Brown bread or White bread, what do you eat, and what does it say about you?

LordSutch

So what colour bread do you eat and what does it say about you? and I say this because for 'some people' it signifies social standing. White bread being associated with blue collar workers and Brown/Wholemeal bread with white collar professionals! and obviously thats a load of horse manure . . . or is it?

Remembering that this is a fun/tongue in cheek Friday/Weekend Thread, so take it easy and have a laugh

FearDark

AH has really run its course hasn't it.

Pace2008

Eating wholemeal bread suggests that you consider yourself to be health conscious, but in reality you're easily swayed by hearsay and marketing ploys.

Jester252

well talk about the bottom of a barrel

Hardonraging

Neither !! my body's a temple

Kev_2012

I eat multigrain bread because normal brown bread and white bread are horrible!

But McCambridge bread FTW!

JohnMarston

I avoid bread as much as i can. Might pinch some of my flatmates if i'm starvin and havent shopped. I prefer brown bread or half & half

Duffy the Vampire Slayer

Pace2008 wrote: »

Eating wholemeal bread suggests that you consider yourself to be health conscious, but in reality you're easily swayed by hearsay and marketing ploys.

Or, you know, you just think its nicer than white.

LETHAL LADY

Homemade brown bread for me ya cant bate it.

Real Life

i eat both but mostly white. i try not to eat any bread as much as possible though, only when im stuck.

davet82

what next semi-skimmed milk or whole milk?

LordSutch

Soya.

Shenshen

I selected either, because for some things, brown bread works just so much better.
But for the most part, I would eat white.

mauzo

Brown, oddly enough my thighs resemble white bread

Biggins

Pace2008 wrote: »

Eating wholemeal bread suggests that you consider yourself to be health conscious, but in reality you're easily swayed by hearsay and marketing ploys.

Duffy the Vampire Slayer wrote: »

Or, you know, you just think its nicer than white.

...Or maybe one just wants to do the best one can and stay healthy by any possible additional way!

Is Pace2008 saying that eating Brown bread is unhealthy or not good as they say, when he states it is "hearsay" ???

I'd like to see some back-up on that allegation!

LordSutch

FearDark wrote: »

AH has really run its course hasn't it.

Jezez, its Friday and this is a light hearted/throw away thread, so have some fun and join in

Poll closes after the weekend.

xzanti

I try stick to brown... but I do prefer the taste of a nice crusty bit of white..

Gotta make sacrifices don't ya :cool:

kneemos

FearDark wrote: »

AH has really run its course hasn't it.

Apparently not.Considering AH consists of people disagreeing with each other this at least makes it simple.

Pace2008

Biggins wrote: »

...Or maybe one just wants to do the best one can and stay healthy by any possible additional way!

Is Pace2008 saying that eating Brown bread is unhealthy or not good as they say, when he states it is "hearsay" ???

I'd like to see some back-up on that allegation!

Well, if you have the luxury of having both white and brown in your house, have a look at the labels and compare the nutritional information of the two. You'll probably find that they are very similar in terms of nutritional content, with the main difference being that brown bread contains a slightly higher amount of fibre.

There's nothing wrong with slapping up a decent sandwich every so often, if it tickles your fancy, but if you are trying to stay as healthy as possible there are plenty of better, more nutrient-dense options when it comes to carb intake.

Cant afford bread in our house

Cú Giobach

Those unsliced "lumps" of rough brown (not soda) bread, Tortillas and Nan.
Haven't bought a sliced pan in years.
What that says about me? That I like rough brown, unleavened and Nan breads, and don't consider sliced pans as real bread, I guess.

foxy06

Funny seeing this thread cos I had a guy at the door the other day preaching to me about the benefits of brown or white bread......feckin hovis witness

Cú Giobach

Cú Giobach wrote: »

Those unsliced "lumps" of rough brown (not soda) bread, Tortillas and Nan.
Haven't bought a sliced pan in years.
What that says about me? That I like rough brown, unleavened and Nan breads, and don't consider sliced pans as real bread, I guess.

So, you like a bit of rough ?

I don't eat much of either but when I do, I eat brown bread

once in a while a nice white bread ham sandwich with mayo can be nice though

Chuck Stone

FearDark wrote: »

AH has really run its course hasn't it.

Nothing wrong with having an interest in what people do. I support the bread thread!

Has to be white for a crisp samwidge. Brown or white for toast. Brown or white for a sandwich with fillings but preferably white.

I'm mad for bread me.

guinnessdrinker

Multigrain bread, thats what my other half buys so I just eat whatever food she buys normally but when I go to the shop myself I sometimes buy white bread just for the laugh, mad!

fishy fishy

brown seeded or sourdough for me. I buy one white sliced pan per year - thats at Christmas time. Have to have white sliced pan in at Christmas .

Muckit

Wraps are the new sliced pan.... for the mo

Biggins

Pace2008 wrote: »

Well, if you have the luxury of having both white and brown in your house, have a look at the labels and compare the nutritional information of the two. You'll probably find that they are very similar in terms of nutritional content, with the main difference being that brown bread contains a slightly higher amount of fibre.

