Bread

There are said to be thirteen benefits derived from eating bread in the morning.

-Bread protects from heat

 and cold.

-It wards off malign spirits and forces of destruction.

-It invites the simple to become wise.

-Bread assists the plaintiff with his lawsuits.

-Bread allows the students to learn Torah and then teach it.

-It makes anyone’s words worth hearing.

-Learning is recalled through the medium of bread.

-After eating bread one’s vitals are refreshed.

-Love is retained and evil thoughts are banished with bread.

-Bread eradicates disease

 and drives away envy.

-It enables love to enter the soul.

Talmud quoted by Michael J Katz in Night Tales of the Shammes

This is all possible when not taking it for granted, for ourselves or others.