Barley: Superfood grain

Often forgotten about barley as a choice of whole grain.

We often think in barley as food of peasants or that grain mystery lies in some soups.

However, barley has many nutritional benefits and can be readily used in everyday cooking.

Barley is similar to wheat as it is in the family and contain gluten. Therefore, those who avoid gluten or that have celiac should avoid barley.

One cup of barley contains 13.6 grams of fiber which makes it an excellent source of fiber. This is superior to most foods. In comparison, the oats contains 4 grams per Cup.

Barley is also an excellent source of selenium and a good source of phosphorus, copper, manganese and niacin. The content of high selenium and high fibre content is barley a powerful grain of fight against cancer. Studies have shown selenium to help prevent colon cancer can help repair damaged cells.

Barley is considered a Glycemic food low and therefore a large grain for diabetics, as well as those watching their weight. Magnesium in barley in combination with the high fiber content helps to regulate more healthy insulin levels.

The purchase of barley, find barley helmet which is a whole grain. This means that only the outer hard shell of the grain has been removed.

Here are some suggestions on how you can add barley to your healthy diet.

As the climate cools, try to add barley as their grain to soups or stews. Try to make a cold salad of barley with herbs and fresh vegetables. Barley serve as rice as a grain from one side to its meat or fish. You can also buy flour of barley for use in baking. Try the barley cuisine for breakfast as you would with oats.

Apart from the use of barley for production of beer, there are many other healthy forms of barley are included in your diet! Once again, more test all food aid to keep a healthy body.

Regularly eating barley? If so, how you like to eat it?

Bread of sprouted grain or whole grain bread?

So the last pair trips to grocery store bought bread germinated rather than the bread of normal whole grain that usually buy.

Sprouted grain bread seems is gaining popularity, but I wanted to see if it is actually more nutritious than inactive grain breads.

Personally, I found both varieties of sprouted grain bread bought a little dry and chewy for my taste, but the stock market tells me that sprouted bread is a "miracle" and that it contains more nutrients than standard whole grain bread.

Well, I'm not sure if I would call any bread a miracle, but I can easily compare nutritionally with grain bread not sprouted.

(Ezekiel 4: 9 Sesame) Serving size: 1 cut (34 g)

Ingredients: Wheat germinated organic, filtered water, organic, organic malted barley sprouts organic sprouted barley, organic sprouts oats, rye, organic millet sprouts, organic sprouted corn, sprouts organic rice, fresh yeast, organic wheat Gluten, salt sea

Source: Food For Life

(Roman food 100% grain bread) Serving size: 1 cut (32 g)

Ingredients: Whole wheat flour, water, wheat, Vital Wheat Gluten, sugar moreno, whole rye, yeast, honey, molasses, oil of soybean, salt, cultured wheat flour, yeast nutrients (sulfate of ammonium, monocalcium phosphate), mass conditioners (malted barley flour, sulfate calcium, enzymes), niacin, ferrous sulfate (iron), Isosorbide of thiamine (vitamin B1), riboflavin (vitamin B2), folic acid, soy lecithin.

Source: Schwebels

I know that there are probably more healthy breads, but compare these two popular brands, is easy to see what is the best choice. Not only the sprouted bread fair better nutritionally, but wise ingredient is much healthier. Whole grain bread contains three types of added sugar and should artificially add many of the nutrients. Sprouted bread is also a source of complete protein due to the combination of grains and legumes used.

Miracle or not, I think I am going to continue buying sprouted bread although it tends to be less humid that I prefer.