RE: pioneers chewed wheat kernels

March 13, 2002

Sonja wrote:

>My children were reading in a book about how the early American

>pioneers would chew wheat kernels as they threshed. This would turn

>into a " gum " in their mouths as they chewed and worked. They

>suggested to me that this would be a healthy kind of bubble gum, an

>alternative. My mind of course went straight to the phytates. But

>then I thought, they probably would tire of the whole idea pretty

>quickly....

How much wheat phytates do you think they'll consume from casual use

as chew? How likely will this be to impact mineral absorption? And

which is likely to be more unhealthful- the phytate-laden grain or

bubble gum?

>but if they don't......do you think saliva would work as a soaking medium???

Probably. The saliva should work better than water...but you'd have a

lot less contact time.

March 13, 2002

> They suggested to me that this would be a healthy kind of

> bubble gum, an alternative. My mind of course went straight to

> the phytates. But then I thought, they probably would tire of

> the whole idea pretty quickly....but if they don't......do you

> think saliva would work as a soaking medium???

Phytates in and of themselves aren't that big of a threat to our health.

The problem that they pose is mainly just that we can't absorb the minerals

that are bound to them. So it's unlikely that chewing the wheat kernels

would pose any threat whatsoever to your children. I also suspect that they

will, in fact, tire of it rather quickly. Raw wheat kernels don't have what

I consider to be a very compelling flavor.

March 13, 2002

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From: " Kroyer " <skroyer@...>

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Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 9:17 AM

Subject: RE: pioneers chewed wheat kernels

> > They suggested to me that this would be a healthy kind of

> > bubble gum, an alternative. My mind of course went straight to

> > the phytates. But then I thought, they probably would tire of

> > the whole idea pretty quickly....but if they don't......do you

> > think saliva would work as a soaking medium???

>

> Phytates in and of themselves aren't that big of a threat to our health.

> The problem that they pose is mainly just that we can't absorb the

minerals

> that are bound to them. So it's unlikely that chewing the wheat kernels

> would pose any threat whatsoever to your children. I also suspect that

they

> will, in fact, tire of it rather quickly. Raw wheat kernels don't have

what

> I consider to be a very compelling flavor.

I also can't help but think that they might be a bit disappointed when they

try to blow bubbles.

March 14, 2002

>

> ----- Original Message -----

> From: " Kroyer " <skroyer@j...>

> < @y...>

> Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 9:17 AM

> Subject: RE: pioneers chewed wheat kernels

>

> > > They suggested to me that this would be a healthy kind of

> > > bubble gum, an alternative. My mind of course went straight to

> > > the phytates. But then I thought, they probably would tire of

> > > the whole idea pretty quickly....but if they don't......do you

> > > think saliva would work as a soaking medium???

> >

> > Phytates in and of themselves aren't that big of a threat to our

health.

> > The problem that they pose is mainly just that we can't absorb the

> minerals

> > that are bound to them. So it's unlikely that chewing the wheat

kernels

> > would pose any threat whatsoever to your children. I also suspect

that

> they

> > will, in fact, tire of it rather quickly. Raw wheat kernels don't

have

> what

> > I consider to be a very compelling flavor.

>

> I also can't help but think that they might be a bit disappointed

when they

> try to blow bubbles.

>>>>>>>>>>>> hello, Dennis Kemnitz here again: I would much rather

my children, and everyboby else for that matter, chew wheat kernels

instead of bubble gum containing artificial flavors, dyes,and

sweeteners. Bubble gum probably even causes TMJ problems. How much

phytate can someone get from a few grams of wheat? And besides that

bubble gum costs a nickel now and how much wheat can you get for a

nickel when it costs three dollars for 60 pounds? The entire family

could probably chew wheat for a year and have some left over for the

next year and spend almost nothing. And I don't think the natural

wheat berry would cause dental caries, TMJ problems or plaque. I

think people ate wheat berries thousands of years ago cause they are

nutritous, and convenient and very tasty (organic berries). And it is

possible to blow bubbles with the chewed wheat (gluten). Well anyway

we're still here in KS. Bye, Dennis Kemnitz

March 14, 2002

Are you serious? Kids can really blow bubbles with this? Now I've gotta try

it. Any wheat berry will do? I have spelt, I'm going now to give some to my

kids....I'll let you know what they say.

----- Original Message -----

From: dkemnitz2000

Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 6:14 PM

Subject: Re: pioneers chewed wheat kernels