[wagamama]

I'm visiting family in Canada and picked up some Ekezeil sprouted bread and granola-type cereal at the health-food store. I was so excited to try them, but ... they're awful! The bread is heavy, dry and flavorless (granted it had been frozen) and the cereal did not taste very good.<br><br>
Do homemade sprouted products taste better? I'm now thinking that sourdough is the way to go.

 

[thomlynn]

We do the Alvarado Street (sp??) for just buttered toast and toasted sandwiches and Ezekiel hamburger buns and we just toast them before we use them. I guess we're just used to it.<br><br>
I can't ever get homemade bread to turn out good enough for sandwhiches <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/redface.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Embarrassment">

 

[Tcarwyn]

I actually kind of like the bread (only toasted though) and LOVE the tortillas (cant eat them thouhg, gluten sensitive)I onces tried the pasta and that was horrible...<br><br>
Tanya

 

[nicolelynn]

Ezekiel and sprouted grain bread/products in general DO take quite some getting used to. It really is a matter of training our taste buds until they come in line with what real, nourishing food should taste like.<br><br>
Now- I am totally accustomed to sprouted grain products. I now prefer them to regular wheat products...sometimes the unsoaked wheat products taste lighter, but they make my stomach feel oh so heavy. Ditto that for white flour- gives me gas. But sprouted grain products digest just fine for me.<br><br>
DH is still getting used to them, and is still picky. I am thank-ful he is doing his best though. We found we like the Ezekiel sprouted 7 grains bread over the Ezekiel 4:9 bread which has lentils in it so hence the funny beany flavor. DH hates the Ezekiel 4:9 tortillas because they are tough and fall apart...but dosn't mind the corn tortillas which soften up nicely when sauteed in a little butter.<br><br>
I only find the cereal palatable if I soak it in milk for 10-15 minutes before eating...and add some Rapadura and cinnamon.

 

[Shirelle]

I actually really like the bread. I did buy the low sodium ezekiel bread on accident, and it really lacked flavor.<br><br>
I like Ezekiel bread a lot more than my homemade sourdough, and it's so easy to just pick it up at the store <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/redface.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Embarrassment">

 

[425lisamarie]

I think it makes good french toast! But then, I soak it in cream and eggs and fry it so the densnes sort of goes away <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/lol.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="lol">

 

[wagamama]

Hmm, yes, I bought the products with sprouted lentils -- maybe that's why they taste a bit odd.<br><br>
I was somehow expecting sprouted products to be more "fresh and juicy" tasting, or more "full of life", but these just taste so hard and dry and lifeless.

 

[momma4fun]

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quoted for truth, it's my favorite french toast bread. I only eat it toastedor broiled -- makes great garlic toast.<br><br>
I LOVE the cereal as well. I soak it in milk for a bit before eating it, and add maple syrup or honey and frozen blueberries. DELISH! This is my "dessert" actually.<br><br>
I love to cut up the tortiallas in to chips and fry or bake them with butter and coconut oil. SOOOOOO good with sour cream and guacemole and salsa.

 

[LionTigerBear]

I don't use the Ezekiel bread because it contains sprouted soybeans.<br><br>
We do the Alvarado St or Shiloh Farms bread.<br><br>
Sally Fallon said that Ezekiel brand cereal is okay to eat, but I tried it and it made me sick. <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/sick.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="sick"> Dh liked it okay though!

 

[TopazBlueMama]

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I made homemade sprouted wheat tortillas, and they were super yummy! The best way to use sprouted wheat, imo. Very easy too.<br>
Just sprout, grind, mix in coconut oil, and a few pinches of sea salt and baking powder (or was it soda?). I have a $10 tortilla press, so it skips having to try to roll them all out. Oh, and I used my juicer to grind/blend the wheat.