Is wheat bread really better than white bread if both are made with enriched white flour?
Whole wheat bread – YES! By law, all cereal grain based products has to be enriched with Vitamins – B1, B2, Niacin, Folic Acid and mineral-supplement-IRON (Ferrous Sulfate) since the depression years (when the law was passed by FDA to prevent vitamin deficient diseases). Whole wheat has dietary fiber and anti-oxidants (from the wheat germ) plus it is slow-digesting carbohydrates. 7. Are the fruits and vegetables of today as nutritious as they were 30 or 40 years ago? Actually, they are slightly better due to better growing conditions and better understanding of the benefits and health factors. Freshly picked and prepared vegetables have more vitamins in active form than the ones from the store. Vitamins lose their potency, particularly water soluble forms B1, B2, and C, hours after harvest. Fresh frozen vegetables have slightly higher levels of these nutrients than the greens on the grocer’s shelf. Organic Certified fruits and vegetables have fewer contaminants (chemical fertilizer com
