Monday, April 4, 2011

Healthy, Affordable stuff - Grains!

Something that really fits the bill when talking about low-priced, nutritious and tasty.
Grains - Oats, Rye, Wholewheat, Brown Rice, Buckwheat, Millet and so on.

Their nutritional values are often different combinations of various vitamins and nutrients, more common being;
Dietary fiber - Stuff that helps maintain normal blood and cholesterol levels and helps your tummy digest all the noms you eat.
Magnesium -  Stuff that keeps you relaxed(nerves, muscles) and helps the blood circulation.
Manganese - Stuff that helps your body synthesize fatty acids and cholesterol, also maintain strong, healthy bones!
Tryptophan - Stuff that helps you sleep better and keep your appetite in order, also helps elevate your mood!
Selenium - Stuff that helps protect your cells and joints.

Grain has many shapes and forms as a final product when it gets on our table. Grain can be used for making many types of flour, providing one of the most commonly known grain product - Bread.
Today our bread is much more than just a simple combination of flour, water and a leavening agent. As the culinary cultures collide, we share recipes and techniques - forming new recipes with ideas borrowed from traditional ones and adding our own, giving unique tweaks here and there. It can be made in so many different ways! Bake it, steam it or even fry your bread.
Bread, especially with  loads of grains and seeds is a very powerful food, packed with tons of hearty stuff



Another very well known way of preparing and consuming grains is porridge, what better way to start a day!
Porridge, mostly savory and neutral salty/sweet-wise that can be served with a variety of additives  ( Butter, Jam, Fruits, Berries, Sugar, Cinnamon etc. )
And all that nutritious, tasty goodness doesn't kill your budget!
Instead helps build a healthy body & mind.
Also, incredibeasily made!


And Muesli, something so simple, delicious and affordable! Muesli has been a favourite breakfast along with porridge since childhood for me.
If you're not satisfied with the commercial, factory-combined muesli, you can always grab a bag of oats or rye flakes, some dried, or even fresh fruits and berries, perhaps add in some nutty goodness? Oats, dried fruit and nuts naturally have a friendly expiration period, so if you're a fan of powerful, hearty breakfast, don't be afraid to mix and match on your own by picking muesli ingredients separately - you can always use the leftover ingredients to make porridge!

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