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Wheat berries

Here is a photo of the raw wheat berries. The ones on the right are the wheat berries, the ones on the left are the spelt berries.

I cooked them like you would brown rice, and have some stored in the fridge. I topped my oatmeal with them this morning:

They are chewy with a nice texture. Kind of like steel cut oats, but with a bit more, not crunch, really – but something. I do like them! 2 tablespoons sprinkled on added about 20 calories.

I also used the brown rice protein in this bowl. See how nice and creamy the oats are? This is the texture I liked from soy protein, but could not get from whey protein. They whey kind of curdled when I cooked it. The rice protein just cooked right in. I couldn’t really detect anything taste wise, but I could sense some texture difference from the rice protein. Maybe a bit grainy? I am going to try it in my protein pancakes tomorrow, and if it works – I will order some more. It has more protein in a serving than the whey – 1/2 scoop (15 grams) of RP has 12 grams of protein vs 9 in whey, and only 55 cal. More bang for the buck.

The Great Vegetable Experiment: Lentils


Are lentils vegetables? Not really sure, but close enough for me!

I was going to make a dahl, but decided instead to have lentils with rice for a complete protein meal.
I heated 2 tsp of coconut oil in the pressure cooker, then sauteed some cumin and black mustard seeds. If you have never fried your spices, you should try it, they are delicious! Then I added some pureed frozen onions and cooked for a few minutes. I added 1/2 cup green lentils and water, then pressure cooked for 6 minutes. Most of the liquid had dried up inside, so maybe next time I would do a bit more.
Then tossed on top of 1 serving of brown rice. This lentil recipe made 2 servings.
On the side is roasted winter mix with curry seasoning.
This was quite a tasty dish.

The wheat berry trek was successful this morning! Not only did I find wheat berries, but spelt berries, too! I cooked some up to add to oatmeal tomorrow.
And the store had some packets of brown rice protein powder. I don’t like how the whey protein is working out in some of my recipes (oatmeal is the biggie), and I don’t want to go back to soy. Rice protein has more protein than whey per serving, but I have seen mixed reviews on the taste. This store had individual packets of brown rice protein powder, so I can give it a try without having to purchase a big can. Another review will be coming up this week!