It is a given that getting a white bread in the grocery store is easier because the only thing you have to do is put it in your shopping cart and then pay for it compared to baking your own bread that takes up time and effort.

But the latter is proven to be much more satisfying. You will feel the sense of accomplishment by making something delicious, it will also give you proper nutrition. To know why baking your own bread is healthier, compare the differences of these two breads through their ingredients:

White Bread Ingredients: Enriched wheat flour [flour, barley malt, ferrous sulfate (iron), B vitamins (niacin, thiamine mononitrate (B1), riboflavin (B2), folic acid)], water, high-fructose corn syrup, butter. Contains 2% or less of: salt, whey, partially hydrogenated soybean and cottonseed oil, yeast, soy flour, wheat gluten, ethoxylated mono and diglycerides, mono and diglycerides, calcium sulfate, nonfat milk, soy fiber, natural and artificial flavors, dicalcium phosphate, ammonium phosphate, dough conditioners (sodium stearoyl lactylate, alpha amylase, calcium iodate, calcium dioxide), datem, monocalcium phosphate, cellulose gum, guar gum, yeast nutrient (ammonium sulfate), calcium carbonate, enzymes, vinegar, calcium propionate (to retain freshness).

1 slice: Calories: 80; Total Fat: 1 g; Protein: 2 g; Total Carbohydrate: 14 g; Fiber: 0 g; Sodium: 200 mg.

Artisan Whole-Wheat Bread Ingredients: Organic whole wheat flour, water, honey, wheat gluten, pressed canola oil, sea salt, yeast, ascorbic acid.

1 slice: Calories: 101; Total Fat: 0.8 g; Protein: 5.4 g; Total Carbohydrate: 21.8 g; Fiber: 3.3 g; Sodium: 138.1 mg.

The ingredients listed above will give you the same looking bread, but with different composition. An Artisan bread may compose of only five simple ingredients, but the nutrients you need are already there.

The simple one with the same good nutrients will be appreciated more by your body. Not only that, you might find baking very enjoying.