healthy grocery shopping
shop for healthy bread that will support your health and your family's.
Instructions
1. The first thing to look for is whole wheat flour as the first ingredient. Whole wheat flour contains the entire grain and all its health benefits.
2. Be careful if it just lists "wheat flour". You want whole grain wheat, or oat flour. Even if it says "made with whole grains" or "stone ground wheat", look at the label to make sure the first ingredient listed is "whole".
3. I personally like sprouted breads. Sprouted grains have been allowed to sprout before being ground. Once it spouts, the grain contains a greater amount of nutrients. Many people with allergies are much more tolerant of breads that are sprouted.
4. Check to see how much sweetener is added, and avoid breads (and everything else) that has been sweetened with high fructose corn syrup. Be careful of breads that have ingredients you don't recognize.
5. Avoid hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated oils.
6. There are a lot of healthy breads on the market, and it's not that difficult to find a healthy one that tastes great if you take a minute to read the label and know what to look for.
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