Subject: What To Eat When You Don't Have Wheat.
July 22, 2008.
It seems that we are experiencing a problem with
growing wheat. Here is something that we can do to
replace our need for wheat.
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The way things are going - we'll need all the
alternatives we can find.
This is one - it's also resistant to the wheat blight
coming across the entire wheat growing land globally -
it's wiping out wheat all over and destroys the seed
itself on approximately 17 varieties.
This plant is not a wheat, nor even a true grain -
but it's got one of the highest nutritional values
known to human-health, grows in a back yard, can be
eaten as seed, seed-flour, leaf, dried leaf flour and
as seedlings from tip to root raw, or cooked as
spinach.
In general, seeds are available globally - esp. as
garden flowers in online auctions. NO Amaranth has been
genetically modified, it's a tradition native food.
There are some 60 species globally, some grown for the
seed, some for leaf, some for both and mostly in the
western world it's grown as a showy garden flower and
hardly anyone knows you can eat it.
It is highly probable amaranth will adapt to being
grown in soil under lights indoors - for leaf or
seedling production, and if necessary for full scale
seed production. It bears similar growing requirements
as certain other herbs of dubious destinction - and
it's legal.
Those with gluten allergies or other food issues can
look at Amaranth as an alternative as it has very
little known allergy effect - and is entirely gluten
free. Outstanding results have been achieved using it
in poor nations as an A-DS patient food. It is
suitable for infants as a first food. It is suitable
for nursing mothers.
Amaranth nutritional information
http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts/vegetables-and-vegetable-products/2304/2
*Positive Facts:*
This serving of Amaranth is a good source of Dietary
Fiber
http://www.dietandfitnesstoday.com
,
Iron
http://www.dietandfitnesstoday.com/iron.php
,
Magnesium
http://www.dietandfitnesstoday.com/magnesium.php
,
Phosphorus
http://www.dietandfitnesstoday.com/phosphorus.php
and Manganese
http://www.dietandfitnesstoday.com/manganese.php
..
*Negative Facts:*
There are no significant negative factors associated
with this serving of Amaranth.
Amaranth comparision chart
http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts/vegetables-and-vegetable-products/2304/2
This food is low in Saturated Fat, and very low in
Cholesterol. It is also a good source of Niacin, and a
very good source of Protein, Vitamin A, Vitamin C,
Riboflavin, Vitamin B6, Folate, Calcium, Iron,
Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium, Zinc, Copper and
Manganese.
Growing consumer demand article
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13463879/
Supply of some alternative grains is still limited,
however. Estimates of U.S. farmland devoted to
amaranth, for example, range from 1,000 acres to 3,000
acres compared with 50 million acres for wheat,
according to the Thomas Jefferson Institute.
*AMARANTH Nutrition* Facts
http://www.indianharvest.com/core/media/media.nl?id=3D3252&c=3D398743&h=3D30fdc61e45b584c036fd&_xt.pdf
[commercial product blurb/brochure PDF]
Nutrition Notes
http://www.lesliebeck.com/ingredient_index.php
Amaranth seeds contain unusually good quality protein
for a plant source, similar to that of buckwheat and
quinoa. It is also a good source of dietary fibre,
iron, magnesium, copper and manganese. 1/2 cup of
amaranth contains 365 calories, 14 grams of protein and
9 grams of fibre.
Amaranth greens, a common leaf vegetable in many
temperate regions are a very good source of vitamins A,
B6, C, riboflavin, folate, calcium, iron and magnesium.
1 cup of cooked amaranth leaves contain just 28
calories and 0.2 grams of fat.
*Amaranth* Grain Production Guide 1987
http://eap.mcgill.ca/CPAT_2.htm
Grain amaranth is, first and foremost, a
drought-tolerant crop.
Amaranth is a C4 plant that has potential in areas
traditionally used for growing sorghums and millets. It
is a prospective dryland crop for farmers in semi-arid
areas. In irrigated areas, amaranth is an alternative
for farmers seeking to reduce irrigation costs.
2. Amaranth produces a nutritious grain which is very
versatile as a food ingredient.
Amaranth grain has a unique protein which is high in
the amino acid lysine.
None of the common grains contain an adequate amount
of this amino acid to meet human dietary needs.
