Nutrition
Why is Bread so good for you?
There is no doubt that bread is a highly nutritious food and recognised by many as the cornerstone of a healthy diet. The current average consumption is four medium slices a day, but nutritionists are constantly urging us to eat more bread.. ’Wholemeal bread is an important source of fibre - four slices of Warburtons 800g Wholemeal provides over 40% of an adult’s daily requirement (24g) of fibre’.
Bread has:
Folic Acid
Is another ‘B’ vitamin found in wholemeal bread,
it is essential for the formation of red and white
blood cells in the bone marrow.
Energy
Nutritionists recommend that we cut down on fat
and eat more foods which are rich in complex carbohydrates
like starch to meet our energy needs. Bread is
a good source of complex carbohydrate so eating
more bread is an easy way of doing this. Often
elderly people who do not cook for themselves
can improve their diet in this way by making nutritious
sandwiches. Fibre
Bread is our most important source of fibre. It
is essential to keep fibre in our diet to keep
our digestive system healthy. It can prevent constipation,
piles and possibly bowel cancer. Wholemeal and
brown breads have more fibre than white bread.
Calcium
Calcium is essential for healthy bones and teeth; it also helps our nerves and muscles to work well. At certain times in our lives we need extra calcium, for example during pregnancy and when breast-feeding. Six slices of bread everyday will provide one third of our daily calcium needs. Our
Milk Roll is an excellent source of calcium.
Protein
Everyone needs protein, it is essential for growth, maintenance and repair of our bodies. Bread makes a significant contribution to our protein intake. Animal sources of protein can be high in fat but bread is a low fat food.
Iron
Thiamine, nicotinic acid and riboflavin – each one helps to release energy from carbohydrates and ensure that skin, eyes and the nervous system are healthy.
This eating pyramid helps us to maintain a healthy diet.
At the base of the pyramid are the foods we should eat often, at the top are the foods we should eat sparingly.
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