Nutrition Tips For Women

Think of all the common heard myths about bread:
“Bread is fattening”
“Bread is the most important staple of your diet”
“White bread is poison”
“Sugary cereals will help your kids do better in math (yes,that was actually a misleading advertising campaign trying to promote pictures of cocoa puffs and sugar flakes with the headline reading “kids who eat breakfast do better in math.”)
“Bread is an unhealthy carbohydrate”

Here’s the real scoop. A healthy diet leaving you feeling full and energetic must include carbohydrates. Does it have to be bread? Bread is one of the best choices- an average piece of bread has only 70 calories and 1 gram of fat. (Remember 30% of our diet is supposed to be fat, let it at least be healthy fats.)

On the other hand, just because something is marketed as healthy bread, doesn’t mean it’s automatically a good choice. Whole grains are always an ideal, but that’s not the whole story. If your bread is whole grain, but full of sugar and “healthy additives” it may be a bad choice in terms of fat and tons of extra calories.

When choosing breads it’s most important to look at the full picture. Take into account whole grains, fat, and fiber. One hard thing to judge, especially in today’s fiber crazed world, is to decide whether the fiber is actually worth it. Yes, we all need fiber in our diet, but if it comes at the expense of another 100 calories per slice, think again.