A whole wheat hit

I wrote not too long ago about my transition to whole wheat bread. I knew it would be a smooth change for me and my husband -- and it was -- but I feared my little boys would mourn the loss of their honey wheat variety. They didn't. Instead, they moved seamlessly from one bread to the other, one boy not even aware anything had changed. Here's how it happened.

Almost five-year-old Danny enjoyed his favorite egg and cheese breakfast sandwich one morning without even noticing his bread had been switched up. Nope. Didn't detect a change in color or taste. Just gobbled the daddy-made sandwich down. He's still doing it, a few mornings a week, and still doesn't have a clue.

Seven-year-old Joey did notice the substitution. And he liked it. "Hey, I see we have new bread," he said one day after returning home from school and handing me his lunch box. "Yes," we do have new bread," I replied. "Do you like it?" He told me he did, and I told him that made me happy since it is healthier than our old bread. Whole wheat bread is packed in his lunch box every week day, and never does a complaint come my way.

Whole wheat is a hit in our house. How about yours? If you haven't yet made the transition, give it a try -- it's likely those living in your household will enjoy it more than you think.