Built2Last wrote on 11/03/11 at 06:54:04:




"Have a banana and give me a spear, I'm having steak tonight...  "

I seldom laugh out loud when I am by myself in a quiet room.  However, this remark put a little turbulence in my solitude.

I'm definitely skeptical about cutting out ALL wheat forever... I sure do love cheeseburgers... but I don't eat them for every meal.. I believe the key lies below:

mod·er·a·tion
noun
1.
the quality of being moderate; restraint; avoidance of extremes or excesses; temperance.

Built2Last wrote on 11/03/11 at 10:09:59:



that's a bad word, how dare you be so . . .


reasonable!!!  

I always put a little Seafoam in my beer and that keeps my gut running clean.

verslagen1 wrote on 11/03/11 at 11:12:57:

Who cares what the author thinks,He's writing a book to make money,Because he writes a book doesn't mean he knows what he's talking about. But theres always people that fall for that stuff.

bill67 wrote on 11/03/11 at 10:15:03:




YOu used books in school,
People spend their time, do research & then share what they learned.
Since you think for yourself so much, does that mean you dont read or watch the news? Why would you let anyone provide you with information? Think for yourself,,

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 11/03/11 at 14:09:42:


His facts are written in stone.  

Gyro, if you believe everything you read, read this:

Why wheat is good for you

Nutrition Facts and Information about Wheat:

It contains Manganese, Phosphorus, Magnesium and Selenium in very large quantities. Rich in Zinc, Copper, Iron and Potassium. However, Calcium is also present in small amounts.

Vitamin Content of Wheat:

It is rich in Vitamin B6, Niacin, Thiamin, Folate, Riboflavin and Pantothenic Acid. Vitamin E and Vitamin K are also present in small but considerable amounts.

Calorie Content of Wheat:

Wheat has a calorific value of 339.0 per 100 gm. Being a grain, it is very appropriate in calories and hence, filling as a food.

Health Benefits of Wheat:

Consumption of whole wheat is necessary for a healthy metabolism, as it prevents Breast Cancer, Gallstones, childhood Asthma and heart risks. Definitely an essential food to intake for women for gastro-intestinal health, also reduces risk of high blood pressure, Diabetes and high cholestrol. To add up to it all, it has phytonutrients which promotes better health through maintaining high blood levels.

Nutritious Wheat

For those of you who like to know all the details, here's the facts on wheat and why it's so good for you.

Wheat is a grain, which is to say it's basically a seed. And like all seeds, wheat has everything it needs to sprout and grow inside a protective hull, called a husk. Just inside the husk is a layer of bran, which is where you'll find a great deal of the nutrition as well as fiber. As you go further into the wheat kernal, the next layer is the endosperm. If you were to sprout the wheat, this is the part of the seed that would feed the new plant until it developed roots. It makes up about 80% of the kernal and is almost entirely starch.

The inner core of the kernal is the endosperm. This is roughly equivalent to the yolk of an egg. This is where the sprouting process starts. It contains a high degree of fat (comparatively speaking. We're talking wheat here, not pork chops), a lot of vitamins, and a lot of minerals.

Now, if you browse the baking goods aisle of your local grocery store you'll notice several different kinds of flour. The overwhelming majority of what's available will be All-Purpose flour, the white powdery stuff that most of you will have been using all your life. This is made from wheat that has had the germ and the bran removed. (You'll rarely see the husk on whole wheat berries. Besides being inedible, the hulls tends to drop off as the wheat is being harvested.)

With the germ and the bran gone, what's left is the endosperm, which makes a very nice, light-colored flour, free of fiber and with very little nutrition. Vitamins and minerals do get put back in (this is why it's called "fortified") but not as many as are taken out. While there has been considerable debate over the healthiness of eating white flour, it can't be denied that nutritionists know what they're talking about when they tell us to eat more whole grains.

Whole wheat flour is made from the entire grain. Having the bran and the germ in there make it much healthier with a greater fiber content and lots more minerals and vitamins. It does make it darker, though, and gives it a different texture. (Which might take your family a while to get used to.) Also, because of the high fat content of the germ, whole wheat flour doesn't store well. It tends to go rancid. If you grind your own (and we'll talk later about wheat grinders) you'll want to either use it right away or store it in the freezer.

As a side note, it's worth mentioning that researchers have found a correlation between eating whole grains and lower weight. They don't know just why, yet, but there's no denying there seems to be a link.

1 cup of cracked wheat contains:

Water (g): 17.68 Energy (kcal): 441 Protein (g): 17.02 Fat, total (g): 2.08 Carbohydrate (g): 96.09 Sugars, total (g): 0.55 Fiber, total dietary (g): 16.5 Saturated fatty acids, total (g): 0.364 Monounsaturated fatty acids, total (g): 0.27 Polyunsaturated fatty acids, total (g): 0.85 Calcium (mg): 39 Copper (mg): 0.552 Iron (mg): 4.09 Magnesium (mg): 170 Phosphorus (mg): 370 Potassium (mg): 466 Selenium (mcg): 95.4 Sodium (mg): 3 Zinc (mg): 3.58 Vitamin B-6 (mg): 0.364 Vitamin E, alpha-tocopherol (mg): 1.36 Folate, total (mcg): 36 Vitamin K (mcg): 2.6 Niacin (mg): 6.634 Riboflavin (mg): 0.146 Thiamin (mg): 0.41 Carotene, beta (mcg): 7 Lutein + zeaxanthin (mcg): 267