Whole grain bread, like other whole grains, fruits and vegetables, is a source of energy, protein, vitamins, minerals and fiber. Choosing six to eleven servings of grain foods each day will help you get the nutrition you need. But when you make your own bread, you can increase the nutrition and variety. Try adding nonfat milk in place of some of the water for extra calcium, or add a few tablespoons nonfat dry milk to your recipe. Pureed fruits provide a different taste, more nutrition and fiber, and help reduce fat when used in place of some of the fat or water.
Whole grains can replace some of the regular flour for more fiber.
Reduce sodium by keeping salt to one teaspoon for every three cups of flour. Make these and other changes slowly, and you'll gradually reach the taste you enjoy.