28/08/2026
Do you still eat white bread?
I read an awful lot about bread. Probably more than most people would choose to, but after a lifetime surrounded by baking and nearly 20 years working in a bakery, it’s one of those subjects that’s very close to my heart.
Recently, there’s been quite a bit written about white bread and whether it’s really as “bad” for us as some headlines would have us believe and I found myself thinking about how bread actually fits into real life.
Not in a laboratory.
Not on a nutrition chart.
But at home.
A homemade sandwich eaten on a walk.
Bread and butter alongside a bowl of soup.
A bacon sandwich on a Saturday morning.
A slice of toast someone brings you when you feel poorly.
For so many of us, bread has simply always been there.
The Federation of Bakers recently made the point that how our bodies respond to bread depends on the flour, the recipe, the portion and what we eat alongside it.
White bread also provides nutrients including calcium, iron and B vitamins, and around 52% of bread bought in the UK is still white bread.
And perhaps that’s the bit I like most.
Food isn’t only about nutrients and numbers.
It’s also about comfort.
Routine.
Family.
Familiar things done well.
And frankly, I think life is considerably better with good bread in it.
But I may be slightly biased. 😊
