is it wholemeal bread you're meant to eat?

[lunavix]

Want us to eat a bit healthier next week, we always have white bread because none of us really like other bread, but will give it a go. Is it brown you're meant to avoid because it's just white with dye or something?

That sounds about right.

Yes lv.
Try to stick to wholemeal and wholegrain everything to really make a difference.
Wholemeal bread,wholemeal pasta and brown rice.

Will kingsmill tasty wholemeal bread cut it?

I think that's a good start. You could also make your own. I can post a link to a good recipe, involves minimal kneading.

what's better,wholemeal or granary?
TIA

most granary is wholemeal with extra seeds, so i guess they're the same. granary tastes loads nicer becauser it's got malt flour in (but that's probably carcinogenic or something).

mmm I miss granary bread.

I don't think granary is wholemeal actually......

Where are you senoraP? Why can't you have granary?

Granary is brown with seeds in. It's lovely, but not particularly healthy.

Cristina - I have a breadmaker, and we were making our own bread, but it was too airy, it seemed to fall apart and no matter how we adjusted it it just so crumbly. Dh likes toast and we can't cut it thin enough either, and even if we get close it just all falls apart. Kids won't eat the thicker crust either...

oh really? the granary flour I bought was wholemeal. perhaps that's why it's so nice then.

I'm in spain. sliced bread in general is on the cardboard side here.

I thought granary was as good as, if not better, than wholemeal (because of the seeds). Good to know differently now.

Lunavix - I understand about the crumbliness, it can be a problem with some home-made breads. I love the extra thick crust.

No point in a few seeds if the bread itself is just white flour (ie with all goodness removed) dyed brown,although if it was wholemeal with granary that would be ideal.