Sprouted Grain Bread - worth it?

[LisaM]

This might get wordy (as do a lot of my posts...sorry!). I'll highlight my questions in bold so they don't get lost!

 

So when I went to buy some stuff to sprout at a local Fresh and Natural Foods store, I saw this bread...it's called 7 Sprouted Grains and is made by a company called Food for Life. It is 100% flourless and certified organic grains.

 

Ingredients:

Sprouted what, filtered water, malted barley, sprouted rye, sprouted barley, sprouted oats, sprouted millet, sprouted corn, sprouted brown rice, fresh yeast, sea salt...that's it. I really like the fact that there are no preservatives that I can't pronounce!

 

The bag has a statement that "our exclusive baking process preserves these valuable nutrients and retains the important natural fiber and bran" (which one of my questions was if baking would ruin the benefits of sprouted grains...which according to them it does not). None of my birds have shown a sensitivity to either wheat or corn but I'm aware allergies can develop.

 

I was concerned about the sea salt but the sodium content of a slice of this bread is 80mg, which is less than half what the other one I was using had. Each bird gets only 1/3 piece of bread at a time mixed in with a bunch of other stuff and they don't consume the whole amount so they're probably getting about 10-15 mg sodium/day from this bread. Is this amount of sodium too much?

 

Also, it has 4 grams of protein per slice and 3 grams of fiber. It does also have 1 gram of sugar though (which is similar to my other bread). Given the list of ingredients above, what would be supplying the sugar? I'm assuming it's a natural occurring sugar as there isn't anything implying it is added to the bread. Should I be looking for a sugar-free bread instead?

 

Any other thoughts from folks about this bread? It is about twice as much as my other but if it's much better it's worth it.

 

Thanks for any input.

[lovemyGreys]

Lisa given the ingrediants it sounds fine to me, something i would feed my gang.The malted barley i would be pretty sure is suppling the sweetness.

[judygram]

Thanks Tracy, I left this for you to answer since you are the expert here on food.:cheer: :lol:

[lovemyGreys]

:laugh: Thanks judy

[LisaM]

Thanks LMG! If you would feed it to your flock, I feel confident giving it to mine.

 

That is, if I can keep it in stock! It's really, really good! I had a piece toasted this morning with a thin spread of butter...yummy! Usually I put peanut butter on also (yes, in addition to the butter...i know I'm bad). Also, I don't put butter/pb on for the birds!

 

This didn't need the peanut butter as it has a great nutty taste itself. I'm going to use it instead of my other bread for the kids' toast tomorrow morning and see if they notice (he he he).

 

Thanks again!

[Lysis]

What could be supplying the sugar? Any carbohydrate (simple and complex sugar) is considered a sugar and I would expect the ingredients to contain carbs.

[LisaM]

Thank you Lysis. Tracy had mentioned that earlier as well in reference to the malted barley. I guess since it isn't any "added" sugar, it's probably okay in this small amount. I had forgotten about my nutrition and "naturally occurring sugars".:blush:

 

Thanks again.