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What’s the Scoop on White Enriched Flour: Is it a Real Food?

September 15, 2014 by Shari Eckstrom 22 Comments

BALANCE YOUR LIFE  #3

“Balance Your Life” is a regular Monday morning feature here at Pure Grace Farms. I have teamed up with some pretty incredible ladies to offer a few ways to bring balance to your life. The goal is to share information on four different blogs balancing Spirit, Mind, Body and Heart.

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  • Spirit is represented by Heather @ My Sweet Mission.  Visit to see what great wisdom she is sharing today.
  • Body is covered by Caroline @ Fit Pink Mom. She shares simple exercises to get the body moving.
  • I represent Heart @ Pure Grace Farms sharing healthy recipes and ideas with an emphasis on whole food.
  • Mind comes from Christina & Millie @ 2 Crochet Hooks  sharing easy crafts, book reviews,  games and activities to build memory.

I hope visiting all four blogs enriches your experience at Pure Grace Farms, helping to add a little balance to your life.

What’s the Scoop on White Enriched Flour…Is it a Real Food?

Flour has been a main topic of conversation as of late. Especially with many who have issues with Gluten. While I have not had any particular problems that I am aware of, I do know many that do. Whether you are trying to eat gluten-free or are looking to increase the whole grains you eat in your diet, a little information may help in the choices you make. I’m going to keep my definitions extremely basic but will give plenty of links for you to follow up on if you would like to know more.

What's the Scoop on White Enriched Flour: Is it a Real Food? Breads for the Table. Delicious, made from scratch #artisan #dutchoven #recipes. White Enriched Flour: Is it a Real Food?

Any time flour has been refined you can be sure that a great deal of the nutrients have been removed also. The bleaching process involves a chlorine gas to whiten the flour which can’t be good. Because much of the nutrients have been taken out in the process, a specific amount of nutrients are then returned to the flour. Many of the returned nutrients are not easily absorbed by our bodies.

The Global Healing Center states in their article The Hidden Truth About Enriched White Flour 

Once this stuff has been stripped down, you’re left with a starch. How does your body react to pure starch? The same way it reacts to pure sugar!

There are better alternatives to using Enriched Bleached White Flour. Let’s take a look at my favorite option.

What's the Scoop on White Enriched Flour: Is it a Real Food? Breads for the Table.  Delicious, made from scratch  #artisan #dutchoven #recipes. Whole Wheat Honey Wheat Bread: Pure Grace farms

White Whole Wheat Flour 

I have been using white whole wheat flour for over a year now and have in the last few months eliminated Enriched Bleached White Flour from out diets completely. I haven’t missed it a bit. When I am substituting White Whole Wheat Flour for enriched flour I may have to add a touch more liquid to the recipe, but other than that everything else remains the same.

What's the Scoop on White Enriched Flour: Is it a Real Food? Breads for the Table. Delicious, made from scratch #artisan #dutchoven #recipes. Early American Cottage Loaf : Yesterfood

What is White Whole Wheat Flour?

Clean Cuisine says it this way in What is white whole wheat flour? Is it healthy? 

White whole wheat flour is every bit as nutritious as whole wheat flour (it contains the nutrient-rich germ and the fiber-rich bran), it just bakes better and tastes more like the unhealthy all-purpose flour.

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Whole Wheat Flour  and other Whole Grains

Louise Tremblay with Demand Media in Healthy Facts About Whole-Wheat Flour Vs. White has this to say about Whole Wheat Flour…

White flour is made from heavily refined and processed wheat grains, while whole-wheat flour is made from grains that have not undergone heavy processing.

As stated before, the nutritional values of the two are vastly different, including the effects on blood sugar, fiber content, vitamins and minerals. This is a good reason to try and infuse more healthy grains into your diet.

Gluten-Free Flour

My Gluten Free Kosher Kitchen in their Kosher Celiac Cookery guide says this about Gluten-Free…

Flour is basically the powder obtained by grinding grains, seeds and tubers. Many plants other than wheat-can be made into a flour and include maize, chickpeas, tapioca, chestnut and potatoes. For those who suffer a wheat or gluten allergy (coeliac disease) or people who are intolerant, these flours offer an alternative to wheat.

The take away here is that there are alternatives to the flours one uses and plenty of choices. If you are trying to eat more of a real food or whole food diet, avoiding highly processed refined foods is a great place to start. If you are new to the idea, start slowly and begin to replace some of the enriched white flour with white whole wheat. You will be amazed at how easily the changes will come.

What's the Scoop on White Enriched Flour: Is it a Real Food? Breads for the Table.  Delicious, made from scratch  #artisan #dutchoven #recipes. Gluten-Free Dinner Rolls: Titus 2 Homemaker

BREADS FOR THE TABLE

In the spirit of using alternative flours I have chosen a few recipes for breads for the table around the web this week. Many types of flour is represented in this great round-up. Have fun with these great breads and get adventurous and experiment with a few. I would love to hear how they come out! 

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  • Sundried Tomato and Corn Bread: With a Blast
  • Dutch Oven Artisan Bread: I Thee Cook
  • Almost Sourdough Bread: Yesterfood
  • Gluten-Free Poppy Seed Bread: Country Cottage Musings
  • Irish Soda Bread: A Mother’s Shadow
  • Tender Whole Wheat Muffins: A Mother’s Shadow
  • Challah Bread: In the Kitchen with Jenny
  • Buttermilk Whole Wheat Raisin Bread: Yesterfood
  • Best Potato Yeast Rolls: Recipes For Our Daily Bread
  • Whole Wheat Pita Bread: Pure Grace Farms
  • Hearty Oat Loaf :Big Rigs ‘n Little Cookies
  • Blue Corn Tortillas: Pure Grace Farms
  • Whole Wheat Apple and Green Tomato Bread: Pure Grace Farms

 What’s the Scoop on White Enriched Flour: Is it a Real Food? shared with:

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Filed Under: round-ups Tagged With: Bread, Gluten Free, Real Food, recipes, whole food, whole grain, whole wheat

Restoration Is On Its Way

February 22, 2014 by Shari Eckstrom 2 Comments

When I admire the wonders of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in the worship of the creator.

