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Belgians are passionate about bread and things to put on it, Expatica's blogger writes.
I wake up with a start and look at the clock. It's 3am. I must have a slice of bread with peanut butter. 
There is no bread in the house and there are no 24 hour supermarkets here. But I don't despair; I can go to the vending machine around the corner.
That's right, a bread vending machine. They are all over my neighborhood, as well as the rest of the country. They are stocked by the local bakery with fresh loaves each day, so you never have to miss your favorite sandwich snack.
You see, Belgians love bread. No-carb diets just wouldn't be a hit in this country.
On Sunday mornings we, like everyone else in our town, make a pilgrimage. But we aren’t going to church; we're going to De Broodmolen, our local bakery.
If I get there early enough, I can have my favorite 10 grain bread, butter croissants, baguette and appleflaps.
If I want to be totally decadent, I could indulge in the sinful looking cakes, tarts covered in fresh fruit or chocolates of all shapes and sizes, in any flavor imaginable.
There is a local bakery, just like mine, in even the smallest towns, all over the country.
Not so in my Canadian home town. Truly fresh bread required a trek of many miles and the prices could stop your heart. Once I had a taste of the good life though, I couldn't go back to processed white bread in a bag.
Fresh bread is a way of life in Belgium
I remember commenting to a Canadian co-worker that I bought fresh baked bread and it usually only lasted for 2 or 3 days before it gained hockey puck-like consistency. 
She was appalled. Her Wonderbread lasted at least two weeks in her bread box. She wouldn't dream of wasting that kind of money on bread …
But Belgians are passionate about bread and things to put on it.
I was astonished to see an entire supermarket aisle dedicated to things to spread on bread.
You can find a huge range of pre-mixed sandwich spreads; tuna, salmon, shrimp, egg, chicken and ham salads in the refrigerator aisle. Then you have jams and chutneys; soft spreadable cheeses.
And don't forget the dessert sandwich spreads in chocolate and hazelnut that seem so wrong to me, but are loved by Belgian children and adults alike.
Lunch at a café almost always involves a sandwich.
While the larger sub-like sandwiches are acceptable to pick up and eat with your hands, you will get dirty looks if you pick up the smaller toasted sandwiches like the Croque Monsieur (a toasted ham and cheese to North Americans). These require the use of a fork and knife in polite Belgian society.
When I think about what was in my Canadian processed bread, I shudder.
Yes, maybe all of this carb consumption isn't helping my waistline. But at least I can pronounce all of the ingredients in my Belgian bread (well, I can pronounce them in English anyway …).
Besides, my five minute walk to the bakery every few days will help burn off a few calories. And on that note, pass me another butter croissant …
20 October 2005
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secure way to start a business, then it is wise to invest in Fresh Vending franchises,committed to assisting locations across the US provide healthy snacks conveniently Fresh Vending machines have succeeded in a host of common areas across the country .
Fresh Vending - Locations, food franchise business, you will receive the help you need with advertising and promotion, invest in Fresh Vending franchises. After all, this brand is becoming more and more popular around the world.Fresh Healthy Vending program was developed to support businesses owners, employees, colleagues, friends and consumers in your community in making improved dietary choices.
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Some people drink their breakfast and lunch and save their taste buds for a wonderful supper. Others like a little pick me up during the day at work and school and here is where fresh healthy vending comes in. Naked drinks in vending machines add a little fruity touch to the day for that extra shove we all need during the day.
<a href="http://collegehealthyvending.com/">Fresh healthy vending machines</a>
Fresh Vending - Locations, food franchise business, you will receive the help you need with advertising and promotion, invest in Fresh Vending franchises. After all, this brand is becoming more and more popular around the world.Fresh Healthy Vending program was developed to support businesses owners, employees, colleagues, friends and consumers in your community in making improved dietary choices.
<a href="http://schools.freshvending.com/">Fresh Healthy Vending Machines</a> for Schools and Money for Schools. Fresh Healthy Vending donates up to $500 for each Fresh Healthy Vending Machine a school takes. Fresh Healthy Vending Machine Products meet or exceed all state nutritional guidelines.
While other businesses are shrinking, Fresh Healthy Vending is expanding and currently has career opportunities nationwide. Help us change the way America is eating by joining the team.
While other businesses are shrinking, Fresh Healthy Vending is expanding and currently has career opportunities nationwide. Help us change the way America is eating by joining the team.
While other businesses are shrinking, Fresh Healthy Vending is expanding and currently has career opportunities nationwide. Help us change the way America is eating by joining the team.
Fruit juices are mostly packed with sugar, making the fresh fruit the better bet for the health conscious. Fresh healthy vending using vegetable juices are often tart to the taste and put a lot of people off drinking them. Combine the two, however, and you have a naturally sweetened drink that fills people up and contains a pound of fruit. The ingredients in fresh vending of Naked Green Machine, for instance, are listed as spirulina, chlorella, broccoli, green tea extract, spinach etc.http://collegehealthyvending.com/
Fresh and healthy vending machines in schools and money for schools. Fresh and healthy Vending pays up to $ 500 for each machine Fresh Sound is a school. Fresh and healthy vending machine meet or exceed all government guidelines nutrition.
secure way to start a business, then it is wise to invest in Fresh Vending franchises,committed to assisting locations across the US provide healthy snacks conveniently Fresh Vending machines have succeeded in a host of common areas across the country .
Fresh Vending - Locations, food franchise business, you will receive the help you need with advertising and promotion, invest in Fresh Vending franchises. After all, this brand is becoming more and more popular around the world.Fresh Healthy Vending program was developed to support businesses owners, employees, colleagues, friends and consumers in your community in making improved dietary choices.
Fresh Vending - Locations, food franchise business, you will receive the help you need with advertising and promotion, invest in Fresh Vending franchises. After all, this brand is becoming more and more popular around the world.Fresh Healthy Vending program was developed to support businesses owners, employees, colleagues, friends and consumers in your community in making improved dietary choices.
Some people drink their breakfast and lunch and save their taste buds for a wonderful supper. Others like a little pick me up during the day at work and school and here is where fresh healthy vending comes in. Naked drinks in vending machines add a little fruity touch to the day for that extra shove we all need during the day.
<a href="http://collegehealthyvending.com/">Fresh healthy vending machines</a>
Fresh Vending - Locations, food franchise business, you will receive the help you need with advertising and promotion, invest in Fresh Vending franchises. After all, this brand is becoming more and more popular around the world.Fresh Healthy Vending program was developed to support businesses owners, employees, colleagues, friends and consumers in your community in making improved dietary choices.
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