Every German eats an average of 85 kg of bread every year and even, if this number is decreasing, bread is still the staple food no. 1 in Germany.
30 – 50 % of your daily energy requirements should be coverd by grains or potatoes. This means, 300 g or approx.. 6 slices of bread per day.
Whole grain bread not only provides more vitamins and minerals than toast and white bread, it also makes you feel full longer.
Bread is best kept in a ceramic or stone container. The fridgerator is taboo, as this is where bread dries out the fastest.
Already 10.000 years ago, a cereal porridge was made from cereals and water. The flatbread was later made by heating the porricge. The loaf known today has existed for around 4.000 years.
