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If you have ever asked yourself why sprouted grains are so important well here is your answer!
1. No Need For Flour
By sprouting the whole grains we don’t need to use
flour and can retain and enhance all of the nutrients
while still being able to make a delicious loaf of
bread.
When we tell people that we make bread without flour
they can’t comprehend the idea. In recent years bread
has been made as quickly and conveniently as possible
with only secondary thoughts to nutritional value.
Most of the bread consumed today is highly processed
with fat, sugar, preservatives and other additives. In
addition to this the milling process used to extract the
flour from the grain removes most of the bran and germ.
The heat applied during milling also destroys many of
the natural vitamins and minerals. So a great deal of
the real nutritional benefit is either thrown away or
destroyed by heat.
A large amount of processing takes place before the
bread is even made.
This is unnecessary!
2. Improved Nutritional Value
It has been said that the nutritional benefits of
sprouted grain bread are many with the secret of the
sprout being its astounding nutritional content.
Sprouting of the grain significantly increases the
protein, vitamin and enzyme content of the breads
whilst complex starches in the grain are converted to
natural sugars, providing an easily digested rich energy
source. When people with wheat intolerances try sprouted
grain bread they often find their digestive system
accepts the sprouted grains without any problem.
Many people who have not been able to eat bread
for years find sprouted grain breads easy to digest.
Why LOW GI?
Foods with low Glycaemic Index (GI) are digested more
slowly by the body and this helps us keep the blood
sugar at a medium level longer which makes us feel
satisfied and therefore less hungry. This is good for
our health and well being. Foods with a low GI
include most grains such as wheat, spelt, rye, oats,
barley and linseed.
It is also important to note that the more highly
processed the food the higher the GI. Hence bread made
from highly processed white flour has a high GI.
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