto”, even if the next carbs on the packaging is low, that it can still have an impact on our diets.
I said that in a podcast as I was in the process of filming this video. This video has been "done" for quite a while.
Soy made this go out the window for me but I’m glad that you did the video.
Please review/test Thin Slim Foods bagels. If you’ve already done so, what is the link to your video please? I’ve been subscribed to your channel for 3 years now. Hands down, yours is my favorite keto content channel. Thank you for all your recipes and reviews.
I love this bread!! The French toast can use more cinnamon flavor. 😊
Thank you for testing Sola bread, so that I know whether to buy or Not!
The package change i think follows the update to the ingredients. I have purchased Sola breads for a long time, they started here in Texas, so it has been here for a while.
I noticed a more pronounced yawn factor with the new bread formula. If after your meal within an hour you start yawning, thats a glucose increase. If you have a good keto meal, you typically don't get tired from it.
That new formula sure does make this taste and behave a lot closer to "real" bread.
@@SeriousKeto I try to only use the keto breads about once a week. Otherwise its meats and veg for me. It is working so far.
Very slowly now though. I had 50 years of terrible food addiction. It has been tough to break away from it and realize that food was never meant to be your sole source of enjoyment. It was mine. I didn't realize how much I attached my happiness to my food until I started trying to let go of it. I don't know what its like to be addicted to anything else, but wow is it hard to break this one. Still trying after 3 years.
Sola's "French Toast" flavor Bread and the "blueberry" bagels are my favorites, but I think it's responsible for me not seeing results like I think I should. 😢
Oh Sola has a new packaging! Seems new ingredient list too because the net carb count came down. However, I saw Erythritol in the ingredient list. I used to eat Sola bread because I stayed in ketosis with that but have since switched to Aldi Keto bread even though that bread kicked me out of ketosis. Aldi bread tastes most real bread like to me. Given your test results, Sola bread has definitely changed, I don’t have to think about going back to Sola then. Actually no bread for me right now as I’m doing KC twice a day and have been enjoying it. No real weight loss yet but I only started a few days. Thanks for the video! Edit: Wonder how the starch resistant test does after more than two plus hours.
The shirts are hilarious. 😂
Another great video. Unbelievabuns sill win. Need that sandwich bread.
Agreed 💯
I like the sola bread, but Steve thank you for doing these reviews, i am not too worried about a glucose spike if i have it as i dont do it every day. I used to eat pasta and almost every day. You have to do what works for you. But if im going to have bread, ihave found this brand the best of a low carb bread. But again, everyone has to see what works for them.
Here is another thought about the Store vs. Internet bread, in my local supermarket they freeze the bread. I know this because I've bought bread that has condensation inside the bag & it was cold. You've got to be careful that there is no mould. That's happened to me before. I got it home & brought it back to the store & they confirmed that it had been frozen. They restock the shelves with defrosted bread, but just barely... I'm not sure if the bread arrives frozen here to Hawaii, I didn't ask but it wouldn't surprise me. Just a thought.
Certainly a possibility
We’ve eaten Sola bread for 2 years. Love it. Cheaper 2 pack at Costco.
My Costco only carries Natural Ovens brand, which I've reviewed and recall that it spiked my glucose. I wish mine had Sola
My favorite low carb breads are Ink keto seeded bread and orow wheat seeded bread.
Great job. Frozen bread for the win!
Thanks!
Thanks for the coffee. 😉
Thank you for all the research you do to present such helpful info. I have watched a fai amount of your videoed but can you either provide me or direct me to your recommendations for the best bread and tortilla options that you have found with regards to taste and and lower glucose response ? I would just love to see”Jeff’s favorites list” thank you kindly!
Who is Jeff?
@@SeriousKeto sorry typo I meant your favorites:)
That's a great suggestion for a future video. Probably not until May, though...
Super frusterating. I just finished you doing Aldi vs Sola bread review and Sola was perfect...now it's all over the place.
EDIT: HA i posted this to early, you covered this in the end and I apprecaite that! You rock.
Sola is the only "keto" bread I will use.
It's been my preference for a while. I'm not thrilled with the glucose response on the new stuff, though.
@@SeriousKeto right...I only get sweet/buttery here in rural OK.
Well, .. My husband and I have been buying Sweet & Buttery Sola as our 'secret' bread. We've even been selfish and haven't told too many people about it because our store already seems to run out of it too often. We love it! But I have recently started KETO 'again'... and have realized I need to cut down. So, Okay. Thanks for your excellent videos.
Bread is my downfall. It’s the food I love most. But it contributed to my becoming pre diabetic. I think even keto bread might be triggering for me, so I’d better stay away from it. Thanks for these experiments.
And this new formulation that Sola is using definitely tastes like "real" bread, so I could see that being a slippery slope for some people.
Yeah. It is for me, big time. One "keto" hot dog bun spiked my glucose 40 points. Definitely a slippery slope.
Me too. I'm working on reconciling myself to NOT chasing subs for all the things that brought me undone in the first place.
I am trying to catch up on my SK videos and started with this one. Thank you for being our rational guinea C saving us from food propaganda. Your experiments are priceless! I think it's time for me to do the CGM thing. I have 2 questions: 1) Did you need a prescription for the device? & 2) What is the level of intrusiveness on the software (i.e. does your data belong to the developer)?
You're the best, Steve!
@@LoreleiLee53 If you use the Levels link in the description, they provide the prescription. I don't have the answer to your question on data.
Thank you for all you do u really heal me get my diabetes under control I love you channel 🎉🎉🎉🎉
Damn! And add to that, EUREKA! I believe you’ve found it!! I’m guessing this damnably great bread is the culprit (or at least the main culprit 🙄) responsible for my recent weight gain! I simply cannot thank you enough!! 💋
Your shirts are great 😂👌
Didn't notice any focus issue, I was more interested in the t-shirts, had me confused when you wore gray every day 😋 I would mind a good bagel, probably only eat half
I love these videos.
Thanks for being the guinea pig, Steve.
PS: at $9 a loaf, I don't want my family to eat this bread!
On a whim, cuz I like toast with my coffee in the morning, I tried the flaxseed & psyllium bread. It got dark, like pumpernickel, but I liked it. And it didn't spike me like my beloved Sola did😢. Bonus, it keeps one regular IYKWIM