Tag: Barley

Barley grass is rich in amino acids, chlorophyll, antioxidants, minerals, and vitamins. It helps control blood sugar and fight constipation. It also eases symptoms of fibromyalgia, strengthens your immune system, and even helps fight depression and cancer. Barley grass may also be a great ally to manage your weight.

Carbs are not always the enemy that we make it out to be. These foods can be great sources of carbs along with essential nutrients and minerals. Foods like corn, banana, quinoa, squash, barley sweet potato, and peas provide fiber as well as vitamins A, E, B vitamins, and minerals like manganese, iron, copper, and some antioxidants.

Resistant starch is both carbohydrate and fiber. It's present in certain foods like green bananas, potatoes, rice, wheat, and legumes. Studies claim that when foods containing resistant starch are cooled after heating, it increases in concentration. Therefore, it's best to consume this food after cooling them once they are cooked. This is a great way to utilize the health benefits of resistant starch.

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Nausea can be triggered by a number of factors ranging from physiological to emotional factors as well as body balance issues. A long trip to a hill station by car or a late night dinner can make you feel nauseated in the morning. Lemon juice, ginger, herbal teas with ginger, or peppermint are some of the options available in your kitchen as a remedy. Massaging the relevant acupressure points or just some fresh air are some of the readily available remedies.

Bread is a fast-digesting food that could make you feel hungry, even if your body does not require more food. However, by following these tips and tricks, you can eat bread in a healthier way, without worrying about gaining weight. Whole grain bread, fermented bread, and organic bread are some of the breads that will not add up extra pounds.

Low-fat soups can help you lose weight. They are rich in fiber and makes you feel full for a long time. Replace a meal with fiber-rich vegetable soup, white bean and kale soup, or pumpkin cauliflower soup. For indigestion, have carrot and ginger soup. For a midday snack, have detox soups like cucumber avocado soup. For dinner, have beef and barley soup.

Drinking nutrient-rich barley water regularly is good for you because it cools your body, treats urinary tract infections, and helps manage diabetes and heart diseases. Make barley water by boiling a mixture of 1 cup soaked barley and 3–4 cups water. Cool this water, and drink not more than 6 glasses a day.

Brewed in China, Korea, and Japan since the 8th century, barley tea is catching on quick in other parts of the world for its wonderful health benefits. Barley tea can help you detox your body, aid in digestive health, and help you relax. It also has antioxidant, anticoagulant, and anticarcinogenic properties. Although it can sometimes be a bit of an acquired taste, barley tea is a refreshing and comforting drink whether you brew it hot or cold.

Barley water has been popular for centuries, with ayurveda recommending it as a drink to aid digestion and purge excess "kapha" responsible for sluggishness in the body. Now, research is tapping the benefits of barley for its fiber content and nutrients that can help fight off UTIs, kidney stones, gall stones, and even help with overall heart health, skin care, and digestion.

Relatively low in calories and high in fiber, barley is a versatile cereal grain that provides both beauty and health benefits. Adding it to your daily diet (atop salads, soups, stews or baked goods) will not only help you keep your blood sugar, cholesterol, blood pressure in check, but might be just the weapon you need in your fight to lose weight and tackle belly fat.

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Whole grain barley has only the husk removed and may take longer to cook. Pot barley is nutritious and in between whole grain and pearl. Pearl barley cooks quickly and is a versatile grain. Barley flakes are a good substitute for granola and barley flour for wheat flour. Cook barley in a slow cooker for 4 hrs over low heat, on a stovetop or oven.

Barley  or Hordeum vulgare L., (from the grass family), is a wonderfully versatile cereal grain. When cooked, barley has a chewy texture and nutty...