Grocery Shopping With A Twist.

      When I’m grocery shopping at my metro, I tend to gravitate towards the bread section of the supermarket.  I walk in, I quickly pass the fruits and vegetables and I spend most of my time checking out and trying new forms of bread!  I love bread, as I literally cannot get enough of it.  It’s in every meal I eat, whether it’s the main course or there to compliment the main course.  Breakfast is a time for me to whip up some solid meals using bread, such as eggs, ham and cheese bagel, French toast, or even the simplest of just toasting a bagel and putting peanut butter and jam.  Working with bread is never hard, and can be the simplest component in adding to or enhancing a meal. 

       Bread has been around for ages.  While trends such as low carbohydrate nutrition or low fat dieting come and go, bread is here to stay- people!  Bread is also healthy as it increases your protein intake, add fiber to your diet, and refill your muscles by supplying quality carbohydrate in addition to healthy fats, vitamins, and minerals!

My Favourite Types Of Bread
White bread:
- the most variety of bread. 
- looks white
- soft texture

Wholewheat bread:
- made from whole wheat flour
- contains all the components of the grain
- it has become the most popular with increasing knowledge of the health benefits of bran and what germ
- looks brown
- soft texture

Mixed Grain bread:
- may be made from any combination of grains (e.g. kibbled grains, wheat germ, whole grains or wheat and other cereals) and seeds (e.g. sesame seeds)
- looks brown
- rough texture

Lavash bread:
- made from white wheat flour, yeast, salt and water which is oven-baked on a heated metal plate
- thin
- flat bread

Bagal:
- is shaped into a ring  
- has a crusty a chewy texture. 
- it may be coated with poppy or sesame seeds and can be flavored (e.g raisin and cinnamon)

Pita Bread:
- The pocket can also be stuffed with various fillings
- drier on the outside
- softer on the inside
- flat

- oval 
- rough on the outside, and soft on the inside

Naan:
- made in india, Pakistan and Afghanistan. 
- flattish
- crisp texture

Chinese Steam Bread:
- eaten in most countries of east Asia
- shaped like a ball and may have a sweet bean paste or meat filling
- “Lao bing is a Chinese-style flat bread

Glutan-free bread:
- has a dense and more crumbly texture than traditional bread


My Sketches of Bread

As an Early Childhood Educator...i would create a chart of all foods that children know when they go shopping at their local grocery market.  These foods can include- favourite breads, cheese, fruit and vegetables or even candy.At the beginning of circle time, pull this chart out and ask children to identify what's their favourite type of food.  Then ask the children about the shape, texture and colour of the type of food chosen. I think this is great way to get children's mind's thinking and allows them to experience and view their favourite food in a more analytical way!





Art Word of the Week: Texture

Texture refers to how the quality of any surface of an object when you touch it.

(Schirrmacher & Fox, 2009). 

Bread has so many different textures.  it can be rough, bumpy, smooth or soft.  What i also think is so great about bread is, is that their exterior may feel rough, but the interior is a soft feeling and vice versa!  For example: a croissant. Its rough on the outside, but soft on the inside.

References

Schirrmacher, R., & Fox, J. E. (2009). Art & Creative Development for Young Children (6 ed.). Belmont, CA: Delmar.