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Fast & Easy Dinner: Creamy Barley Salad With Apples
Looking for a simple way to bulk up the nutrients of dinner salads? Add a whole grain like barley. According to FitSugar, consuming barley could lead to lower cholesterol levels.
5 Grains You Should Be Cooking With
Grains like rice and carbs like pasta are classic standbys, but they become exponentially healthier when they're unrefined. I am talking about whole grains. So swap out white rice for brown, use quinoa instead of pasta, and throw some bulgar wheat in that burger.
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Sunday Slow Cooker: Barley Risotto With Fennel
To get through the craziness of the holidays, I've been employing my slow cooker. Today I'm feeling like something creamy and soothing, but I want it to be healthy and light, too. I wasn't sure that could be possible until I came across this risotto, which calls for barley instead of regular Arborio rice.
Fast & Easy Dinner: Barley-Vegetable Ragout
Impress the vegetarians in your life by taking the time to make this flavorful, hearty meal. Although it simmers for only about 45 minutes, the final dish has a depth and richness equal to something slow-cooked. The ingredient list includes mushrooms, cauliflower, onion, tomatoes, and bell peppers, but feel free to use the vegetables that your family enjoys eating.
Three Healthy Grains to Add to Your Diet
We hear the claims that whole grains are good for our hearts all the time. But are all grains created equal? According to RealAge, there are three grains that are especially good a lowering blood pressure: whole wheat, barley, and brown rice.
Learn to Love: Hulled Barley
We all know we should be eating more whole grains because they're full of fiber, protein as well as vitamins. While whole wheat pasta, breads and cereals made from whole grains are great, eating the actual grain in its entirety is much healthier. It's proven to help reduce your risk of high blood pressure and heart attack.
Healthy Side: Butternut and Barley Pilaf
I don't really eat very much candy. I have the occasional chocolate here and there but on a daily basis, I try and steer clear from munching on lots of sweets. Halloween, however, is when I eat candy.
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What's the Deal With: Barley Malt
Many health food companies try to avoid adding refined sugar to their products, so they use natural sugar substitutes instead. Stevia, brown rice syrup, evaporated cane juice, and agave nectar are a few examples, but I have also seen barley malt in lists of ingredients. It's often used in cereals, granola bars, mixes, sauces, and baked goods.
More From Amy's Kitchen: Organic Vegetable Barley Soup
Amy's Kitchen is one of my favorite brands since many of their products are made with whole organic grains, veggies, and herbs, with NO bizarre fillers you've never heard of. The ingredients in their products are always simple, straightforward, and things you'd use if you had the time and energy to make a meal yourself.
I've already tried (and loved) Amy's frozen entrées - the Vegetable Lasagna and Stuffed Pasta Shells are delicious, low in saturated fat and calories, and very filling.
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