Whole Grain Breadcrumbs

Store bought breadcrumbs are one of those items that make absolutely no sense. How do these companies take something as simple as bread and turn it into 59 ingredients… yes 59 ingredients!!!!! Not only are they using 59 ingredients, they are also using a cocktail of dangerous and cheap ingredients. Here is the list:

Ingredients

Bread Crumbs (Enriched Flour [Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup, Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil [Soybean and/or Cottonseed and/or Corn and/or Canola], Water, Salt. Contains 2% or Less of: Yeast, Honey, Molasses, Sugar, Wheat, Gluten, Whey, Soy Flour, Whole Wheat Flour, Rye Flour, Corn Flour, Oat Bran, Corn Meal, Rice Flour, Potato Flour, Butter, Dough Conditioners [Mono- and Diglycerides, Sodium and/or Calcium Stearoyl, Lactylate, Soy Lecithin, Calcium Carbonate], Yeast Nutrients [Ammonium Sulfate, Calcium Sulfate, Monocalcium Phosphate], Vinegar, Nonfat Milk, Buttermilk, Lactic Acid, Calcium Propionate and Potassium Sorbate [Preservatives, Sesame Seeds), Oat Flour, Salt, Dried Parsley, Spices, Onion Powder, Garlic, Natural Flavor, Egg, Sunflower Seeds.

So you can see they are using HFCS, Partially Hydrogenated Oils (trans fats!!), and preservatives. No wonder these things never go bad! What makes me downright angry about these breadcrumbs is people use these when they are cooking at home and never think to read the ingredients on something that seems so simple.

Thankfully making your own is super simple and easy. If you use breadcrumbs a lot you can even make these in big batches and keep them in the refrigerator or freezer. These breadcrumbs taste ten times better then the store bought version and are able to be used in a number of ways. It is also important to point out that I use a preservative free, sprouted grain bread found in the organic freezer section of my local grocery store. Click here to learn more about the bread. I also freshly grate my parmesan cheese because the powdery parmesan can contain additives and preservatives. Here is the micoplane I use to grate the cheese as well as the oat flour and adobo seasoning used in the recipe.