Bread and cereals are fundamental: they are at the base of most food pyramids. In other words bread belongs to the family of foods that need to form a major part of a balanced diet.
Bread, definitely a healthy food to be promoted!
Indeed bread has undeniable nutritional qualities that make it suitable for a healthy diet. Unfortunately, its benefits are too often unknown by both consumers and health professionals.
What about you? What do you know about bread & nutrition?
Why bread is so good?
Bread is an excellent source of complex carbohydrates (50%) and is low in fat (1-2%). This is perfectly in line with dietary guidelines that recommend increased intake of complex carbohydrates and reduced intake of fat. Specifically, in a balanced diet, carbohydrates should provide more than half the energy requirement, mainly in the form of complex carbohydrates.
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