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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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Oats are more than porridge or gruel!

April 21, 2009 0 Comments

Whole Oats (usually Whole Rolled Oats) are a great source of protein, fiber, vitamins, and minerals. Whole oats have been proven to help reduce cholesterol levels and make a great healthy breakfast that will keep you contented all the way until lunch. Oats are very seldom sold with the hull left on for eating. You [...] Read more

Category: oats, organic grains, Question and answers

Tags: cholestorol, cobbler, fiber, granola, gruel, oat groats, oatmeal, oats, porridge, protein, rolled oats

Whole Grain left-over blender waffles

April 3, 2009 0 Comments

What to do with the whole grains that are left over? There is an easy to follow recipe that I use and have made a video for you to try the same steps. If we have even just a little left over oatmeal and grits – we don’t throw them away! This recipe makes the [...] Read more

Category: Wheat Information

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Milling pastry flour at home to eat more whole grains.

January 9, 2009 0 Comments

A word about the ‘pastry flour’ from fresh milled grains. You can mill pastry flour from soft wheat (vs. the hard wheat that make good loaf bread) but it will not be silky smooth like bagged flour because the hulls (aka: bran., fiber) are not separated. You could sift it to get some of them [...] Read more

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Tips to using Organic Brown Rice

November 5, 2008 1 Comment

Brown rice is better for you than white rice. It has more nutrients and more fiber. It is lower on the glycemic index (blood sugar spiking stuff) than it’s white alternative. But no matter how you try to ‘sell’ it, some people think brown rice is hard to switch to. The truth is it just [...] Read more

Category: organic grains, rice

Tags: blood sugar, brown rice, fiber, glycimic index, instant, minute rice, nutrition, rice, stripped, white rice

The Base of the Food Pyramid – Whole Grains

October 3, 2008 2 Comments

The base of the New Food Pyramid is still grains – but the focus has turned to make sure there are more WHOLE grains, not just empty starch. Interestingly enough though you can see (if you click on the image) that the allowance is for only half of the grains to be whole grain. My [...] Read more

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Grains and Beans help stretch food dollars.

September 25, 2008 1 Comment

Years ago we started increasing our intake of whole grains and milling fresh flour at home. The health results have been only ONE of the benefits to this move. We also have realized a great amount of savings in the grocery bill. Now with food prices higher than ever, we are adding more dried beans [...] Read more

Category: Beans, wheat and grain, Wheat Information

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European Union imposes santions on Iran’s Oil: The ripple affect.
In a new effort to pressure Iran over it’s nuclear program, the European Union has imposed sanctions on Iranian Oil. There is some ‘wiggle room’ for negotiation, on the sanctions however if Iran were to suspend it’s atomic activity. Does the actions of those ‘across the pond’ affect those in the USA and around the […]
To buy gold or buy food.
We are supporters of a certain Preparedness Forum that someone posted a question that went something like this: I hear a lot about having money and precious metals on hand for the uncertain future. Wouldn’t an investment not be better spent now in a different way? Canned peas that cost currently cost $.78 might […]
Security?
Without getting overly spiritual and heading down the path of in Whom our security should lie and Who knows the end of the book while we’re still acting out the chapters here on earth…the topic of “security” has become a volatile one at best here in the tangible world. Most especially it is a volatile […]

Amaranth

Oats are more than porridge or gruel!

Whole Grain left-over blender waffles

Milling pastry flour at home to eat more whole grains.

Tips to using Organic Brown Rice

The Base of the Food Pyramid – Whole Grains

Grains and Beans help stretch food dollars.

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