howdy howdy...I got a big jar of wheat germ in the fridge. Its okay for me to eat this right....? Other than sprinkling some on top of yogurt does anyone have any ideas on how to use it?

Well, just about everything's "okay" in maintenance. Wheat germ is the inner starchy part of wheat and doesn't seem to have a stellar amount of nutrients. I'd try wheat bran next time...

I've never eaten wheat germ, so I can't really help with what to do with it, but if you do a forum search and limit it to the Kitchen area, a few recipes will come up. HTH.

Many recipes use it. Do searches through the recipe sections on here and other LC sites

I use about 2 Tbsp in my porridge each day, gives it a nice smooth texture.

Hey el, whats with the 174% what was your goal???? Are you really 111 at 5'7 ??
I don't mean to sound rude but is'nt that a little low for your hieght? Only saying so out of concern if thats what your at.

Cheers
Kathy

Ive substituted bread crumbs in meatballs with wheat germ. Ive also fried meats battered with it. Very good!

Actually, the Germ is the fatty part of the Wheat Kernel...

Germ: Fatty; Part that would sprout into a new Wheat Grain [think seed.]

Bran: Mostly Fiber; Outer protective layer of the Wheat Kernel.

Endosperm: Starch & Protein; Inner Starchy Portion of the Wheat Kernel; White Flour is Basically nothing but Endosperm. Endosperm is basically a mix of Starch and Gluten. The starch and Glutens are easily seperated...and this is how we get Vital Wheat Gluten. I seperated Flour into Starch and Protein at home once and it was very telling. From an entire 5 Pound bag of Flour, I only got a small amount of Gluten, but a Bowl full of starch, which is thick and disgusting. If y'ever want to turn somebody off bread, just mix Wheat Starch (not White Flour, but pure starch) with Water...and show them what they're putting in their body.

http://www.smallgrains.org/WHFACTS/kernel.htm

The Germ is higher in Carbs than the Bran, but lower than the Endosperm...But, the Germ also contains most of the Vitamins and Minerals in the Wheat Kernel...So, it is a good source of B-Vitamins. Since Whole Wheat is only 2 1/2% Germ, it is still pathetically low in Vitamins and Minerals.