Nutritional Benefits of Bread

Bread is one of the staples of the Irish diet with 90% adults and 94% of children eating white bread and 72% of adults and 39% children eating wholemeal bread.

Bread is a versatile and great value food and is a rich source of carbohydrate, needed by children and adults to provide energy on a daily basis.

Wholemeal bread has the extra benefit of fibre, and with the majority of Irish adults and Irish children not eating enough dietary fibre, it is an easy change to make to the diet. Try making sandwiches with one slice of white bread and one slice of wholemeal.

Irish Pride Vita Kids has been produced to meet the nutritional needs of Irish children.

Research shows that 1 in 3 Irish girls and one in four Irish boys don’t eat enough calcium.

- 2 slices of Vita Kids provides 11% of a child’s requirements of calcium.

13% of boys and 34% of girls do not eat enough dietary iron.

- 2 slices Vita Kids provides 16% of a child’s requirement for iron.

10% of Irish children do not eat enough vitamin C.

- 2 slices Vita Kids provides 20% of a child’s requirement for vitamin C

1 in 5 boys and 1 in 3 girls in Ireland don’t eat the recommended amount of folate.

- 2 slices Vita Kids  provides 11% of a child’s requirement for folic acid.

Some Irish children are missing out on some of the key nutrients they need for health, growth and development. Irish Pride Vita Kids has been designed to bridge that gap.

It contains a little more fibre than other white breads and significantly less salt, with additional folic acid, omega 3, vitamin C, iron, calcium and vitamin D to help build healthy bones, blood and bodies!

It won’t make them into little angels, but it will give you a little help towards your goal of getting them to eat a healthier, more balanced diet.