Useful for holding sandwich fillings because the pocket holds the filling in. Lebanese bread Similar to pita bread but usually larger and used to wrap around fillings such as tabbouli, hummous, falafel or salad. An Italian-style bread that is currently very popular. Most types have some olive oil brushed over them. Some are also sprinkled with herbs before baking.
Nutritional value is similar to white bread.
There are many delicious yeasted loaves, sliced or unsliced, with added raisins, sultanas, mixed peel, dried apricots and apples. They have almost no fat. Muffins English muffins, which come as fruit, wholemeal, multigrain and various other flavours, are basically bread. They have all the nutritional characteristics of bread and are an excellent choice as a snack food. Keep bread in a covered container of a type where air can circulate round the bread.