SPELT

Why we should all eat more spelt? Let's talk about that! My dogs, cat and horses have a daily spelt menu! 

Wheat, the most common cereal, loses all of is qualities when it has been grinded. The only thing that is left over are gluten. So you always should use whole-wheat products! 

But with spelt, all the good qualities stay after the grinding process!
Spelt contains about % 57.9 carbohydrates (excluding 9.2 % fibre), 17.0 % protein and 3.0 % fat (good fats), as well as lots of dietary minerals and vitamins. Spelt also contains lot of amino acids and these are responsible for making the happy hormone -> spelt makes us happy too :). It also keeps us blood-sugar value constant, this is good against cravings! 

Why choose spelt in stead of regular wheat?

• it has a better ratio carbs/fats
• it lowers the cholesterol, thanks to the good unsaturated fatty acids
• it delivers lots of energy (good for athletes)
• it helps the digestion, because it's really easy to digest and the nutrients go quickly in our blood and handle cell renewal, and at the same time it detoxifies our body because it stimulates our kidneys
• it contains more vit B's than wheat, those are good for the metabolism of our nervous system and our brains.

When you buy spelt in full grains, like on the picture above you need to soak the grains a whole night before cooking it. Throw away the water where it soaked in. Then you put it in a dish with 2 times his volume of water, on low heat and cook it for 30-40 minutes. You can make a nice and healthy salad if you add some vegetables and a little bit of olive oil with it! 

Spelt soup  = this is a really nourishing spelt soup recipe, good for cold winter days!


- Soak chickpeas or other beans a whole night in water, same with the spelt.
- Cook some onions in olive oil
- Add celery and onions (you can add lots of other vegetables; carrots, fennel, leeks, garlic,...) with chickpeas, and let them boil together
- Add the onions cooked in the olive oil; mix the soup like you want it to. 
- Add the spelt and some water, cook everything together till the spelt is tender.

I really love spelt bread also!

Also spelt is the only cereal that doesn't require any pesticides! You don't need to buy it in bioshops, it's always bio:). 




Remember :

 Spelt everyday, keeps the doctor away!