Guest guest Posted January 16, 1999 Report Share Posted January 16, 1999 > HAND GRINDERS?? > > How long do you expect these Y2K problems to last?? Actualy regardless of Y2K, hand ground grains are extremely good for you. Flour that is bought in the stores is generaly ground in such a way that a lot of heat is generated, which destroys much of the goodness. Then all the ground wheat is seperated into its various parts, Wheatgerm, Bran etc, and remixed to create different grades of flour such as brown bread flour, chapati flour, white flour, wheatgerm etc. (I know this because I just spent a couple of hours with a food technologist in the Mauritius Govt's largest wheat importer and miller). Wheat which has been ground freshly using a hand grinder has not been subjected to heat, and contains every part of the grain including the wheatgerm. (the wheatgerm is removed in commercial flour as it tends to turn the flour rancid very quickly). Wheatgerm is the life of the grain. I had a direct experience of the benefits of such flour a few years ago. I was traveling in North Bengal with Kiranasa Prabhu. He has his flour ground freshly, and makes rotis using his fingers in the way Srila Prabhupada used to do. One morning he made some fresh rotis on a small fire before we went out to try to locate an old Goswami Temple. We ate about two or three each with a little honey, and some achar (pickle). Then the whole day we spent travelling to small villages, and walking long distances, in the heat. In the evening at about 7 pm we arrived back in Mayapur, and as I walked past the restaurant, I realised that I had no hunger at all, despite having only eaten those two or three rotis, and I was used to eating two full meals a day with a snack in the evening! I cannot emphasise enough the benefits of freshly ground wheat for your health. No other food that I know of can provide energy and nourishment for a full days activity with such a small amount, and that in the early part of the day. I can send some actual data regarding the benefits of freshly ground flour if anyone is interested. Regardless of Y2K we should start living more simply in the way Srila Prabhupada wanted us to. Y2K is a good enough reason to start. You can get grain mills which can serve a small family or for the needs of a temple community. Your servant. Samba das Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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