I recieved a question from Mario asking:

I eat sprouted grain bread on the recommendation of my alternative healthcare practitioner. However, at $5.20 per loaf, it is quite pricey. Is it that much healthier than regular 100% whole grain bread? Here's the brand I use: http://www.foodforlife.com/product/breads/ezekiel-49-sprouted-whole-grain-bread

Thanks for the question Mario. Not knowing your medical history or why your alternative healthcare practitioner recommended the sprouted grain bread for you I can’t say for sure this is something you should only be consuming. But I can provide you with benefits to why sprouted grain bread is a good option.

For those of you who don’t know what Ezekiel bread is, it is bread made with sprouted grains. Learn more about sprouted bread here: http://wholegrainscouncil.org/whole-grains-101/sprouted-whole-grains.

To begin my analysis of Ezekiel bread vs. 100% whole wheat bread, I started by comparing the Ezekiel bread to a generic 100% whole wheat bread option. Based on just the nutrition facts label the Ezekiel bread has less calories, less total fat, a lot less sodium, less sugar and it has more dietary fiber. All in all the Ezekiel bread looks to be better option than a 100% whole wheat bread I compared it against. Of course I am only comparing the Ezekiel against one 100% whole wheat bread option. There are lots of options available on the market so doing a simple nutrition fact label comparison can help you determine which product is better.

Now taking a deeper look into the products I created a table listing the benefits of each option.

Ezekiel bread has a lot of benefits over the 100% whole wheat bread. If the price tag is too much consider switching to a couple different products and not only consuming the Ezekiel bread. But yes, Ezekiel bread looks to be a better option!