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Whole Grain Sampling Day Giveaway

March 31, 2014 in Food by traveleatlove | 28 comments

Thanks so many to everyone who entered the giveaway and to Oldways for making me a an ambassador for Whole Grain Sampling Day! I think next year we should have a  Whole Grain Sampling Week! The winner of the giveaway is comment 25, Bill. Bill, please email me at traveleatlove  @ gmail dot com with your contact details so I can have your whole grain box shipped!

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With so many people giving up carbs (again) these days, I think it’s really important to remember the benefits that carbs like whole grains can offer in our diets. Did you know that eating an average of 2.5 servings of whole grain foods each day can lower your risk of cardiovascular disease by almost one quarter? Or that three servings of whole grains a day can cut blood pressure, reducing risk of stroke by 15-20%? Whole grains are versatile and filling, and they are everywhere!

I am once again partnering up with Oldways and the Whole Grains Council to celebrate Whole Grain Sampling Day which is on April 2. I am working on a delicious, veggie and spice packed whole grain recipe for the day, but in the meantime, Oldways is giving me an amazing whole grains sampler to give away. We received ours a few weeks ago, and it is so full of delicious whole grains products like bread, rice, pasta, and chips, that it is taking us quite a while to go through it. Below I have included a list of all of the companies participating, as well as a few whole grain recipes from old blog posts. I haven’t had a chance to try all of the whole grain products yet, but I am loving the snacks the best. I am a snacky person, so having something that is delicious and better for me in my desk drawer is really key. The Home Free gluten-free chocolate chip cookies? To die for.

In order to enter your own box of whole grain goodness, please leave a comment letting me know how you get whole grains into your diet. For an extra entry, tweet “I want to win a whole grain sample box from @oldwayspt and @traveleatlovemm #SampleWholeGrains”

I will choose a winner on April 2, so we sure to enter soon!

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The whole grain sampler includes:

Among Friends – Jam Bar Baking Mix

Attune Foods – Buckwheat and Hemp Cereal

Barbara’s Bakery – Snackanimals Cereal

Bob’s Red Mill – Gluten Free Honey and Oat Granola

Carl Brandt – Mestemacher Rye and Multigrain Bread (perfect for smoked salmon!)

ConAgra Mills – voucher for 1 bag Ultragrain Flour

Dr. Kracker – Engine 2 Crispbreads (delicious and sturdy enough for dips)

Freekehlicious – Whole Grain Freekeh (recipe at the end of this post)

Goose Valley Natural Products – Brown & Wild Rice Infusion

HomeFree Treats – Gluten Free Cookies

Jovial Foods – Einkorn and Brown Rice Pastas (one of the easiest ways to sneak whole grains into a meal)

Late July – Multigrain Snack Chips (I LOVE these.)

Lotus Foods – Rice Ramen

Mary’s Gone Crackers – Gluten Free Pretzel Sticks (perfect pre-workout snack)

Nabisco – Classic Wheat Thins, Brown Rice Triscuits

Pamela’s Products – Whole Grain Whenever Bars (coconut and chocolate goodness)

Panos Brands – Mi Del Graham Crackers, Sesmark Rice Thins

Popsalot Gourmet Popcorn – Cinnamon Popcorn

Real McCoy’s Snacks – Rice Puffs

Roman Meal – Whole Grain Bread (another easy way to incorporate whole grains into the diet, delicious with Kerrygold butter)

Rhythm Superfoods – Super Food Chips

Skeeter Snacks – Nut Free Cookies

Upfront Foods – Straight Up Granola

War Eagle Mill – Corn Flour (dying to make jalapeno corn bread with this)

 

Whole Grain Recipes

Baking with whole grains

Irish Brown Bread

Freekeh with Mediterranean-style Sauce

Fluffy Wheat Rolls

Tags: giveaway, healthy eating, Oldways, Oldways Whole Grain Council, whole grains, whole grains sampling day

Whole Grain Dinner: Freekeh with Mediterranean-Inspired Sauce

March 27, 2013 in Food by traveleatlove | 3 comments

Reminder! April 3 is Oldways’ Whole Grain Sampling Day. Be sure to find some new-to-you whole grains and give them a try.

As part of the Whole Grain Sampling Day initiative, I received an amazing box full of whole grain foods. One of the items was a bag of freekeh, young green wheat from Freekehlicious.

Here are a few benefits of freekeh:

  • high fiber – four times the fiber of brown rice
  • low GI – helps to prevent diabetes
  • high in protein content
  • low in available carbs
  • high in calcium for bone health
  • rich in lutein – important for eye health
  • rich in prebiotic properties – important for fueling the growth of healthy bacteria

freekeh

The freekeh bag had a breakfast recipe listed, but I knew that with the dreary, cold weather we have been having, I wanted to make some sort of hearty, healthy vegetarian dish. I decided to toss in some Mediterranean flavors and ended up with a delicious dinner. I cooked the freekeh on its own, according to the package directions.

