Due to our worldwide conditions this past year I believe more people are turning their focus to preparedness and self-reliance. For generations wheat has been the "staff of life" and always included as part of a long term food storage program. I myself have wheat as the foundation of my emergency food storage, as well as my everyday use, and for a good reason. Wheat is very versatile; you can grind it into flour to make a variety of foods, the berries can be cooked and incorporated into foods or eaten as a cereal, it can be sprouted and turned into a source of fresh "produce" full of vitamins and minerals, those sprouts can be turned into a cultured beverage that can build the gut flora, nourish the body and strengthen the immune system, it can be sowed to make wheatgrass which can then be juiced or dried and powered for not only food but medicine. For the next few posts I would like to focus on how to use and prepare this amazing plant the Lord has blessed us with.
Food Staple
Bread has been a staple food since Adam and Eve. Here are just a few of many examples of it as a survival food:
I love the Little House on the Prairie book series. Little Woman and I just finished reading the series together as her bedtime story over the last couple of months. During The Long Winter, the Ingalls family survived off Almanzo's "seed" wheat when the trains were snowed in and they couldn't receive any supplies in their new town. Everyday they would take turns at the coffee grinder so Ma could make course bread with the ground wheat. They lived solely on bread until the snow melted enough to get the train supply of food in.
Elijah the prophet was kept alive on bread that the ravens brought him each morning during the famine the Lord had sent to humble the people. He also was given bread by the widow who had made her last cake for herself and son before assumedly dying. Because she fed the prophet first, her barrel of meal and cruse of oil were kept filled through the famine. (1 Kings 17)
The Lord fed Moses and the Israelites with manna, which was a type of bread prepared by the Lord for their survival. (Exodus 16)
Christ prayed over the bread and fish and both were multiplied to feed the people who came to hear him teach. (Matthew 15)
Christ calls himself the Bread of Life, reminding us that just as we need bread to survive physically, we need our Savior to survive spiritually. (John 6:35)
In my faith we have a code of health in what we call the Word of Wisdom, it is found in Doctrine and Covenants 89 and states:
I love the Little House on the Prairie book series. Little Woman and I just finished reading the series together as her bedtime story over the last couple of months. During The Long Winter, the Ingalls family survived off Almanzo's "seed" wheat when the trains were snowed in and they couldn't receive any supplies in their new town. Everyday they would take turns at the coffee grinder so Ma could make course bread with the ground wheat. They lived solely on bread until the snow melted enough to get the train supply of food in.
Elijah the prophet was kept alive on bread that the ravens brought him each morning during the famine the Lord had sent to humble the people. He also was given bread by the widow who had made her last cake for herself and son before assumedly dying. Because she fed the prophet first, her barrel of meal and cruse of oil were kept filled through the famine. (1 Kings 17)
The Lord fed Moses and the Israelites with manna, which was a type of bread prepared by the Lord for their survival. (Exodus 16)
Christ prayed over the bread and fish and both were multiplied to feed the people who came to hear him teach. (Matthew 15)
Christ calls himself the Bread of Life, reminding us that just as we need bread to survive physically, we need our Savior to survive spiritually. (John 6:35)
In my faith we have a code of health in what we call the Word of Wisdom, it is found in Doctrine and Covenants 89 and states:
"All grain is ordained for the use of man and of beasts, to be the staff of life...all grain is good for the food of man"
Cooking Grains
The most popular and delicious way to utilize your grains is by using the flour to make breads, breakfast foods and baked goods. The way to get the most nutrition from your flour is to grind it yourself, which I highly recommend. A food mill is an investment, but well worth it. I even purchased a hand mill for emergency purposes in case we have no electricity. Here are a few ways to make and use your own flour from my blog, but there are many other blogs that have wonderful recipes and go into greater detail, so I recommend exploring on from here.
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Wardee at Traditional Cooking School has an amazing blog and courses you can go through that will walk you step by step on how to prepare and cook with whole grains.
Other Ways to Prepare and Use Grains
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