Bread

Bread is a food that heals 2.5 hearts. It is a basic, cheap, and easy food to get for beginners.

Crafting
It requires 3 Wheat, which you get from farming Wheat Seeds. A Hoe is required to farm.

Trivia

 * It appears to be french bread, a baguette, but shorter.
 * Bread it the most common food found in Abandoned Mine Shafts.
 * Bread is the most reliable food item in Minecraft, as it heals 2.5 Hearts and is easiest to craft. It also does not rely on the spawning of animals.