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ABOUT ME

Hello from Cream of the West.  Please allow me to introduce myself.  I’m Susan, and a couple times a week I hope to keep you posted concerning everything community, everything whole grain, and everything Cream of the West!

My husband, Steve, and I are partners in Cream of the West, and I spend quite a little [...]

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The Grandeur of Whole Grains

Wheat, rice, oats, cornmeal, and barley convert into grain products, like pasta, grits, tortillas, breakfast cereals, bread and oatmeal. While researching the food pyramid (www.mypyramid.gov/), I found that grains are separated into whole grains and refined grains.

Refined grains lose some of their vitamins and fiber and, then, need to be enriched afterward. Some argue that texture [...]

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