FARM US Shoppers Buying Less Bread in Troubling Trend for Farmers

savurselvs

Veteran Member
Glyphosate (roundup) is sprayed on 33% or more of the US wheat to kill the plant for harvest.

Most US bread products use high fructose corn syrup instead of sugar.

Potassium bromate, a human carcinogen, is used in the leavening process, but not listed on the ingredients.
Last I read, bromate is a type of plastic?
Round up is not used at harvest time
It is used right before or right after planting.
 

John Deere Girl

Veteran Member
Round up is not used at harvest time
It is used right before or right after planting.
I can't bring these links over because I'm on my phone, but there's information in both that share when Glyphosate is sprayed.


 

Dennis Olson

Chief Curmudgeon
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I wonder why no one is taking account of the big increase in the numbers of deaths which lead to a big decrease in the numbers of people who eat foods made with wheat?
In order for that to be a real issue, 20+ million or more “extra deaths” must happen. They haven’t. You can loosen your tinfoil now. ;)
 

summerthyme

Administrator
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I wonder why no one is taking account of the big increase in the numbers of deaths which lead to a big decrease in the numbers of people who eat foods made with wheat?
Because the number of illegals have covered "excess" deaths... at least. I don't have the numbers or time to look them up, though it would be interesting.

But the illegal replacements don't come from cultures where light wheat bread is important. South Americans... including Mexicans, eat more corn based. And Orientals (is that racist? I can't keep up!) are rice based.

I'm going that it's price based, although it's still such a convenience food. And it wouldn't be *quite* as terrible if people would buy the whole grain types, but even those have WAY too many added chemicals. Which reminds me, I need to bake bread tomorrow!

Summerthyme
 

Dennis Olson

Chief Curmudgeon
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Yeah, the term “oriental” has fallen out of common usage, and “Asian” has replaced it. But I don’t think it’s considered racist.
 

bev

Has No Life - Lives on TB
It's not the wheat - it's how they strip nutrients during processing and how they add junk to commercially made bread.

I make sourdough bread. Find a community supported, regenerative, farmer. Buy locally grown wheatberries. Sourdough does not affect blood sugar. Lots of fiber. Nutritious. Cost about $1.50 per loaf.
Does not affect blood sugar? Tell me more, please! I’d love a PB&J Sammy.
 

Scrapman

Veteran Member
Just found another bread maker at savers for 10 bucks . The food in this country is horrible . The vitamins in it are diminished and farmers are using to many chemicals instead of crop rotation and cover crops . I am surrounded by veggie farms and I see what there doing . And I also remember how there father's did things.
 

earthbud

Contributing Member
The wheat grown these days has about 25% more gliadin than 100 years ago. Gliadin is the main protein in gluten that causes inflammatory response and immune response in those who are susceptible.

I do not have celiac disease, but my digestion is better, and I feel better since I gave up bread.
 

Melodi

Disaster Cat
I've been using bread bakers for decades, mostly as a kneading machine, because my shoulder doesn't knead bread very well and hasn't for years.

Last week, my housemate noticed two store-bought "cakes" that I had brought home from a local get-together that had been left over (I did not buy them). I brought them home because they had no icing on them, and my housemate prefers cakes and quick bread without icing or glazing.

I forgot about them, and she noticed them in the bad. After THREE WEEKS, they looked like the day I brought them home. They went into the bin.....

Anything that is supposed to be a "fresh baked good" that lasts that long sitting in a bag at room temperature, especially in a damp and humid climate, probably has things in it that no one would eat if they realized they were there.
 

20Gauge

TB Fanatic
I'll buy into the possibility that people are wasting/throwing out less food, plus eating a lot less junk food. Gads - it's hard to find a loaf of grocery store brand bread anymore less than $3.00 a loaf, and snack crackers, chips and bakery are absolutely through the roof $$$.

If you are feeding kids, making lunches for school and work, eating toast for breakfast - people are going to need bread. Still, it isn't like when I was a kid, when a pile of bread was on the table for every meal, including "coffee" mid-morning. Given, that might change when people really start to scrape bottom financially, because bread, biscuits, pancakes, plus rice and potatoes will fill up a hungry belly cheaper than meat, fruit and vegetables.

Must admit though, this is the first mention of trends like Ozempic and the diabetes drugs having an impact on the food industry. Going to be interesting to watch.
We last night bought our 1st junk food in 4+ months? I am not 100% sure how long, but it has been a long while.

Yeah, sweets are out of the plan. 1st thing cut long ago.

If they are now realizing this, they are way behind on things......
 

SouthernBreeze

Has No Life - Lives on TB
I love my sourdough toast in the morning. Get it from LA Brea bakery in L.A. I'll stop bread when they take it from my cold dead hands.

Same here for us when it comes to us stop eating bread. Not giving it up voluntarily.

I pulled out my sourdough bread recipe this morning getting ready to bake a loaf or two or three. I have to get my starter going first, though, so it will be a couple of days. I'm not too good at bread making, but I try when I do get the urge. Cary has no complaints.
 

Toosh

Veteran Member
Does not affect blood sugar? Tell me more, please! I’d love a PB&J Sammy.

OK - but hold the jelly. Ghee is your best friend. Fat has little glycemic affect.

There is a big bunch of info out there if you search for it. Keep in mind that sourdough can be made of any grain so test your sugar to see which has less affect on you. I don't completely understand the fermentation process but I always envision the fermentation eating up all the carbs so there's none for our body.

Here's 2 sources you might like to start with but like I said do your own research. Hubby controls his sugar with diet and we test, test, test. It's the only way I (the family chef) can learn what foods have what affects on his sugar and for how long it's affected.
  1. Effects of breads of varying carbohydrate quality on postprandial glycaemic, incretin and lipidaemic response after first and second meals in adults with diet-controlled type 2 diabetes
  2. The Acute Impact of Ingestion of Sourdough and Whole-Grain Breads on Blood Glucose, Insulin, and Incretins in Overweight and Obese Men
 

Signwatcher

Has No Life - Lives on TB
As I was trying to get to sleep last night, I had the thought ping into my head that all the fatality victims of Covid aren't eating bread anymore.
 
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bev

Has No Life - Lives on TB

OK - but hold the jelly. Ghee is your best friend. Fat has little glycemic affect.

There is a big bunch of info out there if you search for it. Keep in mind that sourdough can be made of any grain so test your sugar to see which has less affect on you. I don't completely understand the fermentation process but I always envision the fermentation eating up all the carbs so there's none for our body.

Here's 2 sources you might like to start with but like I said do your own research. Hubby controls his sugar with diet and we test, test, test. It's the only way I (the family chef) can learn what foods have what affects on his sugar and for how long it's affected.
  1. Effects of breads of varying carbohydrate quality on postprandial glycaemic, incretin and lipidaemic response after first and second meals in adults with diet-controlled type 2 diabetes
  2. The Acute Impact of Ingestion of Sourdough and Whole-Grain Breads on Blood Glucose, Insulin, and Incretins in Overweight and Obese Men
Thank you, Toosh!
 
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