Here is a little food for thought....
Bread is not bad! But how do you know which one to pick? I got it...just read the package, right? Well....it depends on which part your reading!
Picking right back up on our last food for thought, marketing will try to fool you, the front of the bread may read "No sugar added" or "Stone Ground Whole Wheat." While these may sound healthy, they don't mean squat.
Just because a bread doesn't have sugar added to it, doesn't mean that it doesn't act sugary on your body when it is turned into glucose (sugar). And just because a bread was once stone-ground whole wheat doesn't mean that it hasn't been processed since.
This marketing is what I call the FAKE FRONT of the package. You need to flip it over and read the REVEALING BACK.
If the first ingredient is something with the words "processed" or "enriched", slowly set down the package and back away. Look for first ingredients that read "100% unbromated stone ground whole wheat" or something made from rye or pumpernickel.
Check the amount of fiber as well. The higher the fiber content, the lower the impact on the blood sugar.
Eat bread; choose wisely!
Mike Thornton