...But its that difference that many (including my doctor) that says that Brown is better for you.

I've no reason to suspect my doctor is misinformed.

Red Hand

Always brown. Usually rougher homemade type bread rather than the sliced pan "Olje Mr Brennin" as well.

inforfun

White bread.

Most of all because the stuff you put on it tastes better than it would on brown bread.

kylith

I generally go for multigrain bread. I don't think it says anything about me other than that I like multigrain bread.

Richard Hillman

Brown bread. It tastes nicer.

seven_eleven

Anybody else notice how most sliced pans have turned into pure soggy shíte lately? I have to start buying the expensive breads now!

MaxSteele

I switched to brown and multi grain bread about three months ago and have lost near enough a stone. I get feck all exercise except walking to the bus stop or fridge.

White bread does no good for you at all.

Little Acorn

White thick "doorstep" or "big toast" type of bread for kinda unhealthy stuff:
1. Strawberry Jam sandwiches
2. Cheese and onion Tayto sandwiches,
3. Nutella
4. Runny Fried Egg with ketchup.

Nutty and Seedy type brown loaves for ALL other sandwiches and for toast.

The McCambridge soda bread sliced pack is nice with soup and also with jam.

Brown Batch bread is nice with a fry up.

I love speciality breads like Bananna breads or Cherry bread, or freshly baked ones with lots of toasted pumpkin and sesame seeds but I wouldn't have these types of bread very often. I only eat bread about once a week now.

(I voted for brown as that is what I would eat most)

later12

kylith wrote: »

I generally go for multigrain bread. I don't think it says anything about me other than that I like multigrain bread.

It also says "I have very regular bowel movements":cool:

murpho999

Definitely Brown bread.

Also, the standard of bread in Ireland is appaling.

All that pre-packaged Brennan's/Irish Pride etc is just awful quality and full of preservatives , ever wonder how Brennan's stay's soft for nearly a week?

Only buy fresh Superquinn or Lidl bread.

Don't understand why there are so few bakeries in Ireland though when they are on every corner in Europe.

LordSutch

Only six whites so far :eek:

I reckon it would have been about 99% white only twenty years ago.

later12

LordSutch wrote: »

it would have been about 99% white only twenty years ago.

Immigration innit.

NegativeCreep

White Brennans bread and that's it! Anything else is muck Although I do like a bit of McCambridges brown bread occasionally but only when it's toasted with loads of butter

ultra_other

I like some white breads, but out of guilt I have brown bread if given a choice

LordSutch

Muckit wrote: »

Wraps are the new sliced pan.... for the mo

Always wondered what's meant by a sliced pan? Yes I know that it probably refers to the fact that its sliced & that its bread baked on a pan, but then isnt all bread baked on a pan in an oven? hence all bread is pan bread? or am I missing something here?

The term Pan (meaning loaf) certainly doesnt travel, thats for sure )

Ash_M

Crappy Tesco white sliced pan, seeing as I only ever really eat bread when having a classic tayto sandwich. It's your only man.

humbert

As long as it's decent bread I don't care what colour it is. I thought we'd gotten past all this.

say_who_now?

Coincidental I would see this thread just as I'm tucking into a Kingsmill 50/50 ham and cheese sandwich.

I find brown bread completely indigestible, especially since my mother practically raised us on that dry as sawdust soda bread, however we'd also have had a sliced white pan on the table too.

Nowadays my wife is fearfully health conscious so she's all that McCambridge soda bread and insistence on brown sliced pan, low fat milk that tastes more like water, and low low oil based "spread" (at least they acknowledge that its not even related to actual butter!) that tastes pure greasy!

Health is your wealth my bollix! Bland, tasteless food- just means you stay miserable for longer!

sky is the limit

I am off all bread only in the last few days, I tell ya what I feel a lot healthier without it, also gave up all pasta rice and potatoes.

JohnMarston

sky is the limit wrote: »

I am off all bread only in the last few days, I tell ya what I feel a lot healthier without it, also gave up all pasta rice and potatoes.

What's wrong with rice?

Mr Benevolent

Kev_2012 wrote: »

I eat multigrain bread because normal brown bread and white bread are horrible!

But McCambridge bread FTW!

Manky stuff. Compressed mud and oats with rabbit and rat droppings mixed in.

sky is the limit

JohnMarston wrote: »

What's wrong with rice?

Ah its the Paleo diet mate!

Greentopia

I really like brown multi seed. I bake my own brown when I have the time-regular, soda, multiseed, and a lovely parsnip and thyme (if I do say so ).
If I don't have the time or inclination to make my own I look for the best quality brown I can find, either artisan or local shop. If I can't do that then Life Fibre from the supermarket is what I'd have for sandwiches.
Artisan costs more of course but I think it's well worth it for such a staple food item.

If I eat white bread I like long fermented sourdough. I'm not a fan of the Chorleywood processing method that produces the nutritionally poor white sliced pans produced by the likes of Brennans or Irish Pride. I find them tasteless and indigestible.