About barley for food.
Barley has remarkable health benefits exceeding most all other food grains. Barley food has a long history of human food consumption, but has not been poopular since the advent of wheat milling. Wheat...
View ArticleWhat is so great about barley?
Most prominently, barley is an excellent source of a unique soluble dietary fiber, called beta-glucan. This same fiber is also found in oats, but in smaller concentrations. Some barley varieties have...
View ArticleOur earliest research on the barley-cholesterol connection
Our earliest barley-cholesterol research was done at Montana State University in the late 1980s. That was about the time of the beginning popularity of oats as a cholesterol-lowering food. Dr. James...
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Below is our original Swedish barley bread recipe. Try looking for barley flour in health food stores, or try this website for Sustagrain brand barley flour: kingarthurflour.com/shopSWEDISH...
View ArticleWhat barley products are available?
People often ask us about where they can buy different types and forms of barley. One of our biggest frustrations is the lack of barley choices in grocery stores. Pearled barley is, of course, the...
View ArticleBere barley question
A reader of our barley blog posed the question as to what is Bere barley and where is it grown? Bere is an ancient variety or type of barley that was once widely grown in northern Europe and the...
View ArticleAnswer to Bere barley queston
Thank you for the question about Bere barley's value for the pre-diabetic individual and availability. The value of barley for people either with diabetes or the condition we call pre-diabetes is...
View ArticleHelen’s Barley Pilaf
This recipe came from Helen Eslick, who was the wife of Professor Bob Eslick, the barley breeder at Montana State University, who was our original inspiration to pursue barley for food. We dedicated...
View ArticleNational Barley Foods Council
A good source of information about barley, including a wide variety of recipes, is the National Barley Foods Council. This organization, located in Spokane, WA, represents the U.S. barley food...
View ArticleBarley Dog Biscuits
Recently, our local newspaper (The Bozeman Chronicle) carried a story about a local couple who have started a business of making Brewies, which are dog biscuits made from brewers' grains, the...
View ArticleBarley Facts, 3
Barleys with different genetic background may differ a great deal, both physically and chemically. What follows is a brief primer on barley type describing some observed genetic differences and how...
View ArticleUpdate after a break
We are sorry, but the month of April has flown by, and we have been preoccupied with snowstorms and other diversions. Will spring never come? At any rate, we are glad to be back, to spread the good...
View ArticleSource of Barley
Sadly, Nu-World Nutrition, our source of flaked hulless barley, went out of business due to illness of the owner, Wally Corum. Happily, the business was taken over by Western Trails Food, a firm in...
View ArticleBarley for the New Year
Happy New Year, 2014!The good news is that our new barley book is progressing!This book will detail the fantastic health benefits of barley, how to cook with barley, plus over 169 scrumptious...
View ArticleWintery new year day
January 4, 2014: It keeps snowing and snowing! The forecast for here in Montana is for more snow and cold, cold, cold!Doesn't a day like this make you think if hot soup and stew? Watch for a brand...
View ArticleRecipe for Butternut, Bean and Barley Stew
BUTTERNUT, BEAN AND BARLEY STEW Ingredients: 1 medium butternut squash 1 medium onion, chop0ped 6 cloves garlic, minced 2 stalks celery, sliced 4 green...
View ArticleBarley versus Oats
Receently, we saw a small magazine artcle entiitled "5 Ways to Use Oats". We thought "We know 5 ways to use barley, too!" Actually, they are both great grains with similar composition. The...
View ArticleHow to lower your blood cholesterol with barley
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ruled in 2005 that the beta-glucan, part of the fiber in barley, can reduce cholesterol when included in the diet. Moreover, food producers can make this...
View ArticleWinter is for Scones
This is a long, cold winter! There have been so many snowy, windy, sub-zero days, when a hot cup of tea, coffee, or chocolate just needed a munchy on the side! Here is a new recipe that's easy, good,...
View ArticleNew barley beverage
Dear friends:Are you looking for a satisfying caffeine-free beverage? Try Robarr! This new product is not only made from barley, but it's made in Montana! How could anything be better! dIt is...
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