While grains will likely always have a place in the human diet, it's becoming more and more obvious that their role as The Foundation of our nutrition is not in our best health interest. Even whole grains require processing in order to make them digestible ... they must be milled, aged and cooked, yet even with these interventions, the phytates and other antinutrients remain to some degree. In fact, consuming whole grains without adequate processing can make humans very ill. Only ruminant animals, with multiple-chambered stomachs and the proper intestinal bacteria, can extract the nutrients from grains in their raw state.

That being said, I will always adore certain whole grain foods - esp. oatmeal and brown basmati rice - which is more a testament to their addictive potential than to their healthfulness.


Doreen