Alternative Grains

Quoted message said:

"You should know about Kamut, wheat's ancestor:

http://www.indianharvest.com/html/foodservice/pdf/GrainPastaProfiles/10306Produ
ctProfile.pdf"

It is not ancestor to wheat, it is a variation of wheat. What we call
wheat grows yet in it's original form in the middle east and is only
slightly different in most respects from what is grown now.

Good catch! You may have saved some people from VP's claim that
"There are a number of grains that can be enjoyed by people who are
sensitive to wheat."

VP's Kamut link says:
"INGREDIENTS: Kamut Brand Wheat
ALLERGIC STATEMENT: CONTAINS "WHEAT " TO WHICH SOME PEOPLE MAY BE
ALLERGIC."

its been formally tested:
Allergy. 2002 Jul;57(7):653-4.
Allergenic potential of Kamut wheat.
Simonato B, Pasini G, Giannattasio M, Curioni A.
PMID: 12100316

full text at:
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/full/10.1034/j.1398-9995.2002.23757.x
immunoblot and skin [censored] tests for Kamut and wheat matched.
no differences in allergic potential can be found between wheat and
Kamut.

I thought mentioning that Kamut is wheat's ancestor would be warning
enough to those who are sensitive to wheat. My purpose in mentioning
that it is wheat's ancestor and mentioning it separately was to alert
those who allergic to wheat; but thank you for the additional
clarification. Not wanting to post long posts I economized on words.
You're right. Better to make matters like these very clear.

Hi, Kam:

Good question.

I'm not in the States. I'm in Israel.

I've never bought any flours or grains from a mail order supplier.
You'd have to ask the American contingent about that.

Either I buy from a health food store I'm familiar with, or people run
co-ops and buy in bulk from a known distributor.

The Ethiopians in Israel have their own sources of Teff (they pronounce
it 'Tif', with a very short 'i'😉. People buy it from them or just get
themselves invited for dinner.

VP :0)

Visual Purple said:

I personally love injera, Ethiopian bread made from teff, which is one
of the healthiest grains on the planet.

Sez you. It would help if the Ethiopians were healthier.

(For those of you who haven't had it, injera tastes rather like good
good lofty sourdough pancakes cooked very lightly--- which the cook
screwed up by leaving out the sugar. It's odd but pleasant).

SBH

SBH

The Ethiopians who arrived in Israel were ill as a result of poverty
and poor sanitary conditions, not because of their diet, which is quite
healthy. Most of them were undernourished. I saw this first hand, as I
worked with the Ethiopian immigrants upon their arrival from the hour
they arrived.

Here in Israel, after having been treated for the diseases they came
with and where they now have enough money to buy all the food they need
and have access to our socialized medical system they are very healthy
indeed.

The Ethiopians also have a *very* detailed knowledge of herbal
medicine. The Israeli Ministry of Health is working hand-in-hand with
them learning their traditional folk medicine and integrating it into
allopathic medicine.

I don't know how many real live Ethiopians you are acquainted with. My
daughter dated a young man from Ethiopia for a couple of years and
learned Amharic from him. He trained as a medic in the Israeli army and
then went back to Ethiopia to learn medicine there on a full
scholarship.

There is a nursing school in the hospital where my husband works. Many
of the nurses-in-training are of Ethiopian extraction and they are very
health-aware, integrating what they are learning under the aegis of the
Israeli Ministry of Health and that which they have received
traditionally in a most successful and salubrious manner.

VP

SBH

The Ethiopians who arrived in Israel were ill as a result of poverty
and poor sanitary conditions, not because of their diet, which is quite
healthy. Most of them were undernourished. I saw this first hand, as I
worked with the Ethiopian immigrants upon their arrival from the hour
they arrived.

Here in Israel, after having been treated for the diseases they came
with and where they now have enough money to buy all the food they need
and have access to our socialized medical system they are very healthy
indeed.

The Ethiopians also have a *very* detailed knowledge of herbal
medicine. The Israeli Ministry of Health is working hand-in-hand with
them learning their traditional folk medicine and integrating it into
allopathic medicine.

I don't know how many real live Ethiopians you are acquainted with. My
daughter dated a young man from Ethiopia for a couple of years and
learned Amharic from him. He trained as a medic in the Israeli army and
then went back to Ethiopia to learn medicine there on a full
scholarship.

There is a nursing school in the hospital where my husband works. Many
of the nurses-in-training are of Ethiopian extraction and they are very
health-aware, integrating what they are learning under the aegis of the
Israeli Ministry of Health and that which they have received
traditionally in a most successful and salubrious manner.

VP

Visual Purple said:

I thought mentioning that Kamut is wheat's ancestor would be warning
enough to those who are sensitive to wheat.

The subject of this thread is Alternative Grains. I ask Alternative to
what?

Tell me Dear, why do you guys in the middle east like to blow
themselves up? And, kill innocent people?

Too many females, like yourself, I suppose?

Ha, ... Hah, Ha!

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Quoted message said:

Hi, Kam:

Good question.

I'm not in the States. I'm in Israel.

I understand that Rye is a popular grain in Israel and how about
using it . It is much better then the one you are using .

Kam

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VP :0)

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Visual Purple said:

Hi, Kam:

Good question.

I'm not in the States. I'm in Israel.

Zionism is where holier than thou people daily try to exterminate the
Palestinians with the blessings of their god, of course.

You people are the ultimate source of 9-11.

Just thought that you might want to know, that not all Americians
believe in supporting racist Zionism.

On 6 Aug 2005 11:34:09 -0700, "Visual Purple" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

There are a number of grains that can be enjoyed by people who are
sensitive to wheat. Of course, they are wonderful for people who do
eat wheat as well. They can be used as interesting changes of pace and
to make the diet more various, and sometimes downright exotic.

How about avoid grains entirely or only consume them in very small
amounts. Its not as if they are a requirement for good health.

Quoted message said:

I personally love injera, Ethiopian bread made from teff, which is one
of the healthiest grains on the planet.

Our farmers know that grains are great for fattening up their
livestock. If you train like an Ethiopian marathon runner then I guess
you can eat grains like a cow.

RBR