In addition, some people with food allergies have
used amaranth as a substitute for other grains.
(Warning: We must express caution, as there are
people who are allergic to amaranth.)
Also, amaranth has been tested for use in cereals,
breads, pancake mixes, pastas and snack foods in
combination with wheat and corn. It has been noted that
blends of amaranth and corn, or amaranth and whole
wheat, provide a protein that is as good as that in
milk.
3. Amaranth is a way to diversify your farming
enterprise.
It is interesting to note that most of the world's
population is fed by only seven crops (rice, wheat,
potatoes, corn, soybeans, the common bean and barley).
What's more, it has been a common practice during the
past 15 years for farmers to specialize in only a few
crops. Amaranth, which is classified as a
"pseudo-cereal," is a broad-leaf plant unlike the true
grains and corn, which are gr*****.
Crops like amaranth provide farmers with the option
to increase the diversity of crops grown. Increasing
the diversity of crops reduces the risk of insect,
disease and weed pests becoming serious problems. A
diverse cropping enterprise also helps insulate a
farmer from the price vagaries of a single commodity
market.
*Amaranth* | *Allergy*
http://www.allergy-details.com/amaranth
[MUST SEE]
A description of *amaranth* and how it relates to
*allergies* and health.
*Amaranth* grain health benefit : by Ray Sahelian,
M.D.
http://www.raysahelian.com/amaranth.html
VERY interesting site ... scroll down - a 'probiotic
milk product' and 'extract of amaranth leaf' is being
studied for its hypertension and cardiac enhancing
products. A probiotic milk is something similar to
Kefir.
FOOD *ALLERGIES*
http://www.srcommunitymarket.com/pdf/Allergies.pdf
How common is wheat *allergy*?
http://www.cs.nsw.gov.au/rpa/allergy/resources/allergy/wheatallergy.pdf
If you or your physician suspect that you might have
a food allergy you can follow these basic guidelines to
best determine the food that is the culprit.
http://kitchentablemedicine.com/allergy-elimination-diet/
Symptoms of food allergies can be insidious or
immediate and include symptoms such as: skin rashes,
dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis, seborrheic dermatitis,
irritable bowel syndrome, fatigue, suppressed immune
system, autoimmunity, rheumatoid a-thritis, depression,
brain fog, neurological symptoms and much more.
Because 70% of our immune system surrounds our gu- in
the form of GALT (G-t Associated Lymphatic Tissue) it
only makes sense that food allergies and intolerances
easily place a burden on our immune system.
Books to help you with your food *allergies*;
Food-*Allergy*.org
http://www.food-allergy.org/books.html
The *allergy* recipes are made with a wide variety of
grains such as spelt, rice, rye, kamut, *amaranth*,
barley, buckwheat, oat, and quinoa and include yeast
*...*
Growing Grain *Amaranth*: Production tips, economics,
and more
http://www.jeffersoninstitute.org/pubs/amaranth.shtml
Many of the individuals who use substantial
quantities of *amaranth* are *allergic* to wheat, but
find that they can substitute *amaranth* for wheat
without an *...*
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(JW Second topic.)
In the past I have recommended that people install a
sprinker irrigation system on their homes. Now that
I've completed putting one on my house and garage I
would like to add the following suggestions.
If you you are in the Manibu, L. A. area and you have
the hot winds coming in from the desert it is a good
idea to install your sprinklers more than 10 feet up
on the eastern side of your house. When a grass or
brush fire starts in this area is will blow burning
embers of leaves and etc. up beside the side of the
house, that the burning emblers are coming from. They
may pill up as deep as about 6 feet deep, so that is
why you should place the sprinklers that far above the
ground. Another suggestion, that you may not choose
to take, is that you can make this system by just using
a garden hose that is capped off on the end, then
putting holes on it with an ice pick, on all four sides
every 5 inches down the garden hose. You may say the
hose may melt in the extreme heat but if the water is
turned on and one or more gallons of water, per minute,
is going through the hose you might not be able to melt
the hose even with a blow torch.
Many homes have been burned up this year due to fires
but we have been lucky to have good fire fighters.
About the the only people who have perished was a
family of seven who refused to leave their home even
though they were requested to evacuate their home by
the fire fighters.
So remember, "It ain't over till it's over, or till
the big rains come."
John Winston. johnfw@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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