Malt Barley Varieties Resources

Forget haunted houses, the walking dead, or vampire bats. If there's one thing that scares me about Halloween, it's the candy. Packed full of artificial colors and flavors, chemical additives, and high fructose corn syrup, Halloween candy mak...  Read more

That white, powdery substance just makes you feel good. You can't get it off your mind, and you keep coming back for more. The more you have it, the more you want it! But even when you try to stay away from it, it finds ways to sneak into your li...  Read more

Imagine experiencing severe abdominal pain, along with alternating bouts of both constipation and diarrhea. Even worse, your doctor can find no physical explanation or effective treatment for you, despite these very real symptoms. Unfortunately, this...  Read more

Health experts agree that we need to eat more whole grains for optimal health. But most people don’t know what whole grains are. They have been shown to reduce the risks of heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes and obesity, but knowing the he...  Read more

Can you boil water? Then you can make whole grains a part of your diet. Whole grains are delicious and nutritious, supplying vitamins, minerals, protein and fiber. And there are many varieties to choose from besides the all-too-common wheat, oats and...  Read more

Hi - my son is on a special diet need a BBQ sauce recipe with no onion garlic wheat or barley . To complicate things further he does not like oregano or rosemary. can anyone help me? Light 512...  Read more

Dear Spark People, THANK YOU for making available as choices the foods other people have entered! It makes tracking food items so much easier and faster!!...  Read more

So I have been trying to eat healthy and the recurring theme is variety. I have tried eating the ame thing for 4 or 5 days and its not for me, too predictable and boring. I want to add variety to foods I eat regularly without altering a recipe a lot,...  Read more

Today I tracked my meals and although I planned to have lentil nachos for dinner and I stayed within my calorie limits, I feel guilty for having eaten it. I know it is self-defeating but I am having difficulty stopping the negative chatter in my head...  Read more

I'm setting up a workplan for strength training, and I'm wondering about varying exercises that target the same areas. For example, on Day 1 I would do squats, Day 2 Leg Press, Day 3 Lunges. Or would it be better to just do leg presses the whole week...  Read more

I eat a cup of broth-based soup with a little protein in it before my afternoon and evening meals. It really helps me feel satiated faster and keeps me from going back for seconds on more caloric items. For supreme convenience I make a big batch of s...  Read more

I've recently been diagnosed with allergies to wheat, oats, soy, malt, barley and rye... I'm not saying go out and find yourself an allergy, but I can't help but think if I hadn't been diagnosed I'd still be in my rut. I'm eating so much better. Fres...  Read more

This is a team for people who are picky about what they eat, or who has family members who are. Together we will explore ways to add a new variety of foods into our diets. ...  Read more

Munching MisstepsYou watch what you eat and feel pretty savvy about nutrition. But as you’re racing from one chore to the next, it’s easy to skimp on certain nutrients and overdose on others. The good news: “There’s no food o...  Read more

When I was a kid, my mom cooked hot cereal most winter mornings--the good kind, not the flavored stuff that came in packets. Rich, warm and filling, the cream of wheat, oatmeal and other "healthy" cereals tided me over until lunchtime. These days, wh...  Read more