I’m hooked on dense whole-grain bread, oatmeal, popcorn and shredded wheat. As a kid growing up in Ohio, it was Wheaties, too. I’m sure my mother, who lived to age 96, never dreamed whole grains would become scientifically approved health foods. She fed them to us because they “stuck to your ribs” and tasted good.… Continue reading
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Benefits of the green barley leaves and whole grain
Barley has been grown since 7,000 BC. It has long been known for its nutritive and medicinal values. Great amounts of nutritive elements are found in barley grass. The west has largely considered it to be a cereal grain. Barley leaves and barley grain, as are some other grains, are each uniquely endowed with nutritive… Continue reading