In the meantime, I cooked chopped eggplant in some olive oil, browning it on all sides before adding in about a cup of good Cabernet. Vegetables, whole grains, and wine. . . does it get any healthier?

eggplant

Once the eggplant started cooking down, I tossed in a few cloves of chopped garlic, a can of crushed tomatoes, and sea salt, letting this mixture cook on low for about 20 minutes. Since the husband is not a huge eggplant fan, I wanted to make sure it was blended nicely into the sauce.

Just before I was ready to serve, I topped the steaming sauce with a few handfuls of baby spinach, allowing it to wilt from the heat.

Mediterranean sauce

To serve, I topped the hot freekeh with the sauce and garnished with kalamata olives and feta. Delish!

freekeh with sauce

It’s been fun trying out all of the grains included in the box. I am definitely in a constant struggle to eat more healthfully and to come up with fresh dinner ideas to avoid in an eating rut.

Speaking of ruts, can it please just get nice out now? I am feeling constantly blah and need a sunshiny boost to get me moving again!

Tags: freekeh, healthy, Oldways, Oldways Whole Grain Council, vegetables, Vegetarian, whole grains

Whole Grain Sampling Day Giveaway

March 19, 2013 in Food by traveleatlove | 22 comments

Thank you to Oldways for sponsoring this healthy giveaway! The winner is Caitlin; please email me at traveleatlove (@) gmail.com with your contact information. Don’t forget to participate in Whole Grain Sampling Day on April 3, and add some new whole grains to your diet!

Whole Grain Sampling Day, created by Oldways’ Whole Grain Council, is April 3.

What is Whole Grain Sampling Day? Here’s a bit from the Oldways website:

What if there were one day when, everywhere you went, there were opportunities to try delicious whole grain foods? That’s what happens every year on the first Wednesday in April, when the Whole Grains Council holds its annual Whole Grain Sampling Day. Our goal, at the end of the day, is to have people everywhere saying, “That tasted great! Where have you been all my life?” Use the resources in this ONE Toolkit to celebrate with us on April 3, 2013 — or to promote whole grains on the other 364 days of the year.

We are a whole grains household; you won’t find white rice or pasta or bread anywhere in our cabinets. We know it’s healthy, but white carbs make me crash and generally feel awful so making the change to whole grain was pretty easy and necessary. I’m always excited to receive emails from Oldways, and when they offered to send me some whole grain samples, I instantly said yes.

 

whole grains council

whole grain sampling day

 

Little did I know that it was going to be a huge box of full sized samples of whole grain treats. From Real McCoy’s chips to Bob’s Red Mill Muesli to Freekehlicious Freekeh (a cereal made from green wheat), the heavy box was chock full of healthy delicious goodness. There are bags of pasta,Way Better  sweet potato chips, Tasty Bite garlic brown  rice, Barbara’s shredded oats cereal . . . so much goodness in one box. We’re still working our way through it!

 

whole grain samples

brown rice Triscuit

Brown Rice Sea Salt and Black Pepper Triscuits

 

wheat berry chili

wheat berry chili – this week’s lunch

 

Evan's Heavenly Cookie Mix

Spelt Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Plant Strong Crackers

Yummy Plant Strong Crackers

I know that my body loves whole grains, but I had no idea just how good they are for you. Oldways’ Whole Grains Council offers up some more information on their Whole Grains 101 page. I had no idea that whole grains are fantastic sources of antioxidants. As I’m turning the big 33 this week, I am looking for ways to stay feeling and looking young, and whole grains should definitely play a part in that, in addition to fruits and veggies. And as the Whole Grains Council website states, “The medical evidence is clear that whole grains reduce risks of heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes and obesity. Few foods can offer such diverse benefits.” More whole grains for everyone!

facts about whole grains

On April 3, you can take part in Whole Grain Sampling Day on Twitter; follow the hashtag #SampleWholeGrains, and join in at noon Eastern time for a toast to whole grains. Then go and find a new, delicious whole grain to sample.

To make that a little easier for one reader, Oldways has given me one sample box full of the items pictured above to give away to a Travel, Wine, and Dine reader. I think whoever wins will be as excited as I was; who doesn’t love a box of food delivered to their door?

To enter, leave a comment on this post letting me know how you incorporate whole grains into your life or how you’d like to. Be sure you are following Oldways on Twitter as well, so you can keep up with all of the delicious, healthy initiatives they have going on.

I will choose a winner a week from today on March 26. Good luck!

Tags: Food, giveaway, Oldways, Oldways Whole Grain Council, whole grains

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