Life’s A Picnic For National Bread Week 2007

Now in its seventh year, Warburtons National Bread Week will be running from 7th – 13th May 2007, celebrating the ‘roll’ that bread plays in our daily diet. Throughout National Bread Week, Warburtons, the UK’s favourite family baker, will be launching picnic themed initiatives across the country to raise awareness of bread as a vital part of a healthy balanced diet.

Putting the fun into family picnics, Warburtons wants to encourage people to dine ‘al fresco’ and make the most of the great British outdoors!

Bread is deliciously versatile and is enjoyed by 96% of British households . It’s also low in fat and provides us with a significant part of our daily carbohydrate needs. White bread is a great source of calcium, iron and vitamins while wholemeal and wholegrain loaves provide a convenient way of incorporating more fibre into our diets.

For further information about National Bread Week over the coming weeks, information on picnic sites, recipe suggestions and more, visit welovebread.co.uk.

Fast facts about picnics:

1. Dreaming about picnics apparently predicts success and enjoyment.

2. The film Picnic, starring Hal Carter and Alan Benson, was a multiple Oscar winner from 1955.

3.The song Teddy Bear's Picnic was recorded with the BBC Dance Orchestra led by Henry Hall and went on to sell a million copies.

4.The most famous classical work of art associated with picnic is Le déjeuner sur l'herbe that Edouard Manet painted 1862.

5. The acronym P.I.C.N.I.C is short for Problem In Chair, Not In Computer and is used as a joke by some IT staff when dealing with helpdesk requests.