Bread is an important part of the diet, it is a source of B vitamins, which are necessary for the nervous system, vitamin E, which is useful for the skin, nails and hair, as well as plant fiber, which is indispensable for digestion. In addition, bread contains vegetable proteins, organic acids, phosphorus and iron salts.
What is the healthiest bread
Everyone knows that bread can be rye, wheat, whole grain or bran. In general, there are many types of bread, and the most high-calorie of them is bread made from wheat flour of the highest grade. It contains almost no plant proteins and microelements, but a lot of carbohydrates. Eating large quantities of white bread not only leads to weight gain, but can also provoke cardiovascular and endocrine diseases.
Rye bread is lower in calories than white bread, it has more fiber, and also contains potassium, magnesium and iron. However, such bread should not be consumed by people with gastrointestinal problems. The most useful is bread made from coarse flour with the addition of bran - in general, the lower the grade of flour, the more vitamins and microelements in the finished product. It is also worth considering that yesterday's bread is better absorbed and more useful for the stomach than fresh bread.
Bread and weight loss
There is an opinion that in order to lose weight, you need to give up white bread, replacing it with black. In fact, the difference in calorie content of these varieties is not very large (if you take ordinary wheat bread without additives), but black bread, as a rule, contains more salt, and this, in turn, retains water and slows down lipid metabolism.
Maybe give up bread altogether? Not at all necessary! Just switch to whole grain bran bread for the duration of your diet. Diet breads will also help out, but only those that look like compressed washers. In this form, carbohydrates are not so bad for the figure.
Bread consumption rate
A healthy person can eat up to 350 g of whole grain bread per day. However, if you want to lose weight, then this amount will have to be reduced to 3 slices per day, weighing 35 g each. It is best to eat bread in the morning in order to have time to use up the calories received from it.
Whole grain buns
Ingredients:
- 250 g whole grain flour;
- 250 g wheat flour;
- 2 tbsp. spoons of brown sugar;
- 2 glasses of kefir;
- 1 teaspoon of salt and soda;
- 1 tbsp. a spoonful of vegetable oil.
Preparation:
Stir all the loose components of the recipe, gradually add kefir and butter. Knead the dough. Form medium-sized buns. Place on a greased baking sheet covered with parchment. Bake for about 30 minutes at 210 ° C.
