We have just discovered the BEST BREAD IN THE UNIVERSE! Yes, DAVE'S KILLER BREAD in 3 varieties--GOOD SEED, POWERSEED and 21 WHOLE GRAINS AND SEEDS--tastes great and surpasses our very high nutritional bar for bread selection. If it's not whole grain, we won't even look at it. If it has any added oil, we're not interested. If it has high fructose corn syrup or any other unwanted ingredients, forget it. If it exceeds our salt guidelines, leave it on the shelf. Why so picky? Because bread has become the “Trojan Horse” for undermining our best efforts at healthy eating. Many breads make unsupportable health claims on the package requiring the shopper to figure out how to choose a genuinely nutritious loaf.
Here's how we select the best bread: Food labeling laws require the NUTRITION FACTS label on the back of the package to be accurate and true. Everything else on the package can be, and often is, misleading! (See the NUTRITION FACTS label pictured below.)A quick scan of the INGREDIENTS on the NUTRITION FACTS label tells us that the flour used is whole grain and that there are no unwanted ingredients. To make sure the flour is whole grain, the DIETARY FIBER should be at least 3g/serving which it is. To make sure the salt content is acceptable, the SODIUM # should be equal to the CALORIES # or close to it. We already know there is no added oil from reading the INGREDIENTS list. Due to the presence of seeds and whole grains, the CALORIES FROM FAT # is higher than the 10% we usually aim for. In addition to meeting our nutritional requirements, DAVE'S BREAD is entirely made from organic and non-GMO ingredients.