chewed wheat kernels - you won't believe this!

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Hey, scratch that last post. I tried it again and it worked. You have to start

with a whole handful and you have to chew kind of carefully for quite a few

minutes. Eventually the chewy stuff starts to bind together. It starts out

like an old piece of gum that you ate a saltine cracker with. The longer you

chew it, the more like gum it gets. I had it almost to where I could try to

blow a bubble so I told my kids to try it. My daughter thought it was great but

asked if the taste would improve with time. My son chewed it for awhile and

then brought it to show me. His wasn't quite there yet, so I told him to chew

it longer. He tried to put it back in his mouth but it made him gag and then,

yes truly, he vomited -- all over me and the computer. I could cry about it

-- I deserve that. But instead I am laughing hysterically as I think about the

review I'm going to write on the new/old bubble gum!!!!!!!

I'm going to get a cup of coffee,

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

From: Conway

Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 8:32 PM

Subject: Re: Re: pioneers chewed wheat kernels

Okay, obviously I've got the wrong stuff. It chewed up and tasted like flour.

Nothing remained to chew on. I'm chewing " hulled spelt " . What SHOULD I be

using?

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

From: Conway

Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 8:29 PM

Subject: Re: Re: pioneers chewed wheat kernels

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

>

> ----- 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