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Kusuma Dumpa @Kusumakrishna (1235) 23 Sep

They have grown above our knee.I think they are ready to start grains.This is the first time I am seeing them at this stage.Didn't expect they grow this much.Yesterday it was too cloudy.Now sun is going to burn us for sure.I'm...

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Threshing Oat and wheat !

Francine @beenice2 (2967) • Sackville, New Brunswick 14 Sep 22

After having harvested my wheat and oat, comes the threshing. I do not mind it. I do it by hand. Yes, it takes longer. But you know what I have made some flour already out of it. It tastes very good. I do not know for how...

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Foods A-Z - Q is for Quinoa

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222314) • United States 24 May 20

Quinoa is a flowering, herbaceous, annual plant that is cultivated primarily for its edible seeds. It originated in the Andean region of South America and was first used to feed livestock 5-7 thousand years ago. It was first...

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Meet Adlai

B @pitsipeahie (5758) 18 Dec 19

Ordered this online. Heard its a healthier alternative to rice. This is Adlai grains. Its similar to rice but it has more of the good stuff like dietary fiber, protein, and various minerals. Its also a low glycemic food so its a...

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The Corny Thing Said About Corn

Richard L. Meister Jr. @RichardMeister (5328) • Otis Orchards, Washington 19 Mar 16

I have grown up knowing corn is a vegetable. Dynamite those brakes! Apply the emergency brakes! Stop this vegetable-mobile! I grew up on a dairy farm and we grew a garden every summer. We grew peas, green beans, carrots,...

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Cold Weather, Hot Cereal

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169448) • United States 29 Oct 15

I know people around the world do different things for breakfast. We are having chilly mornings here in Kansas, and my mind turns to oatmeal. No, I did not say I have mush brain, I said I want hot cereal for breakfast. In the...

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mor @stringer321 (5682) • Kiryat Ata, Israel 3 Jan 13

I bought a package of 1/2 kg of humus and the package included a nice recipe for not only how to prepare them for eating. There was a suggested recipe for how to make a humus spread with Tahini and an eggplant. I think about it...

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Do You Feed Water To Birds And Animals?

Inderjeetkaur @Inderjeetkaur (944) • India 2 Apr 12

The scorching summers have set in and the temperature has risen as high as 40 degree C. The temperature is expected to rise even higher. In such hot and harsh summers may be we can skip one day's meals, but it is impossible to...

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ADHD and Autism and Many Other Disorders - Could This Be the Solution..??

Marja @buenavida (9984) • Sweden 4 Nov 11

Just read an article by Dr Mercola. He says that avoiding gluten could help children with disorders like ADHD etc. He also says that wheat is the worst problem but other grains also can be bad for those who are sensitive for...

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Self-fed inflation.

DoctorDidi @DoctorDidi (7018) • India 13 Aug 11

The rate of inflation in India is increasing day by day by leaps and bounds. The Central government has been trying its level best to reduce the rate of inflation to at least a reasonable level. But all its efforts are in vain....

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I Don't Eat Rice

Xsparky017 @Xsparky017 (289) • Philippines 29 Jul 11

Filipinos love to eat rice meals but not me. I may be weird but I don't really like its taste. Instead, I always eat pasta, fries, pizza, burger, soup or a viand alone with no rice since I was born. My parents have attempted so...

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Quinoa

mitzu62 @mitzu62 (43) • Canada 20 Mar 11

Quinoa is an ancient grain that is very high in protein. It contains the 8 essential amino acids, therefore making it a complete protein. It is also high in calcium and iron and a good source of Vitamin E and B Vitamins. I had...

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Insects in oatmeal

shotgun647 @shotgun647 (144) • United States 24 Jul 10

Hey MyLotters! Recently I was given a sealed bag of oatmeal, for breakfast. However, I already had some of the flavored and another small container of the unflavored one, so I didn't even touch it. After a month or two it was...

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What foods/supplements do you take to improve/maintain your health?

Chysom Scott @CJscott (4187) • Portage La Prairie, Manitoba 30 Apr 10

I read, and learn a lot of things about being healthy, and maintaining the health of youth. Most every doctor in the world suggests, that you avoid processed food, and take vitamin supplements. Many doctors additionally suggest...

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appendicitis infection was not due to eating whole grains

advokatku @advokatku (4033) • Indonesia 4 Mar 10

In the past, we are often reminded of our parents do not swallow cashew, can pain of appendicitis ...!! I has discussion with a friend who worked as a doctor. The doctor explained that he had operated on thousands of people who...

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Add more whole grains....

DkAngelPrincess @DkAngelPrincess (329) • United States 25 Aug 09

A healthful diet contains minimally processed foods like whole-grain bread, pasta, and cereal, along with vegetables, fruits, and legumes. These foods have what experts call a low glycemic index: Because they have more fiber than...

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Is it wrong to kill mice at home which destroys grains?

preethaanju @preethaanju (3000) • India 13 Jul 09

We store plenty of grains at home. And lately we have this mice problem which destroys everything. Apart from causing us financial loss, it makes the whole place dirty, sometimes emanating horrible smell of dead rodants. People...

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Oats... how to get the most out of them!

ahgong @ahgong (10064) • Singapore 17 Feb 09

I got this in one of my newsletters on diets. And found it to be a really great write up. I was on this diet for a while, replacing all my grains with oats. And I really lost quite a bit of weight over a period of 6...

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Kitchen Tips 101

jaghead1179 @jaghead1179 (199) • Philippines 15 Aug 08

Put some neem and turmeric pieces or garlic flakes in the container where you store rice or grains in order to keep away insects. To adjust salt in curries add roasted rice powder if the curd is too sour, add 4 cups of water...

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Heard something scary today - where is our grain/wheat/corn going?

coffeebreak @coffeebreak (17797) • United States 15 Mar 08

I just heard something on Glen Beck that I hadn't ever heard about before. I have been wondering why bread is so high lately. I mean, $3.29 for a loaf of non-name brand? Eggs, he said are 40 cents higher this year than last. I...

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