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Know Your Whole Grains

Adding more whole grains to your diet is a very good idea. But the packaging and labels can be hard to understand. What’s the difference between “whole grain” and “100% wheat”? Here are some words and phrases to look for — and some to avoid. WHOLE wheat: look for 100% whole wheat or whole grain. Then check the ingredients list. The first thing on the list should be a whole grain. Whole grain foods: more than half of each serving (51%) must contain whole grains. This doesn’t necessarily mean high in fiber! Whole grain breads also contain a lot of … Continue reading →

Cooking Wheat: Wheat Berries

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So you have your wheat, but what do you do with it? There are three ways to eat your wheat: Whole Cracked or ground into flour Sprouted Today we’ll be talking about the simplest way to eat it, simply cooking the wheat as you might cook rice. Although you’ll find that cooked wheat berries are far chewier than rice. You might like the texture, you might not. It’s a personal preference thing. This recipe makes a large quantity of wheat berries, but you can store the extra in the refrigerator or freezer and use in other recipes. Throw a handful … Continue reading →

Homemade Wheat Bread Part 3 – The Recipe

You might be thinking that this is too much work for a simple loaf of bread. But there are few things that smell better than a freshly baked loaf of bread. Imagine your self pulling a fragrant, perfectly rounded loaf of bread out of the oven; then cutting a thick slice and tasting the delicious whole wheat goodness. All the while knowing that you are improving your families’ health by adding whole grains to their diet. When you consider all this, the extra work is worth it. Whole Wheat Bread Recipe 3 cups lukewarm water 1 ½ Tablespoons yeast 1/3 … Continue reading →

Homemade Wheat Bread Part 2 – The Ingredients

In order to make a perfect loaf of whole wheat bread you need to have the right combination of ingredients. The list below outlines exactly what you will need. Flour – One of the secrets to a great whole wheat bread is freshly ground wheat. I prefer white wheat, because it is lighter in color and more similar to white flour, but red wheat works just as well. Every time I make bread I grind the flour. The conversion is about 8 cups of flour for every 6 cups of whole wheat. The gluten in freshly ground wheat is better. … Continue reading →

Homemade Wheat Bread Part 1 – The Supplies

Last fall my husband and I decided we needed to be more health conscious. As a result I decided to make homemade whole wheat bread instead of buying bread from the store. I was a little worried since my kids do not like whole wheat bread. But I was pleasantly surprised to find that they love my bread, especially warm from the oven. The first few loaves I made tasted okay, but looked awful. They fell in the oven and were flat on top. My husband had some interesting looking sandwiches as I fine-tuned my recipe and finally created the … Continue reading →