Bread has been around for 8,000 years, but ancient bread and modern bread have little in common. Wheat has been drastically genetically modified, and the wheat used in commercial bread has been bleached. Modern production methods make bread easier to produce, ship, and store. Bread is a cheap food that feeds the masses. It has no real nutritional value. It temporarily fills you up. Our ancestors used natural processes to break down the grains to make it digestible, they only ate a small amount, and only ate whole grains. Commercial bread is the same as sugar to our bodies. That’s why we like it. That’s why we crave it. Cancer likes sugar. Bread makes you fat. Avoid bread and sugar.
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Rhonda
Documenting all the things I have done in an attempt to survive cancer.
March 5, 2010 at 9:47 pm
Good question. I know it’s kind of sad to think of a world without bread… Whole grains have many more nutrients and fiber, so in that sense it’s healthier. Also, whole grains take longer to turn to sugar in your body, which is also superior.
There are two main problems with whole grains. Generally we eat too much grain. If you think of an ancient way of life, it would be so labor intensive to make even a small loaf of bread, it really would be luxury. Not something you might eat with every meal.
The ancients processed whole grains differently then we do now, making them more digestible. They often soaked, and/or fermented the grains, or sprouted them. Unsoaked grains are hard on your digestive system and can lead to allergies. Even the grains in modern whole grain breads that are raised with yeast, are not soaked long enough. I am currently working on a loaf that rises for 12 hours that I will post next week. I think it’s very digestible because of the long rising time. It tastes really good and I eat it, but I limit my intake. It’s still not perfect.
I think sprouted breads are a good alternative. I like the raisin cinnamon, but I find the regular sprouted bread a bit dry and not that good for most sandwiches. Real sour dough bread, made without yeast, and made with whole grains, is also a good option, if you can find it. In moderation, of course.
Granola is also a problem because the grains are not soaked, just toasted. Oatmeal is a healthier option.
March 5, 2010 at 6:40 pm
What about whole grain/shole wheat bread?