What Is Whole Grain

We started eating whole grain while on a low carbohydrate diet. The weight came off and we have kept it off for 5 years. I started milling my own flour to ensure we were getting whole grain. After working with whole grain flour, I not only sell the flour and mixes but offer a variety of baking classes. My mission is to teach everyone I meet that Whole Grain is not heavy and nasty. Whole Grain flour if used correctly makes wonderful light bread, biscuits, pie crusts, cakes and cookies.



What Is Whole Grain
All grains start life as whole grains. In their natural state growing in the fields, whole grains are the entire seed of a plant. This seed (which industry calls a "kernel") is made up of three parts: the bran, the germ and the endosperm.

The Bran
The bran is the multi-layered outer skin of the kernel, and is tough enough to protect the other two parts of the kernel from assaults by sunlight, pests, water, and disease. It contains important antioxidants, B vitamins


The Endosperm
The endosperm is the germ’s food supply, which provides essential energy to the young plant so it can send roots down for water and nutrients, and send sprouts up for sunlight’s photosynthesizing power. The endosperm is by far the largest portion of the kernel. It contains starchy carbohydrates, proteins and small amounts of vitamins and minerals.

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