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Thursday, October 6th, 2011
In Samuel Johnson’s dictionary, oats are defined as ‘eaten by people in Scotland, but fit only for horses in England.’ Of course, the Scotsman’s instant reply is, ‘That’s why England has such good horses and Scotland has such fine men.’ Bata boom. One of my favourite things, oats. If you have never been that excited [...]
Tags: cookies, oats, porridge
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Wednesday, June 17th, 2009
I’m a big fan of eating less wheat. Why? Well, wheat has been hybridised over thousands of years and is very different to what nature originally created. It has been manipulated not to create a better product for us to eat, but to make it easier to harvest and to change the protein/gluten so that [...]
Tags: kamut, millet, quinoa
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Tuesday, June 16th, 2009
Amaranth – a South American grain and relative of quinoa, amaranth has a high protein and calcium content. Can be cooked like brown rice, popped or sprouted. Barley (g) – comes in “pot” or “pearl” forms. Pot barley is the whole grain, pearl barley having been polished to remove some of the outer husk. It [...]
Tags: amaranth, barley, buckwheat bulghar, cous cous, durum, gluten, kamut, maize, millet, oats, quinoa, rice, spelt, wheat
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Tuesday, June 16th, 2009
Here are a few ideas on how to increase the variety of grains that you enjoy in your diet. Play with your porridge Breakfast is the one meal where many of us are happy to eat the same thing day in, day out. While this may provide us with a sense of comfort and security [...]
Tags: amaranth, buckwheat, grains, kamut, millet, oatmeal, polenta, quinoa, rice, spelt
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Tuesday, June 16th, 2009
A diet rich in a variety of whole grains is one of the foundations of good health, and we are now realising more and more the nutritional benefits that whole grains can provide, from the cholesterol reducing properties of oats to the anti-oxidant content of brown rice. Over the history of human evolution and in [...]
Tags: grains, wheat, whole grains
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