Ancient Wheat Grains?

DittoDan

Everyone know on a low carb diet, wheat and gluten aren't any good. Gluten causes inflamation, cravings and spikes blood glucose. I've been doing a little google research on this and found an ancient grain called Einkorn. This is the wheat they ate in Biblical times and beyond.

According to the website's claims, the modern wheat has been hybridized so much so that it bares only a small resemblance to the original wheat. They say the ancient wheat has 17 chromosomes and modern wheat has 42. They claim that the ancient wheat can be eaten by many people that are "gluten intolerant".

They have a comparison chart:



Looks very much different than modern wheat, especially the protein and vitamins.

They have a "Healthy Grains: 25 Reasons Einkorn Tops the List" page that is a very interesting read.

Am I saying for you to go out and buy this and start eating it just like regular wheat? ~ well no, it still has carbs. But if you're not "Keto" but low carb, this could be a good substitute for modern grains. For example, use for a light batter for your fried chicken or maybe make some bread and have a sandwich every once-in-a-while.

The main point I am trying to say is that ~ man ~ has screwed up the food supply, in order to maximize profits. And I'm not against maximizing profits ~ until it harms people...

Food for thought...

I hope this helps,
Dan the Man from Michigan
Keto / The Recipe Water Fasting / E.A.S.Y. Exercise Program

canadjineh

Might be an option for NCGS, but not for Celiacs:
"So far, the studies on einkorn’s toxicity have been mixed, although it is considered less toxic than modern wheat. For that reason – though they express an interest in doing so – we always recommend that celiac patients should not consume einkorn. After consulting with their doctor, gluten sensitive people, on the other hand, have reported that they consume eikorn with diminished or no reaction. In addition, naturally leavening bread also seems to help with digestibility, and we’ll share more on this in the coming months."
einkorn.com/did-wheat-hybridization-lead-to-celiac-disease/

Twibbly

canadjineh wrote: »

Might be an option for NCGS, but not for Celiacs:
"So far, the studies on einkorn’s toxicity have been mixed, although it is considered less toxic than modern wheat. For that reason – though they express an interest in doing so – we always recommend that celiac patients should not consume einkorn. After consulting with their doctor, gluten sensitive people, on the other hand, have reported that they consume eikorn with diminished or no reaction. In addition, naturally leavening bread also seems to help with digestibility, and we’ll share more on this in the coming months."
einkorn.com/did-wheat-hybridization-lead-to-celiac-disease/

Yup yup. I've also heard of some with NCGS (non-Celiac gluten sensitivity) being fine with wheat in Europe because it's a different type. Not sure about the validity of it. As a most likely Celiac, I still basically hiss at it because it's going to evil to me.

KenSmith108

I don't think my pancreas is smart enough to tell the difference

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Sunny_Bunny_

This is discussed in Wheat Belly but he says that in order to eat bread made from that wheat he traveled somewhere to acquire the seeds to grow his own and literally make the bread from scratch! Lol
I believe it's incredibly difficult to get uncorrupted grain.

retirehappy

I have gluten sensitivity but I am not celiac and I will be testing how I go with it.

I currently have my first batch of no knead sour dough bread made with einkorn "proofing" on the kitchen table. The starter is regular whole wheat starter that I started from scratch. It has been feed with sprouted whole wheat. I just got the einkorn delivered yesterday. So today I started the no knead bread process.

I do better with sour doughs than regular ones. I do better with sprouted wheat grains than regular processed flour. I will be making sour dough starter using some of the einkorn flour. If anyone else is working with the grain, I'd love to hear about your experiences.