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> I noticed "Aunt Jemima Buckwheat Waffle & Pancake Mix" at the store
> recently. Is buckwheat healthy for you? Is the Aunt Jemima product
> healthy or did they lose a lot of the nutrients in the processing?
>
> What's the best newsgroup on the internet for discussing healthy food?

Buckwheat is a very healthy seed.
It's not actually a form of wheat at all.
It's in the same plant family as rhubarb.
My greatgrandmother lived past the
age of 100 and ate kasha everyday
right to the end. Kasha is a way of
preparing buckwheat where you fry
the seeds with some egg and then
add water to cook the bw, and then
add fried onions and sometimes
noodles. I'm sure the recipe can
be veganized. I read of a man who
lived past 100 who ate rhubarb every
day. That combined with my
knowledge of my greatgrandmother
makes me wonder if there is
something very good in this plant
family. Don't OD on buckwheat
though. If you eat too much you
might get itchy spots on your arms.
This happened to me once a long
time ago. I ate buckwheat stew
straight for a couple of days and
not much else. I read on the net
of this happening to other people
too.


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