Friday, June 7, 2013

Food For Life


Food For Life


I have gone on record to all of my family, friends and clients, claiming that Ezekiel bread is the bread you must eat.  I have gotten tons of feed back about how having this bread has clearly made a difference in people’s energy levels and makes them feel fuller than their breads of the past.  The sprouted grains in this bread are whole grains that have not gone through the milling process.  The bread is made from sprouted whole grains apposed to milled flour, which most bread on our grocery store shelves is made from. 

The sprouting process removes the outside layer of the grain and begins the sprouting process allowing the rich nutrients to be absorbed into our bodies more efficiently. These whole grains sustain us for longer periods of time because of all the wonderful nutrients that are present during the digestion process.  Grains and wheat that have been milled into flour then made into bread are so processed and refined they hit your blood stream much faster causing your blood sugar levels to rise and fall.  This rise and fall usually leaves you hungry and looking for more refined carbs.

With all the of the news on GMO’s and wheat I felt it was my obligation to point out that Ezekiel Food for Life bread has not yet been verified by the Non GMO Project.  It is labeled “Organic” and their website http://www.foodforlife.com/about_us/ezekiel-49 claims NO GMO’s but they are not listed on the Non GMO Project verified list. On their Facebook page a customer asked about it and the answer stated that they were in the process of being verified.

I just wanted to give my friends and family two other brands of sprouted bread that I have tried and liked, Alvarado St. Bakery and One Degree Organic Foods.  Both can be found in the frozen food sections of your local heath food store.  There are quite a few on the market that are Non GMO project verified.  I look forward to branching out and experimenting.  Please let me know the brands you have tried and enjoyed!

I have also copied some basic GMO information from the Non GMO project website.  I want to be clear though . . . at the end of the day, we shouldn’t be eating all that much out of a package or a box to begin with. Think of eating and learning about GMO’s like this, “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.” Aristotle

The following information has been taken from the Non GMO project website.  http://www.nongmoproject.org/learn-more/

“What are GMOs? 
GMOs, or “genetically modified organisms,” are plants or animals that have been genetically engineered with DNA from bacteria, viruses or other plants and animals. These experimental combinations of genes from different species cannot occur in nature or in traditional crossbreeding.
Virtually all-commercial GMOs are engineered to withstand direct application of herbicide and/or to produce an insecticide. Despite biotech industry promises, none of the GMO traits currently on the market offer increased yield, drought tolerance, enhanced nutrition, or any other consumer benefit.
Meanwhile, a growing body of evidence connects GMOs with health problems, environmental damage and violation of farmers’ and consumers’ rights.”

“GMOs, or “genetically modified organisms,” are plants or animals created through the gene splicing techniques of biotechnology (also called genetic engineering, or GE). This experimental technology merges DNA from different species, creating unstable combinations of plant, animal, bacterial and viral genes that cannot occur in nature or in traditional crossbreeding.”


Love deeply, eat mindfully and care,
Kim Gilroy

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