Hahabogus > writes:

>These are just a few.
>Pearl barley or pot barley.

Only the pot barley is whole grain, pearl barley has had the bran removed.

>CouCous

Couscous is pasta, duh.

>Granola, Muesil (good as breakfast or snaking food)

These are cereals, almost always contain polished grains, not whole grains...
and what the frig is "snaking food"... live mice?

>Red River Cerial, cream of wheat etc...
>Rolled oats, oatmeal

Cream of wheat and rolled oats are not whole grain, the bran has been removed.

oats
According to a definition in Samuel Johnson's 1755 Dictionary of the English
Language , oats were "a grain which in England is generally given to horses,
but which in Scotland supports the people." Since oats are by far the most
nutritious of the cereal grasses, it would appear that the Scots were ahead of
the rest of us. Today, whole oats are still used as animal fodder. Humans don't
usually consume them until after the oats have been cleaned, toasted, hulled
and cleaned again, after which time they become oat groats (which still contain
most of the original nutrients). Oat groats can be cooked and served as cereal,
or prepared in the same manner as rice and used as a side dish or in a dish
such as a salad or stuffing. When steamed and flattened with huge rollers, oat
groats become regular rolled oats (also called old-fashioned oats ). They take
about 15 minutes to cook. Quick-cooking rolled oats are groats that have been
cut into several pieces before being steamed and rolled into thinner flakes.
Though they cook in about 5 minutes, many think the flavor and texture are
never quite as satisfying as with regular rolled oats. Old-fashioned oats and
quick-cooking oats can usually be interchanged in recipes. Instant oats,
however, are not interchangeable because they're made with cut groats that have
been precooked and dried before being rolled. This precooking process so
softens the oat pieces that, after being combined with a liquid, the mixture
can turn baked goods such as muffins or cookies into gooey lumps. Most instant
oatmeal is packaged with salt, sugar and other flavorings. Scotch oats or
steel-cut oats or Irish oatmeal are all names for groats that have been cut
into 2 to 3 pieces and not rolled. They take considerably longer to cook than
rolled oats and have a decidedly chewy texture. Oat flour is made from groats
that have been ground into powder. It contains no gluten, however, so €” for
baked goods that need to rise, like yeast breads €” must be combined with a
flour that does. Oat bran is the outer casing of the oat and is particularly
high in soluble fiber, thought to be a leading contender in the fight against
high cholesterol. Oat bran, groats, flour and Scotch oats are more likely to be
found in health-food stores than supermarkets. Oats are high in vitamin B-1 and
contain a good amount of vitamins B-2 and E.

© Copyright Barron's Educational Services, Inc. 1995
based on THE FOOD LOVER'S COMPANION, 2nd edition, by Sharon Tyler Herbst.



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