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In reply to the discussion: When you buy or make a loaf of bread. do you eat the end slice or give to the birds? I don't eat the ends. [View all]hlthe2b
(114,810 posts)15. Not all bread is alike. The really heavy seed breads (e.g., Dave's Killer thin sliced good seed whole grain)
can be healthy. I would hope most here don't eat or at least don't feed the highly processed white or other Wonder-like breads but even whole grains are not all equal.
Seeds are good for wild birds, however, so scraping the heavy variety covering of the ends of the Dave's Killer bread mentioned would be fine.
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When you buy or make a loaf of bread. do you eat the end slice or give to the birds? I don't eat the ends. [View all]
debm55
Feb 2025
OP
Not all bread is alike. The really heavy seed breads (e.g., Dave's Killer thin sliced good seed whole grain)
hlthe2b
Feb 2025
#15
I save the ends, keep them in the refrigerator & feed them to the ducks later on.
red dog 1
Feb 2025
#12
My large, extended family is almost perfectly divided on this issue, so I just quietly eat them.
RussellCattle
Feb 2025
#13
You're welcome, Deb. If I bake bread my 90 year old neighbor comes over and we share the ends with a cup of coffee.
RussellCattle
Feb 2025
#61
The ends are the best part of the loaf. In a homemade loaf the ends are heavenly.
Srkdqltr
Feb 2025
#14
I eat the end slice. I expect that ultimately something we have trained ourselves not to expect will come anyway.
NNadir
Feb 2025
#45
Mom explained to me many, many years ago, all the nutrition is in the heels
Brother Buzz
Feb 2025
#46
depends. raisin bread yes. 15 grain bread ends get saved for meatballs or hamburgers.
pansypoo53219
Feb 2025
#47