Tradiditonal eating and adhd

[Wifezilla]

it simply said grind up spouts... so I did... made a horrible gummy mess and stunk up my kitchen when we cooked it.

Been there...done that

 

[CrimsonRose]

it simply said grind up spouts... so I did... made a horrible gummy mess and stunk up my kitchen when we cooked it.

Been there...done that

so Glad I'm not the only one! when you said... "did you dry them first" I was like oh man I must be the biggest idiot ROFL

 

[Wifezilla]

No, it isn't you. The hippies that post those recipes are either too stoned to care they made a gooey stinky mess or they were too stoned to remember to write that step down

 

[CrimsonRose]

 

[miss_thenorth]

Yep, you need to sprout the wheat berries slightly, then dry them, then grind them into flour, then use that flour to make bread. Whew. But much cheaper than buying sprouted grain flour.

I prefer a quicker method of soaking the flour. I'll post what I've been doing in my bread recipe thread today, although I'm still working on the recipe. We don't eat much bread so it is taking me a while...Also, the MEN artisan bread method lends itself well to this idea, as it sits for up to two weeks in the fridge (the dough) so it is quite fermented, without making a traditional sourdough. But it does NOT make a nice, light loaf like the method I used recently.

As for butter, just leave it out on a plate or in a bowl. It doesn't go bad in the short time it takes to use up a stick. Leave the amount you can use up in a couple of days out at room temp. I leave a small bowl of butter next to my cat's dishes and it has solved the problem of my cats going on my counters looking for butter to lick or any greasy pan I didn't wash yet.

Here is a link to another cereal recipe that is not as expensive to make as granola. Get rid of your current cereal bowls and get some smaller ones. Or pour the cereal for your kids yourself. http://www.food.com/recipe/homemade-breakfast-cereal-435698

As for the pop, well, you'll just have to figure that one out. What if you made yourself something more like a latte in the morning, a large mug of warm milk with a smaller amount of coffee in it? I do hot chocolate in the morning.

Oh, and raw milk for pets only? Well, go buy some for your "puppies!" Just make sure the dairy animals did not just get some antibiotics. Say your "puppies" are sensitive to antibiotics.....and that they are very valuable and you need very clean milk for them.

ETA: forgot link!

Free, have you made this recipe?

 

[Bubblingbrooks]

wow great info!!! Thanks so much!

Yes the recipe I used for the sprout bread left out the part about drying the sprouts... ROFL it simply said grind up spouts... so I did... made a horrible gummy mess and stunk up my kitchen when we cooked it...

Thanks so much for that cereal recipe I'll have to try that out in the next few days and see if they like it... most recipe's I've seen for cereal call for a lot of honey (which we love honey!) but it's so expensive to by the good local raw stuff... this past month it went up 2 dollars for a quart jar! We also love the nuts in many of the recipes as well... and those have went up in price big time the last year as well... I've learned to start adding some whole flax seed in to give it more of a nutty flavor.

Ahh! What you made or tried to make was Essene Bread

We buy 5 gallon pails of mostly raw honey from Azure Standard for $120

 

[freemotion]

Yep, you need to sprout the wheat berries slightly, then dry them, then grind them into flour, then use that flour to make bread. Whew. But much cheaper than buying sprouted grain flour.

I prefer a quicker method of soaking the flour. I'll post what I've been doing in my bread recipe thread today, although I'm still working on the recipe. We don't eat much bread so it is taking me a while...Also, the MEN artisan bread method lends itself well to this idea, as it sits for up to two weeks in the fridge (the dough) so it is quite fermented, without making a traditional sourdough. But it does NOT make a nice, light loaf like the method I used recently.

As for butter, just leave it out on a plate or in a bowl. It doesn't go bad in the short time it takes to use up a stick. Leave the amount you can use up in a couple of days out at room temp. I leave a small bowl of butter next to my cat's dishes and it has solved the problem of my cats going on my counters looking for butter to lick or any greasy pan I didn't wash yet.

Here is a link to another cereal recipe that is not as expensive to make as granola. Get rid of your current cereal bowls and get some smaller ones. Or pour the cereal for your kids yourself. http://www.food.com/recipe/homemade-breakfast-cereal-435698

As for the pop, well, you'll just have to figure that one out. What if you made yourself something more like a latte in the morning, a large mug of warm milk with a smaller amount of coffee in it? I do hot chocolate in the morning.

Oh, and raw milk for pets only? Well, go buy some for your "puppies!" Just make sure the dairy animals did not just get some antibiotics. Say your "puppies" are sensitive to antibiotics.....and that they are very valuable and you need very clean milk for them.

ETA: forgot link!

Free, have you made this recipe?

No, I haven't, as I am not a breakfast cereal eater. I was for many years and broke the habit so thoroughly that there is no temptation to go back to it. I have far more energy on a high protein breakfast of eggs and if I want grains, well, I love French toast or whole wheat toast with lotsa butter. Or a grilled cheese sandwich.

 

[Wifezilla]

For breakfast, abi's gluten-free coconut flour cranberry bread is wayyyyy better than crappy old cereal ( I think this is the recipe... http://www.grouprecipes.com/29445/coconut-flour-cranberry-nut-bread.html)

Other breakfast items at my house are low carb cheese cake, duck egg quiche, left over bbq, or salad!

I used to eat cereal with skim milk. I also used to be 285 pounds. Just sayin' ...

 

[miss_thenorth]

personally I don't and never have eaten breakfast cereal. I do however make my granola recipe, and also my version of instant oatmeal that the kids and hubby like. Though the kids usually eat eggs and such for breakfast, eggs are slowing down for the winter, and it is always nice to have a variety for breakfast. We also do alot of french toast, and I just perfected a sourdough waffle recipe. But sometimes a quick fix is needed.

 

[CrimsonRose]

Ok the past few weeks we have been cleaning up our diets and it really seems to help...

I know someone on here mentioned red dye a few weeks back and I didn't think much of it...

since I've gotten rid of most of the things with corn syrup I haven't served anything with the dye in it in a few weeks (if I did I was a small amount) but I hadn't been to the store in a few days and we ran out of juice so I decided to make a pitcher of koolaid... OH MY GOODNESS!!! With in 10 mins my son was a totally different person... Wouldn't listen running screaming even hitting his sister (these are things he KNOWS not to do) My oldest daughter became ultra angry yelling and screaming at every little thing (again she knows better!) all afternoon I couldn't get any school done finally by evening they had calmed down some again... and helped me make diner... Then right before diner my son got another cup of koolaid and Bam! he was crazy child again!!!

I never in a billion years though something as simple as red dye could make that huge of a difference!!! but I looked some articles up online for RedDye#40 and found TONS of info on other kids being drastically effected by the dye as well...

So that is the next thing to go! you wouldn't believe all the stuff it's in either... even the kiddos cold meds and such! it's in our taco sauce and the kiddos yogurt!!! Sad part is... I tossed the kiddos yogurt and decided to let them eat my brand (it's the vanilla probiotics) and just for kicks I checked the label there and dang it... it has corn syrup in it!!!!!!!!!!! All this time I thought I was eating something healthy and since it was the "healthiest" on the market I never dreamed to check it's label! Why in the world would they make something healthy just to kill it with corn syrup!

Anyway I just wanted to post again about the red dye #40 (some articles said all dye can effect some children) so far this one definitively effects my kiddos... This week grocery shopping should be fun... I have to find several new brands without dyes in them...