The Star: October 05, 2017

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Is white bread toast?
• By Gabrielle Stuart
ZOE BARCZYK can’t remember
the last time she bought white
bread – and she’s not alone.
Lincoln University researchers
say the days of the white slice
may be over, as growing health
consciousness drives more consumers
to buy grain loaves, or
avoid bread completely.
For the Edgeware student,
her go-to loaves of choice are a
Ploughman’s Rye, or Vogel’s –
partly for the health benefits, and
partly because she prefers the
taste.
“Buying white bread wouldn’t
even cross my mind anymore,”
she said.
A survey of shoppers in supermarkets
by Lincoln lecturers
Sue Trafford and Sharon Forbes
found about half thought white
bread was unhealthy.
Of the shoppers surveyed, 80
per cent perceived multigrain
breads to be healthier than other
options.
It found 23 per cent of shoppers
bought white bread, and 77
non-white.
That was a turnaround from
the numbers almost 40 years ago,
when a 1978 survey of shoppers
found 89 per cent bought white
bread.
Supermarket scanner data
from across New Zealand
showed sales of white bread fell
four per cent last year, while
non-white bread sales rose 1.6
per cent.
But white bread still has its
loyal supporters. Parklands
wedding celebrant Tracey Booth
DAILY BREAD: Zoe Barczyk (left) and Tracey Booth with their preferred loaves.
said she often bought 10 loaves of
white bread in a week.
She said it was devoured by her
three boys, aged seven, 14 and 16.
“It’s the only stuff the kids will
eat,” she said.
If it was part of a balanced diet,
she didn’t have any concerns
about bread, she said.
“So many people are glutenfree
these days, I think bread’s
been given a bad name,” she said.
Dr Forbes said a lot of fad diets
pushed messages that carbohydrates
were unhealthy, but they
did not tell the whole story.
“I think the nutritionists need
to speak up a lot louder, because
there are a lot of things in bread,
even in white bread, that we really
need in our diets, like fibre
and folic acid.”
She said bread consumption
could also be reducing due to the
variety of products available for
breakfast or lunch, such as cereals,
smoothies, sushi, salads and
fast food.
The survey was carried out at
supermarkets across Christchurch
early this year, and included
responses from 141 shoppers.
Dr Forbes said a student involved
in the study, Emma Boase,
planned to carry on the research
in the United States as she studied
for her master’s degree at a
university in Missouri.
FAST FACTS:
Christchurch survey
findings:
•23 per cent of shoppers
buying bread purchased
white loaves
•77 per cent bought nonwhite
bread
•50 per cent bought more
than one type of bread
•80 per cent believed
multigrain loaves were
healthier
Last year, across New
Zealand supermarkets:
•Sales of white loaves
dropped 4 per cent
•Sales on non-white loaves
rose 1.6 per cent
Property linked to missing Michael McGrath for sale
• By Andrew King
A PROPERTY which was a
key focus of the investigation
into the disappearance of
Christchurch man Michael
McGrath is up for sale.
The property, in Candys Rd,
Halswell, was subject to a major
search and forensic testing by
police. It is the home of prison
officer David Benbow, a friend
of Mr McGrath’s, who has been
missing for 140 days.
Early in the inquiry, Detective
Inspector Darryl Sweeney
said Mr Benbow was a “person
of interest” who needed to be
eliminated from their inquiries.
Last week Detective Inspector
Sweeney would not comment on
whether Mr Benbow was still a
person of interest. He was not
available yesterday.
The 1980m 2 Candys Rd
property has a rateable value of
$680,000. It is a deadline treaty
sale.
In Brief
MAN HIT BY BUS
A 20-year-old man is in a
critical condition after being
hit by a bus near Canterbury
University’s College of Education
yesterday. The man was hit
at the intersection of Solway
and Glenside Aves at about
11.52am, a fire and emergency
spokesman said. He was taken
to Christchurch Hospital with
critical injuries. Police are
investigating the incident.
FERRYMEAD DOG PARK IDEA
THe Ferrymead site that was once
home to the failed Christchurch
Maori Village could be turned
into a dog park. City councillor
Yani Johanson and the Linwood-
Central-Heathcote Community
Board has asked city council staff
to prepare a report on whether the
site could be used as a dog exercise
area. The village was set up by
Tamaki Heritage Experiences,
owned by brothers Doug and
Mike Tamaki, in 2007, but closed
after the earthquakes because of
financial issues.
MAUGER GEAR FOR AUCTION
Memorabilia belonging to
legendary Christchurch speedway
rider Ivan Mauger will be
offered for sale in the United
Kingdom next week. Almost 50
lots, including championship
speedway and long-track racing
motor-cycles, trophies, awards
and ephemera, including gold
championship helmets, will
go under the hammer at
Bonhams’ Autumn Stafford Sale
on October 15.
VICTORIA SQUARE PROJECT
Work on the restoration of
Victoria Square is on track to be
finished in March. Otakaro is
restoring it as part of the Avon
River Precinct. The existing
layout is being kept, with some
minor improvements to make
accessibility better. The Queen
Victoria and Captain Cook
statues, the floral clock, the
poupou and Bowker Fountain are
all being restored, and a new punt
stop is also being installed.
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