September 29th, 2014 by Liliane Baines
Bread busting myths #1: Does it really make you fat? NO! (although women still steer clear) A new Australian study of over 1,000 women found that eating bread does not cause weight gain, yet 43% of women avoid bread when trying to lose weight and 20% of women feel guilty after eating bread. Leading nutritionist, […]
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September 16th, 2014 by Liliane Baines
The fashion world is making way for a new star in town this season – the lunchbox. With a debut appearance at London Fashion Week 2014, the original designer bag combines the everyday with the high end, in a bid by British Bakers to encourage women to love their lunch. Readers are being offered a […]
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June 10th, 2014 by Liliane Baines
Eating toast can keep you well. Toast is a major source of energy as well as vital vitamins and minerals – all of which help keep you fit and healthy. To recognise and reward the stirling job of toast, the nation’s bakers created sets of plastic boots to stand your toast soldiers in. Sadly these […]
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June 10th, 2014 by Liliane Baines
Eating toast can keep you in good health. It is a major sources of energy, protein and vital vitamins and minerals. To reward and reinvent the humble toast soldier, we have created a set of print-and-stick boots and bearskins to adorn your toast giving the pride of place it deserves on your breakfast table. See […]
Read More »June 10th, 2014 by Liliane Baines
Did you know that the UK has over 200 different types of bread?
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April 10th, 2014 by Liliane Baines
Bread, often maligned, for causing bloating may not be to blame >>more
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April 10th, 2014 by Liliane Baines
Bread, often maligned, for causing bloating may not be to blame so says a panel of experts. Ayela Spiro, of the British Nutrition Foundation (BNF) told a London conference of dieticians and nutritionists discussing bloating this month at King’s College London. She also cited a new (as yet unpublished) study from the University of Bristol, […]
Read More »April 1st, 2014 by Liliane Baines
UK bread prices were among the cheapest countries in the world last year, according to data from the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), with the average price of bread in London standing at £1.63 per kilo (not per loaf). The EIU check bread prices in 124 world cities, inlcuding Tel Aviv, Tokyo, Lisbon, London and Toronto. […]
Read More »March 27th, 2014 by Liliane Baines
THE nation’s bakers have taken a bold new approach to promoting the benefits of bread with the launch of a tongue-in-cheek guide to packing a lunchbox. Bread has faced various challenges over the past few years so The Federation of Bakers – the organisation behind the video – wants to remind young women of the […]
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March 3rd, 2014 by Liliane Baines
British Pie Week starts today and runs until March 9 2014. If you fancy giving homemade pastry a go to mark the occassion but have been frightened off by an earlier failure, FEAR NOT. Help is at hand. You can make perfect pastry every time if you follow our step-by-step guide full of tips of […]
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February 28th, 2014 by Liliane Baines
Recent media attention has focused on removing added sugar from manufactured foods to reduce obesity. The main target is sugary drinks, but bread has also come under attack. Bread is not normally made with sugar. “Sugars” appear on the label, but these are at a low level, naturally present, and mainly in the form of […]
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February 25th, 2014 by Liliane Baines
Today is National Toast Day; and it’s official! Toast has been scientifically proven to be the UK’s feel good food and Britain’s most loved food smell. Professor Tim Jacob, School of Biosciences at Cardiff University has found that the smell of toast triggers memories of happiness. And a survey by the Flour Advisory Bureau found […]
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