Eat Well. Stay Well.

Ok, so this isn’t strictly Gluten Free talk today, but it is about eating properly and getting back to basics with our food choices.

I had a friend staying with us a week and a half ago and as she doesn’t have a gluten intolerance, I found a wheat based loaf that looked good at my local Coles store. It was an organic sourdough bread with no added preservatives, no sugar, no added yeast etc. from Bill’s Organic Breads . I found it in the fridge yesterday and to my amazement there wasn’t a spot of mould or other hint of degeneration. This organic bread loaf with no preservatives lasted better than any other commercial bread I’ve known – and they’re almost without exception filled with preservatives – some nastier than others.

The secret is in the sourdough. It’s a natural preservative, sooo: there’s nothing else required!

It seriously bugs me that in the quest to produce more food than the population needs, or can eat normally, and make it cheaper on the hip pocket, the regulators of our food industry are happy to encourage additives to our food that are not only unnecessary but costly to our health and well being.

I’ll leave the added sugar to another blog post, but some of the more common preservatives in bread alone have been shown to have negative effects on children’s (and adults to a lesser degree) behaviour and learning ability.
That surely is not what we want for ourselves or others! CHECK the labelling, and if you find the nasties, DON’T buy it. Find an alternative. There are breads that are preservative free, and easy to access. For example, Brumby’s make preservative free bread. Check it out. There are also options at the supermarket – you just need to read the labels. You can learn more about food additives at the Food Intolerance Network. You can easily find out more information relating to bread preservatives here

Eat Well Stay well. :)