Yes - if you’d like to have bread, you certainly can. Bread is a source of complex carbohydrates and can form up to a ¼ of your balanced plate.

We recommend choosing wholegrain/wholemeal bread or traditional sourdough and checking the ingredients list for any added sugars.

When choosing wholegrain, try to choose bread with a 'wholemeal' or ‘wholegrain’ flour as the main ingredient (by checking it's the first ingredient in the ingredients list). This might be wholemeal wheat flour, or it could be another whole grain such as rye. Generally, bread that contains 15-20% grains and/or seeds in the ingredients list or has more than 9g of fibre per 100g is a high-quality bread.

The sour culture used to make traditional sourdough bread slows down the digestion of carbohydrates (sugar) into your bloodstream, which will help to stabilise your blood glucose levels and keep you fuller for longer. Traditional sourdough is made without yeast, so try to choose a sourdough without yeast in the ingredients list in order to get the benefits.