Bread is love, bread is life

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There used to be punishments for bakers adulterating flour to make profits; medieval communities were so reliant on the bread that the Lords went out of their way to regulate bakeries and ensure high wages for bakers to prevent that from happening (i.e: Adding chalk).

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And CHEESE !

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I'm in my mid/late thirties and I still put almost everything in bread.
My 4 years old sometimes make bread sandwiches (one type of bread in another type of bread). I'm not there, yet.

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We should stage a conquest of bread.

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I recently saw an infographic that showed the risk of death for getting out of bed at 90 years old is the same as the risk of hang gliding. To me, this means you should take up hang gliding when you're 90.

More seriously, you should take risks to have a full and rewarding life. Those risks can be mitigated. I've ridden motorcycles, but I also wear a helmet and safety gear while doing it.

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Alright, a bread sandwich is interesting. Now I love me some bread, but doesn't the distinction between loaf 1 and loaf 2 get lost in all the breadyness? If they want a hybrid loaf they probably make those. I suppose at 4 they're not making themselves, but the bread maker... you... might.

I thought I loved bread, perhaps I merely enjoy it.

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Isn't Low Carb debunked?

What does this even mean? Nobody that I know of has ever asserted that low carb diets are the only way to lose weight. Low carb diets tend to reduce appetite which helps in achieving a calorie deficit, that's all .

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I'm talking of modern day peasants, you know, the 99%. If it's a "luxury", then why pray tell is it served everywhere and dominates the ingredient list of most processed food? A loaf of bread is cheap, but meats, fruits, vegetables are through the roof.

It was a nice stop gap as things progressed, but now it's a handicap.

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"Oh I really shouldn't, I ..."
"Come on dude, this one's partly mouldy."
"I TAKE FOUR! I MEAN FIVE!"

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I used to make a lot of bread and things like pizza dough. I've even grown and ground my own wheat and other grains.

And then my partner developed and/or decided they have a gluten sensitivity. Yes I've tried making gluten-free whatever but it's not the same. I want my gluteny-goodness.

I will harbor this resentment forever.

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Yeah but that factory white bread in the supermarket is literally the devil. How else can it stay good for so long?

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Just make it. I don't buy bread and haven't in years. It's not saving me any money but flour, salt, and water are the only ingredients in most of my breads and they are as good as the fanciest bakery rustic sourdough. And easy as heck to make, sourdough is so forgiving.

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Garlic toast! Yes that's usually on white bread here, I use a baguette to make it.

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You sacrifice and sacrifice, cutting everything out of your habits or diet that may bring you pleasure, only for the sake of extending your life. Then at the end of it all, you look back in dismay, in the dismal realization that despite your years, you have never lived at all...

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Yeah, maybe some day. It is one of the thing I keep telling myself I'll get around to.

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No you have to mix the breads. For example, you take a slice of some random bread, put a piece of Lebanese flat bread on it and voilà.
And the Child does make the sandwiches. At least those ones.

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You are a lost soul...

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False dichotomy. I can eat all kinds of delicious foods, even having my health and eating my cake, and the best part is I don't have to perform any mental gymnastics to ignore any guilt or shame about the suffering my diet causes. There's something poetic about the best possible things for me, being the best possible things for all other beings out there. In reality, you just don't know what you're missing.

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You're basically saying the same thing the other person who replied to my comment said, so see here. No sacrifice, and your characterization of longevity is an unfounded myth. The pursuit of health doesn't just expand years, it increases quality of life in the here and now. There's a word for it, "healthspan". Pursuing health and longevity leads to greater tasting food, because it involves cutting out all the hyperpalatable bombs of added sugar, fat, and salt that fry your taste buds so much that all you can taste is those kinds of foods. Do you even know what real food tastes like? I can have the pleasure of great food, the ecstasy of intense exercise, and the fulfillment of any other of life's worthwhile joys.