Bread was the primary staple food back then. It probably would be better if it said “give us this day, our daily Ben & Jerry’s...”
I kind of like the sharing of food in a somewhat ritual manner, for example birthday cakes, wedding cakes, brunch... I see it as a social thing, not religious. What do you think?
Rather than thanking the Invisible, Imaginary Sky Daddy who actually does Sweet F**k All, thank the farmers that grow the grain, the Millers who mill the grain into flour, the transport system/s who take the flour from the Mills to the Wholesalers, the Wholesalers who sell it to the shops/stores, etc, the Bakers who buy the Flour, then mix it with water, etc, etc, knead it, then bake it in hot ovens to turn that dough into BREAD.
And, exactly the same goes for the rest of EVERY single meal you and I eat.
My take on this is that if Jesus said "man shall not live by bread alone" and then went into some spiritual nonsense it would mean people ate a lot of bread in that time. Sometimes maybe bread only. maybe it's all some people had.
Yes, well eating meats was a kind of 'rarity' for the lower classes, especially in those times such as in Rome, etc.
Main foods during those times were mostly bread, usually with a 'dribble' of Olive oil over it, Olives, Porridge and what ever vegetables were available.
Though the 'knobs, etc,' ate a greater variety such as Dormice, Songbirds, Sea Urchins, red meats, Goat/Sheep/Cattle Testicles, various other thins such as 'elite' vegetables, etc, etc.
Lord, we cleared this land.
We plowed it, sowed it, and harvest it. We cook the harvest. It wouldn't be here and we wouldn't be eating it if we hadn't done it all ourselves. We worked dog-bone hard for every crumb and morsel, but we thank you Lord just the same for the food we're about to eat, amen