Don't you just wish someone else would take care of making lunch?

Some mornings don't lend themselves to searching for a crust of bread and a limp lettuce leaf.

The bleak alternative is to spend your lunch break in a long queue at the deli counter.

But although we are surrounded by the delicious sight and smell of baked goods at every turn, bread, after nourishing us for centuries, can no longer be classified as a healthy food in its modern form.

Humans aren't well equipped to eat the mass-produced, refined, devitalised product typically on offer, whether white or tinted.

Its cotton wool-like structure turns into a gluey sludge once it enters the digestive tract and is hard to shift.

Modern bread is addictive and responsible for a high proportion of chronic digestive problems and blood-sugar slumps.

The steady rise in wheat intolerance may have a lot to do with the method of making baked goods.

Most of these products in the UK contain genetically modified yeast, flour improvers and enzymes of unknown origin.

These are added because industrial dough is made at such high speed, the bread would be completely indigestible without artificial ingredients.

Time is saved but quality is lost. In addition, manufacturers disguise the bland taste with large quantities of salt.

For those who have special dietary requirements or insist on quality ingredients at affordable prices, I recommend the yeast-free, naturally-leaven Artisan Bread.

The bakers at Artisan use a traditional recipe from Germany, incorporating a slow mixing, long fermentation and proofing process which allows the bread to develop taste and vitality, making it much easier to digest than commercial bread.

The grains are freshly milled every day and all have been grown biodynamically or organically.

The result is a superior range of bread without yeast, sourdough, synthetic chemicals or excess salt.

There are different varieties on offer, some wheat-free, and all are enriched with natural vitamins, minerals, essential fatty acids and amino acids.

After years of eating the denutrified, refined version, you may find it strange to adapt to "real" bread at first but you can't beat Artisan for digestibility and taste.

I have even found it suitable for those suffering with wheat and yeast intolerances.

If making your own lunch still seems too much of a chore, Brighton Whole Food Lunches in Kemp Town, Brighton, makes sandwiches using Artisan Bread with macrobiotic fillings from fresh, organic regional produce. There are nine fillings with a choice of five breads and a variety of miso soups.

The aim is to cater for gourmet, yeast-free, wheat and gluten-free diets. The food is also suitable for vegetarians and vegans. The price of a sandwich, plus soup, is £3.75. Delivery is free with orders over £10.

For more information on Artisan Bread, call 01227 771881 or visit www.artisanbread.ltd.uk For more information on Brighton Whole Food Lunches or to place an order, email brightonwholefoodlunch@btopenworld.com