Kids prefer bread with ‘bubbles’

Do you struggle to get your kids to eat wholegrains? Do they turn their noses up at sandwiches made with brown bread?

Well, a chemical engineer (of all people) thinks he knows why - the bran found in wholemeal bread pops the air bubbles that are plentiful in white bread.

Dr. Grant Campbell of the University of Manchester says: “Nutritionists have been telling us to eat more wholemeal bread for decades but we still prefer white bread because it tastes better.”

The texture problem is probably the main barrier to getting kids to eat healthier bread - but Dr. Campbell says that this could change if wholemeal bread could become, well, bubblier.

“[Bread]’s got these bubbles because wheat, when mixed with water, salt and yeast is the only cereal that can trap the carbon dioxide and give us raised bread.”

It is British Sandwich Week, and Dr. Campbell has suggested that sandwich fillings seem to have overtaken the basics such as bread when we’re thinking about making our lunch.

So if he and his bunch of engineer friends get their way, we could all be enjoying bubble-filled sarnies in lunchtimes of the future.

Source: The Telegraph

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