Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Wheat bread at Carrefour

                                                                                      On the Menu
A nutritional alternative to white bread is whole wheat bread. Just by choosing whole wheat bread instead of white bread, the sandwich becomes that more nutritious. Whole wheat bread contains more nutrients because it is made from grains that have not been as processed. To get white flour which makes white bread, grains go through a bleaching or whitening process. In this process, nutrients are lost. The bran and germ are removed from the wheat to get the white four that is used to make white bread. Whole wheat bread means that the bran and germ remain.
Whole bread are more nutritious because they have

  • Fiber - fiber regulates the digestive system, lowers cholesterol and may reduce your risk of heart disease. Fiber also keeps you feeling full until your next meal or healthy snack. 
  • Vitamin B - this is important for a healthy metabolism. Metabolism is how the body access and use the energy from other foods that you eat. Vitamin B is contained in the bran and germ.
  • Iron - carries oxygen in the blood that circulates the body. They partly give blood it's red color.
  • Protein - Like fiber, it also keeps you feeling full. It also plays a part in building muscles, skin and bones. 
A great place to buy whole wheat bread loaves is at Carrefour. The loaves are the right size. It can be sliced to make slices to a normal sandwich. Since it comes in loaves, it can be cut to any thickness. Thick slices for sandwiches with more sauce or thinner slices to make tall sandwiches with pieces of bread in the middle of the sandwich. To create a sub, you can cut the bread length-wise but leave the two pieces connected one side. This makes it easier to put the two halves back and hold the sub together. This works for subs made up from sliced deli meats. You could also cut a v-shaped trough from the top of the bread. The trough makes it easier to spread in tuna or chopped fish sticks / crab meats. If there is a lot of sauce or mayo, just line it with lettuce first.
I'm getting hungry just writing this.

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