Bread. It's Essential For...
Fitness And Energy.
Wholesome Goodness and Common Sense
Healthy eating and balanced living is not complicated. It's common
sense. The fact is, there are no quick fixes or fad diets that work in the
long term. The best advice has been around for generations:
- Eat a variety of foods
- Avoid overindulging
- Get some exercise every day
It doesn't matter where the calories come from - fat, protein or carbohydrates - if we consume more than we expend, the remainder will be stored as fat.
Eat Right, Exercise Right
No healthy eating plan can be complete without physical activity. Most
experts recommend moderate exercise - like walking - for 30 minutes a day.
Too busy? It's OK, you can break that time down into smaller segments.
Increased activity not only increases the number of calories we use, but
it helps build and maintain strong bones and muscles.
Bread. It's Essential For...
A Healthy Start.
Wholesome Goodness and Common Sense
Healthy eating and balanced living is not complicated. It's common sense: simple, wholesome and delicious.
- Eat a variety of foods
- Avoid overindulging
- Get some exercise every day
While most of us know that we should consume a variety of foods, not many know that products made from enriched white flour can also deliver essential ingredients for healthy child development.
Folic Acid for Healthy Beginnings
White flour is enriched with the three major B vitamins (niacin,
thiamin and riboflavin) and iron, equal to the amounts
found in whole-grain kernels. Surprisingly, products made with
enriched flour contain two times as much folic acid as their
whole-grain counterparts. Some enriched products may also
be fortified with calcium.
Since 1998, when folic acid fortification of enriched grains was mandated in the United States, a move supported by many health organizations, including the March of Dimes, neural-tube birth defects have declined 26 percent. What's more, scientific studies have demonstrated that folic acid may also reduce the risk of heart disease and some cancers.
Bread. It's Essential For...
A Healthy Diet.
Intelligent Eating - Variety is Key
No single food contains all the essential vitamins, minerals and nutrients we need to be healthy, which is why it's recommended we regularly eat food
from all the major food groups - grains, fruits, vegetables, meat, poultry, fish
and nuts, milk, cheese and yogurt.
How Much Is Right?
Nutrition experts, including the USDA, recommend grain foods as a foundation for a healthful diet. How much you should eat each day depends on your age, activity level, body size and gender. The more active you are, the more you can eat. Packaged food labels are based on an average person's need for 2,000 calories a day, which means consuming about 6 ounces of grain foods daily, about three ounces being whole grain foods. A typical day's grains menu might look like this:
Breakfast: Two slices of whole grain toast or a whole grain English muffin
Mid-morning snack: 5-6 whole grain crackers
Lunch: One sandwich on enriched bread, bun or bagel
Dinner: One whole grain dinner roll
It's important to note that children, women and older adults may only need 1,600 calories for the entire day and should consume about five ounces of grain products, three of which are whole grains. On the other hand, teenage boys or very active men might require as many as 2,800 calories a day and could eat as many as 10 ounces of grain foods a day, with five ounces coming from whole grains.
Bread. It's Essential For...
Longevity And Wellness.
Bread and grains have formed the basis of the human diet for more than 10,000 years; not just because they taste good, but because they provide many of the essential elements that help the human body stay healthy and fight diseases, such as:
- Heart disease
- Some cancers
- Diabetes
- Birth defects
Carbohydrates and Diabetes
The recent low-carb craze has caused a fair amount of confusion among
consumers regarding nutrition and healthy eating. The simple fact is,
adult-onset diabetes is often caused by obesity - not by carbohydrates. In
fact, scientific evidence shows that diets rich in complex carbohydrates,
especially whole grains, can help prevent obesity and diabetes, as well as
effectively manage diabetes for those with the condition.
