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Disease Fighting Foods You Should Eat to Live Longer

February 24, 2012 0 Comments

Part of aging gracefully is choosing a diet that is healthy. How about one that can even fight off disease? For many years now, scientists have shown that a healthy diet can prevent a number of diseases such as diabetes, some forms of cancer and even heart disease. As time goes on, the list continues [...] Read more
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Practical Implications of Milling and Baking with Whole Grains

January 11, 2012 0 Comments

Are you part of the 96% of North Americans over the age of 12 who haven’t met their current whole grain dietary recommendation?  Are you aware that half of your daily grain servings should come from whole grain products? Whole grains are an excellent dietary vehicle for delivering health-promoting nutrients that you body needs.  These [...] Read more
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Eating a healthy, balanced diet includes whole grains.

December 8, 2011 0 Comments

Eating a healthy, balanced diet doesn’t have to be a life of depravity or boredom! You don’t even have to deny yourself some of your favorites – you just have to learn how to make them more healthy and in the current economy, more budget friendly. One food group that often gets a ‘bad wrap’ [...] Read more
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Is it a Grain Mill or a Grain Grinder?

September 14, 2011 0 Comments

Options abound when talking about what a whole grain is actually called. Some people call them berries, other folks call them kernels and still some of the whole grain foods are actually seeds. Not unlike the tiny jewel being called different names, what people call the apparatus that turns it in to whole grain flour [...] Read more
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Amaranth

August 22, 2011 0 Comments

Amaranth, like Quinoa, is often referred to as a grain, because of its taste and the way it is cooked, but it is actually a seed. Amaranth, an ancient crop originating in the Americas, can be used as a high-protein grain or as a leafy vegetable. The largest acreage of Amaranth grown was during the [...] Read more
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Millet – a versatile grain.

August 1, 2011 0 Comments

Millet is one of the most versatile,  yet not widely used grains America. It is more often used for bird seed than people food! Millet can be ground and used as flour as well as cooked whole in a variety of methods such as: steaming, broth, juice and roasted. It is often soaked and added [...] Read more
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Nutrimill Grain Mill Review

July 19, 2011 0 Comments

In 2004, I bought our very first grain mill  and began a lifelong passion for freshly milled grains! Given my current state of domestic dysfunction, I was very unsure of what I was getting into and  doubted that I could even accomplish this task of home milling, but the features of the Nutrmill soon gave [...] Read more
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Quinoa

July 13, 2011 0 Comments

Quinoa (pronounced KeenWah) has been enjoying a rebirth from its origin as a sacred grain to the early Incas, thanks to its high protein and calcium content and sweet and nutty flavor. Most quinoa is ..... Read more
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July 7, 2011 0 Comments

Home made granola – Raw or Toasted Read more
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Whole Grain Fruit Cobbler

June 7, 2011 0 Comments

~~~~~~~ Recipe of the Month from 2008 Newsletter ~~~~~~~ - Whole Grain Fruit Cobbler- Ingredients: 3 Cups of sliced fruits (berries, apples, pit fruits are best) **Option – 2 Cans Fruit Pie Filling of choice** 2 TBS Corn Starch **omit if using canned 2 TBS Organic Evaporated Cane Crystals **omit if canned 2 Cups Organic [...] Read more
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