Making homemade bread is easy and fun and you can enhance the nutrition by adding other ingredients. Bread, along with other grain products, is at the base of the food guide pyramid .
Bread is a source of vitamins, minerals, protein, carbohydrates and very little fat.
Baking bread at home allows you to increase its nutrient value by using whole grains, fruits, vegetables and even dry milk. Adding a few tablespoons of dry milk to your recipe increases calcium without changing the taste. Pureed fruits and veggies can be used in place of some of the water for more taste, texture and nutrition. And if you need to increase upper body activity, knead some homemade bread.