Mahatma Gandhi
I  have recently travelled to Seattle to be with a friend who is going through a difficult time. I have no earthly idea how long I will be here, and am okay with that. The only thing I am sure of at this point, is that she needs support, I am available, and that’s enough. Mediterranean Whole Wheat Pita Bread and Hummus: Pure and Simple Flashback to several years ago, when I first had the privilege of meeting my friend. I was in need of a place to live while working on a temporary assignment in the Emerald city of Seattle. It also happened to be one of the darkest, most painful periods of my life. My feet had been knocked out from underneath me, nothing was certain, and I walked around living and breathing, but numb to my inner core.
Mediterranean Whole Wheat Pita Bread and Hummus: Pure and Simple My friend and I met through Craigslist of all places. We corresponded via email only a few times, but something clicked between us. When I arrived at her home, she greeted me with a smile and a glass of wine. Her home was magnificent,  in one of the most beautiful settings imaginable. My soul was stirred. Even though I didn’t know it at the time, God was using this wonderfully giving woman and the calm and serene surroundings about me to restore me from the inside out. Mediterranean Whole Wheat Pita Bread and Hummus: Pure and Simple
I am extremely grateful for the time I had in this place during that time. The moment in time given to me was exactly what I needed. Those three months spent here changed me profoundly. It was no accident nor bit of happenstance. It was planned out in detail for my circumstances then and for her circumstances now. My restoration and healing then, her restoration and healing now. I just love how God works, don’t you?
Mediterranean Whole Wheat Pita Bread and Hummus: Pure and Simple
One of my favorite restaurants is a a little hole in the wall Middle Eastern Restaurant  located in San Marcos, California. Whenever I am in the area I make a point of stopping in and ordering up a falafel sandwich with a side of fresh homemade hummus. It is literally the best I have tasted anywhere besides a little roadside stand in Bethlehem where I had my first taste of Middle Eastern Food. 
 
Seeing that San Marcos is about 1100 miles away from Boise, I decided to try my hand at making my own. I am so glad I did. There is nothing like freshly baked pita bread, hot off the griddle, dipped in a creamy hummus with an earthy olive oil on top. Don’t take my word for it though, try it out and you be the judge. You can thank me later.
 
Mediterranean Whole Wheat Pita Bread
Hummus With Roasted Garlic
 
Recipe for Hummus With Roasted Garlic   shared with:
The Country Cook’s  
Weekend Potluck 
The 21st Century Housewife: Hearth and Soul Tuesday Blog Hop
 

Filed Under: Appetizers, Breads and Doughs Tagged With: Beans, Bread, easy, in the kitchen, pure food, simple

Our Daily Bread

February 6, 2014 by Shari Eckstrom 1 Comment

“‘A loaf of bread,’ the Walrus said, ‘is what we chiefly need: Pepper and vinegar besides are very good indeed.'” -Lewis Carroll

As I sit down to right my post today featuring a wonderfully flavored whole grain bread, I begin to ponder on what exactly my daily bread is. What is the one thing I need every day to be at my best and to live well in body, soul and spirit?  This question sends me off on a little journey, and gets me thinking on a myriad of things that I need or think I need, every single day. Whole Grain Honey Wheat Bread : Pure and Simple Of course the obvious comes to mind first, things like the air I breathe, food I eat, water to drink, exercise that keeps me strong and healthy, and plenty of sleep to help restore. Not much of a stretch there, and easy enough to come up with. The needs of the soul and spirit take a little more digging.

Whole Grain Honey Wheat Bread : Pure and Simple If I had to pin down a few, I would say, my soul and spirit need laughter, to help ease my heart during difficult times. I long for connectedness with other human beings and the world around me, to prevent me from living a life of self-absorption and self-centeredness. And lastly, I crave acceptance, a knowing that I am loved and cared for, regardless of my faults and failures.  Whole Grain Honey Wheat Bread : Pure and Simple I may recognize I need these things daily, but am aware that receiving them isn’t a sure thing. I don’t regularly eat like I should, exercise, or get proper amounts of sleep to take care of my physical needs. Regarding my soul and my spirit, laughter doesn’t always come to take away the tears, and I willfully choose to ignore others around me and live a bit in isolation. Even so, there is one thing I do know, no matter where I am on the scale of daily bread for the day, is that I am deeply and perfectly loved, even when I fail, even when I’m ugly and self-centered, and even when my life is terribly messy.

Whole Grain Honey Wheat Bread : Pure and Simple Great comfort in the midst of my journey and thanks be to God who loves me so profoundly.

Whole Grain Honey Wheat Bread : Pure and Simple Today’s recipe is for a wonderfully flavored whole grain bread, light, well textured, with just a hint of honeyed sweetness. It won’t fall apart when you slice it for sandwiches and is equally delicious toasted. This bread also freezes well. The recipe makes two loafs so pop one in the freezer for later.

Whole Grain Honey Wheat Bread : Pure and Simple

Whole Grain Honey Wheat Bread

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