8 Grains That Are Good For You 

Barley: One of the oldest grown grains, it is usually found hulled and polished in the form of pearl barley. Pot barley is a whole grain with the bran intact and takes longer to cook. Barley flakes are processed like rolled oats.

Cornmeal: Made from ground white or or yellow corn it is available in coarse, medium or find grind.  Gluten-Free, cornmeal is used for polenta, while finer grinds are used for breads and baking.

Couscous: This is made by steaming and drying cracked durum or semolina wheat and is a small granular pasta-like grain. Has the ability to absorb flovours so great served with stews or dressings.  Whole wheat is the most nutritious.

Millet: Gluten-free and mild-tasting, this is used in baked goods, breads, pilafs or a stew or curry base.  Also used to feed birds.

Oats:

Steel-Cut Oats: Also called Irish or Scottish oats they are hulled oat kernals that have been cut in two or three peices.

Rolled Oats: Hulled oat kernals are steamed then rolled. Quick-cooking oats have the heat increased during the steaming process. 

Quinoa: This is an ancient grain originally grown by the Incas of South America.  This grain cooks like rice but nearly quadruples in size.  White quinoa is most common, but red is also available which takes slightly longer to cook. Great in stuffing, pilaf or salad.

Spelt: Also an ancient grain, spelt looks like wheat grains but slightly smaller.  Spelt flour can replace wheat flour in baking. Whole hulled grains can be cooked like rice for salads or soups.

Rye: Similar in shape but darker than wheat kernals, rye kernals are ground into flour popular for breads, or processed like rolled oats for cereals or baking.

Spelt Bread

This simple bread recipie handles substitutions easily and is suitable for any yeast-free diet.

8 cups spelt flour

1/2 cup sesame seeds

1/2 tsp salt or to taste

1 Tbsp blackstrap molasses

2 tsp baking soda

4 1/4 cups milk.

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees (175 celcius). Grease 22 9x5" loaf pans.

2. In a large bowl mix all ingrediants together.

3. Bake 1 hour 10 minutes until golden.  Placing a tin of the same size over the top of the loaf while baking gives it a lovely crust.