Benefits of Wheat

• Wheat is an important protein that has most of the nutrients, vitamins and minerals that your body needs for survival (wheat sprouts containing 2900 calories produce 100% of the 50 essential nutrients a person needs to stay healthy).
• Wheat has ALL of the following vitamins and minerals in each kernel: iron, calcium, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, copper, selenium, manganese, zinc, thiamin, niacin, riboflavin, pantothenic acid, vitamin B6, vitamin E, folate, fiber and fat. 
• One cup of hard wheat has 632 calories, 3.7 g of fat, 130.6 g of carbohydrates, 23.4 g of fiber, and 26.9 g of protein.
• A study by James Stevens, who wrote the book Making the Best of the Basics, found that it takes 130 slices of white bread to equal the nutrients in one slice of whole wheat bread. 
• Sinply swapping whole wheat for white bread you cut your chances of heart disease risk by 20% (according to The Journal of the American Medical Association in 2003).
• Fiber helps you feel full and makes it easier for you to control your weight.
• Reduces your risk of colon cancer & other diseases.
• Fiber reduces the risk of heart attacks and srokes.
• there are no chemicals, bleahes, or additives added to your freshly ground wheat flour.
• Wheat can be sprouted and used on salads, in smoothies, or put in soups/stews to add even more nutrients to your diet.
• Wheat can be used as a meat extender.  Use in your ground hamburger, sausage or turkey or add to soups adn stews to extend your meat.

White Flour VS Wheat Flour
Regular white all purpose flour is only made from one portion of the wheat kernel--the endosperm.  When the bran and germ are removed from the wheat grain, over 80% of the fiber, nutients and antioxicants are also removed.  White flour is nutritionally useless and breaks down in the body as sugar.  The body cannot tell the difference between eating a spoonful of sugar or a slice of white bread.  This causes all kinds of problems with a person's insulin levels, pancreas, and metabolism.  Eating whole grain flour is MUCH healthier for your diet.

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