BENEFITS OF BREAD

NUTRITION

2. INTRODUCTION
Breadisastaplefoodpreparedfromadoughofflourand
water,usuallybybaking.Throughoutrecordedhistoryit
hasbeenpopulararoundtheworldandisoneofthe
oldestartificialfoods,havingbeenofimportancesincethe
dawnofagriculture.

3. BENEFITSOF BREAD
THERE’S SO MUCH CHOICE
Thereare over200 typesof bread availablein theUK.
IT TASTES GREAT
Onitsown; slatheredin butter; hiddenunderbeansorscrambledeggs; torn
intosalad; wrappedround somechickentikkamasala…
IT’S COST EFFECTIVE
Bread costs11p per 100g. Compare thiswithpricesforothereverydayfoods
per 100g.

4. BENEFITSOF BREAD
IT’S VERSATILE:Youcan toastit, fryit, crumbit; eatitfor
breakfast, lunch, dinner, supper, orfora midnightsnack.
IT’S LOW IN SUGAR AND FAT:Bread isnaturallylowin
bothsugarand fat; and mostcommerciallybaked
loavesin theUK no notcontainaddedsugar
IRON:Iron is needed to transport oxygen round
the body.

5. BENEFITS OF BREAD
FOLATE: Folateisneededfor
theformationof healthyred
bloodcells. Itoccursnaturally
in wheatand flour
CALCIUM: Calciumhelps
maintainhealthybonesand
teeth. Bread providesover
10% of thecalciumin ourdiet
FIBRE: Weneedto eatmore
fibre. Bread containsfibre.

6. THE HEALTHIER BREADS

7. WHOLEWHEAT
•BESTFOR: MOSTPEOPLE, AS LONGAS THEY'RENOTGLUTEN SENSITIVE
•NUTRITIONIST'STAKE: THISISTHEHEALTHYPICK FORMOSTFOLKS, AS ITCONTAINSA DECENT
AMOUNTOF BOTHPROTEINAND FIBER,
CALORIES (PER SLICE): 100
CARBS 22 G
FIBER 3G
PROTEIN 4 G

8. SPROUTEDGRAIN
•BESTFOR:PEOPLEWHOMAYBEMILDLYGLUTEN-SENSITIVEORHAVEDIFFICULTYDIGESTING
REGULARWHEATBREAD
•NUTRITIONIST'STAKE:THEPROCESSOFSPROUTINGGRAINSBEFORETHEY'REGROUNDINTO
FLOURSEEMSTOMINIMIZEPRESENCEOFPHYTICACID,WHICHMAYMAKEITABITEASIERTO
ABSORBMINERALSLIKEIRONANDCALCIUMFROMYOURBREAD,SAYSMCDANIEL.
CALORIES 80
CARBS 15 G
FIBER 3 G
PROTEIN 4 G

9. SOURDOUGH
•BESTFOR: PEOPLEWHOMAYBE MILDLYGLUTEN-SENSITIVEORHAVEDIFFICULTY
DIGESTINGREGULAR WHEATBREAD.
•NUTRITIONIST'STAKE: A RECENTSTUDYALSOFOUNDTHATSOURDOUGHAND
SPROUTEDGRAINBREADSHELPEDKEEPBLOODGLUCOSELEVELSMORE STABLETHAN
OTHERTYPESOF BREAD.

10. SOURDOUGH
CALORIE
S:100
CARBS:20
G
FIBER:1 G
PROTEIN:
3 G

11. RYE
•BESTFOR:PEOPLEWHOWANTABREADWITHANEXTRAFILLINGEDGE
•NUTRITIONIST'STAKE:RYECONTAINSRESISTANTSTARCH,ATYPEOFCARBTHATACTSLIKE
FIBER,FILLINGYOUUPANDHELPINGYOUFEELSATISFIEDLONGER,SAYSLARGEMAN-ROTH.
CALORIES 120
CARBS 25 G
FIBER 6 G
PROTEIN 4 G

12. BIBLIOGRAPHY
•ECKELKAMP, S. (2016). WHAT'S THE HEALTHIEST BREAD FOR YOUR SANDWICH?. NEW YORK:
PREVENTION. RECUPERADODE HTTP://WWW.PREVENTION.COM/FOOD/HEALTHIEST-
SANDWICH-BREAD
•FAB. (2016). TOP TEN BENEFITS OF BREAD. UK: FABFLOUR. RECUPERADODE
HTTP://FABFLOUR.CO.UK/FAB-BREAD/TOP-TEN-BENEFITS-BREAD/