 So most of us know to avoid grains in our diets, but we still have some family members and people close to us that do like consuming bread usually on a daily basis, sometimes in unusually large amounts. So I'm going to go over what options are the best at your local health food store, starting with the packaged breads. And since Whole Foods does have their own bakery, that's probably what we're going to end up purchasing today, but this is a bit more approachable and would be something more accessible in most supermarkets. The main disqualifying factor is if it's not organic. Some other foods might be able to pass for non-organic ether from a local farm. In the case of bread, since they spray so much crap on the grains, it has to be organic. So if it's not organic, a green sandwich bread, classic white sandwich bread, if it's not organic, we can't go with it. So we're kind of stuck looking at our organic options here. The second question is what grain did they use and is it a sourdough fermentation? It's very unlikely that we're going to have a natural sourdough fermentation, so that's kind of off the table. We're just going to have to deal with the yeast. So the yeast fermentation is with like a pre-packaged yeast. It's not as natural. It's not indigenous to the area. A natural sourdough fermentation is usually something you have to go to a custom bakery for. It's higher quality. It's longer. It breaks down more of the anti-nutrients. Another consideration is whether the grain was sprouted or not. We might see some sprouted grains here, and sprouting reduces the anti-nutrient content even further. So there's certainly a lot to talk about with grains, but in reality, you just go see what you have access to unless you want to cook bread at home. But if it's just for a family member, not for yourself, it's unlikely that you want to invest so much time in preparing the bread. I guess this is the most basic one we can talk about. Organic classic white sandwich bread. Like wheat flour, water, organic cane sugar, yeast, sunflower pressed canola oil. So this isn't that bad. This isn't the end of the world. I am concerned about what type of water they're using. That's a big factor. You know, how much fluoride and chlorine is in the water they're using in this bread. How much bromide. How many halogens. I guess that's a as large of a factor as the ingredients being used in this bread. But we have no certainty of knowing what type of water it is. Ancient grains. Let's see what they use here. Let's see what they mean by ancient grains. It's still mostly whole wheat, multigrain seed blend, spelt and barley, Coruscant wheat, ground rice. I mean just because you put Coruscant wheat in something doesn't mean you should label it as ancient grains. Very misleading marketing. And when you're sourcing more than one grain for the bread, it's not a good thing. You know, the more ingredients you have, the more agrochemical concerns, the more pesticide concerns there are. You know, like Dave's killer bread for instance. This is organic, but when you have a list of 40 ingredients, the amount of anti-nutrients, the amount of fluids, the amount of chemicals, if you're putting that many ingredients into a bread, the quality and sourcing of each ingredient goes down drastically. We really just want a one grain bread that's high quality, so ideally organic, one grain sourdough fermentation. Let's see if the sourdough fits the bill. So this has wheat and rye, which isn't that bad. This is the best bread we've looked at so far. So it looks like they used a sourdough culture, but they also added yeast to it and microbial enzymes. So this is probably easier on your stomach than the classic white bread. I mean, this is horrible for your stomach, multigrain, whole wheat, all that type of stuff. All it really does is add more fiber, add more anti-nutrients and make it harder on digestion. The opposite of health actually. So let's see if Vermont's bread company does a better job than the Whole Foods brands from an ingredient perspective. They're both certified organic. Very similar ingredients, but this is a big issue we have to point out. When the flour is enriched with B vitamins, iron, very, very bad for you. This is one of the reasons people get iron overload on a standard American diet. We have their white bread. I mean, it's identical to the Whole Foods bread, same stuff, same ingredients. Does Vermont bread company have a sourdough? I don't see it. Since the goal of bread is caloric energy, macronutrients, not necessarily micronutrient nutrition, we're not concerned about whether it's whole wheat or white or not. We're concerned about the quality of the grain. What type of grain it is. Is it GMO? What was it sprayed with pesticides? How was it fermented? Whether it's whole grain or not isn't as important. I would even argue that. The whole wheat, white wheat, white bread, is going to be easier on your stomach and an overall better source of energy. $8 for bread. Some of these breads get really expensive. I think if you go over to the freezer section, there's some more interesting types of breads. We've kind of explored this section fully and there's no great options. Let's see if there's better options elsewhere. I mean, of course, if you want to make the bread yourself, they do have some flowers here, but I would probably grind it yourself if you really wanted to make bread on a consistent basis. Yeah, if you're going to spend two weeks fermenting a sourdough culture and hours and hours baking bread, you might as well grind the flour yourself and have a good product. It looks like most of the frozen bread is some B.S.'s ethio bread. I don't know why this is frozen, maybe because they can't sell that much of it. I mean, from an ingredient perspective, it doesn't have any oils or anything super horrible in it, but this probably tastes like cardboard and it still does have a variety of grains. We've got sprouted soybeans, I mean, this, because it has soy in it, it's not as good as the other stuff. Blacks, higher anti-nutrient, more estrogenic plant grains, I guess these go bad a lot quicker. Oh, no salt added too. Who wants bread without salt? That's horrible life to live. Now we're heading over to the fresh baked bread that they make themselves every day. And we definitely want something organic. This is organic. They just made it. I mean, it has a scorbic acid as a preservative and sunflower oil. I don't know why they put that in here. This is their organic sourdough. Yeah, they're adding the oils to it. All right, maybe my Italian ancestry can make a comeback here. It's one of the last worst-looking ones, but it still has stuff in it we don't want. It has the ingredients and it has the enriched sweet, which we don't want either. I think the best option for today might just be the sourdough. Only one grain, at least they filter the water. The only additive is the scorbic acid, which isn't too bad. It's probably a small amount. And the amount of oils in here is insignificant. The most important thing is that it's one grain. It's freshly made. They filter the water. I think we'll use this to make our sandwiches for our recipes. I was at another Whole Foods and they actually had heirloom grains that they were using to make fresh bread. I know they had like an organic ancient grain bread. They had an organic rye bread. I was hoping to see that organic rye bread here again. But I guess with what's going on in the world, they have a lower production. And again, they do have a lot of different grains and options, but it's not organic. So keep in mind the main thing we've been trying to do today is remove as many negatives as possible from what's contained in the bread. We're not looking for the best ancient grain because you're never going to find that in a supermarket. You have to go to a local artisanal bakery. So if your family does eat bread, we've gone over some reasonable options today that you can pick up pretty much any of the organic sourdough or what I would start with. And then you can explore using your own grains, making your own types of bread. So thank you guys for joining me today. Hopefully you enjoyed this video. And hopefully you can use this to make bread choices for incorporating more nutrient-dense animal foods into your family's diet, such as grilled cheese sandwiches, adding lots of meats and stuff to it. Thanks again for joining me today, guys. I'll see you for tomorrow's video.