Whole Grains Will Change Your Life

Wednesday September 10, 2008

Categories: Food News, Weight Loss Tips, weight loss

The Miracle of the Whole Grain: I prayed for WHOLE GRAINS to show up and they did! By Janice Taylor, Life & Wellness Coach, Certified Hypnotist, Author, Columnist, 50-pound big-time-loser! I was talking to Our Lady of Weight Loss the...

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pagansister

September 10, 2008 10:07 PM

Irish Oatmeal every morning works for me. Tastes good, keeps me full for 3 to 4 hours. Sugar or honey, with cashews & walnuts or blueberries ...extra goodness.

Renee Drew

September 11, 2008 9:52 AM

Real oatmeal, not the quick or instant stuff is great. It's convenient to do steel-cut oats in a slow-cooker the night before, so when you awaken it's ready. For just me, I do a bowl in the microwave with dried cranberries. (After my first cup of coffee.)

ChatteringMind

September 11, 2008 3:35 PM

Janice! My favorite whole grain these days is farro.

http://blog.beliefnet.com/chatteringmind/2006/05/falling-for-farro.html

Nutty, delicious, and after you consume a little, it makes you feel full, fortified, even powerful!

It can be hard to find sometimes, is carried mostly by health food stores, but it is worth the search.

Klara LeVine

September 12, 2008 6:35 AM

I'm here because Jessica told those of us who follow her blog about you - pleasure to meet you all.

I just wanted to reiterate in case the point was missed, Jessica is talking about WHOLE grains - there is such a thing as WHOLE OATS (usually you can find at the health food stores) - and they are many times more powerful than what most people are used to. It's a wonderful warming food for the upcoming winter months - however, if this is a site on losing weight, I was told of all the grains, it has the most fat, so for a very long time I have kept away from it. But for those who love oatmeal, you'll love cooking with whole oats. You can put it up the night before, it also helps to soak most grains, including whole oats, for several hours (or overnight), the proportions are 1 cup oats to 5 - 6 cups of water, pinch of salt, bring to a boil, then reduce flame to a simmer and put a flame tamer under the pot - then cook for several hours or overnight.

I know lots of people these days are all in a rush - which is a shame - this kind of food gives lasting energy and as Jessica described can do so much more for your body.

all the cracked kinds of grains are a good step in the right direction, (bread, noodles, couscous, polenta (cornmeal), and of course, the steel cut oats and other kinds of cereals) but if you want to take the next step, try using more WHOLE grains.

I look forward to seeing what else is here. Good health to us all.

Klara

meg wolff

September 12, 2008 9:17 PM

Hi Janice,
I came here from Jess' blog. Love your "about me" page, especially your before & after photos. You look fabulous!

Anonymous

September 16, 2008 12:09 AM

WOW, 'LADY OF WHOLE-GRAIN', you are great ! :-
"If you really want to get on this magical carpet ride, chew your grains well. Not at every meal, but at least once a day, chew about 1/2 a cup of grain..." - so true !

Please also teach us(me) how to judge 'that grain' is really 'wholegrain' in those supermarkets, not trusting their labels to say 'whole' and then 'grain'; or looking through clear plastic wrappers ?

AND WHERE else (apart from supermarkets) to locate and buy whole-grains? - in our GREY-JUNGLE METRO-CITY ?

Thanks in advance for your prompt response.

Best regards,
iSABEL
isabel8123@yahoo.com.hk