| Bread is a popular food in most societies. It is one of | | | | also adversely affect our hormones to cause |
| the oldest prepared foods, dating back to hundreds | | | | hormone related ailments such as infertility. |
| of years. The development of leavened bread can | | | | The solution is simple. Make your own bread at home. |
| probably also be traced to prehistoric times. Bread is | | | | The health advantages are many compared to |
| a staple food prepared by cooking a dough of flour | | | | commercial bread. Anything made at home is bound |
| and water and possibly more ingredients of our | | | | to be healthier because you take enough care to add |
| choice. | | | | pure unadulterated ingredients which contain no toxic |
| Earlier bread was baked at home till the mass | | | | chemicals. Home made bread is fresh and the purity |
| production companies arrived at the scene. Since the | | | | of ingredients in our control. We can have variety of |
| procedure of bread making is time consuming, people | | | | dishes of different tastes by changing the ingredients |
| opted for commercial bread to save time. | | | | according to our choice. Home made bread is healthy |
| Unfortunately the quality of the commercial bread | | | | as it does not contain harmful preservatives. The |
| available in stores is not always what is claimed to be. | | | | health benefits of a home baked bread are many. |
| The claims by these bread manufacturing companies | | | | Making your own bread at home is easier now |
| regarding quality need to be taken with a pinch of | | | | thanks to the availability of quality bread makers. |
| salt. | | | | These machines are not only efficient but also do |
| The disadvantages of commercial bread are many. | | | | variety of jobs such as kneading which has made |
| Commercial bread contains traces of toxic materials | | | | bread making at home easier, simpler and faster. |
| such as preservative chemicals, pesticides, | | | | Home made bread is fresh, tastes better and |
| insecticides, anti-fungal chemicals, bromides, aluminium | | | | cheaper too. In other words the bread maker will |
| and many other chemicals. These are toxic materials | | | | eventually pay for itself. The process is so simple; |
| that can have adverse effect on our health. They | | | | that you need only to place the ingredients of your |
| may cause allergic reactions, interfere with the | | | | choice into the bread maker, add water set the |
| digestive system, cause disturbances to bowel | | | | program and the bread maker machine does the rest. |
| movement process. They may also create | | | | Modern bread maker machines are energy efficient in |
| uncomfortable symptoms such as diarrhea, bloating, | | | | terms of electricity consumption. |
| headaches and general lack of energy. They may | | | | |