Wheat

United Cereal (UC) has proven to be a very successful company over the last 100 years of being in business. They have many different products, but their best and the most profitable product is their cereal. By 2010 United Cereal was a 9 billion-dollar business, but their breakfast cereals accounted for one-third of its revenues. UC is a company that has very strong values, beliefs and policies in which all their managers need to follow. UC also is a centralized international management, meaning…

Pregnancy and celiac can be a detrimental problem but only when left untreated. I have personal experience with someone close to me who was diagnosed with celiac disease almost one year ago. After trying for over a year to get pregnant for a second time and give her 3-year-old son a sibling, she is now 6 months pregnant and due to have a sweet baby girl in March of 2017. I saw the struggle and pain that she went through and, fortunately, was there to see the relief in her soul when she finally…

Quinoa and barley are both grain, the two are considered the healthiest options of grains. The two grains are very useful to man-kind! They are used for multiple aspects of life, though they vary in specifics. The two are very similar, but when juxtaposed, the differences are extraordinary! The two grains origins are very interesting regarding it's history. Quinoa, pronounced “keen-wah”, originates from areas surrounding Lake Titicaca such as Peru, Columbia and Boliva! It was first used for…

Five years ago, most of us had probably never heard of quinoa. The first time I read (and mispronounced) the word was a couple years ago, as I scrolled through Pinterest looking for healthy recipes that I had never tried before. Back then, [kee-nwa] was just an unknown grain found only in some whole-food specialty stores, but it has now risen to stardom as one of those superfoods that anyone who says they know anything about health puts into their regular rotation of meals. Today, quinoa is…

The Canadian Celiac Association (CCA) Edmonton Chapter is a non-profit organization which raises awareness and offers support to those suffering from celiac disease. The organization aims to assist people who have celiac disease by providing information on how to manage the disease and eat a gluten-free diet. Annually, the Edmonton Chapter hosts various events which raise funds for the organization and garner media attention. The organization depends on these events to stay active in the…

Have you ever wondered what exactly is in that delicious Trix cereal you eat every morning? Of the many ingredients used to manufacture cereal, one prominent ingredient in Trix cereal is corn. However, this is not just any corn but rather genetically engineered corn. Genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, are utilized in many of our favorite brands due to its prominent use in agriculture. In fact, “up to 92% of the U.S. corn is genetically engineered” ("About Genetically Engineered Foods").…

Jimmy John’s is the only job I apply to in my life. I went on website called Indeed. Indeed is the number one world job site, with over 200 million unique visitors every month from over 60 different countries, Indeed has become the catalyst for putting the world to work. Indeed is intensely passionate about delivering the right fit for every hire. Indeed helps companies of all sizes hire the best talent and offers the best opportunity for job seekers to get hired. So I search for sandwich shop…

Olaf Torvik is a rather complex character whom takes the spot as the central protagonist of the story, A Gravestone Made Of Wheat. Olaf, as stated before is a complex man who seems to be rather stressed and serious about any and all things. You may ask, how do you know this? Well, there are multiple points in the story where he seems persistent and upset about certain things, Inge, Marriage being delayed, etcetera. Olaf, near the beginning of the story, seems to deeply care for his wife despite…

Rice-Wheat Farming Adaptation to Agro-ecosystem and Weather The rice-wheat farming system in the Indo-Gangetic plain occupies 13.5 M ha of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal. In India rice-wheat farming system is the major source of food security as it produces 85% of cereal in 10 M ha. Initially large scale cultivation of in the North-western Indo-gangetic plain was wheat and Eastern Indo gangetic plain was rice due to the favourable climate. The adaptation and expansion of Rice-Wheat…

The article “Metabolic effects of whole grain wheat and whole grain rye in the C57BL/6J mouse” is an article that consists of a study that compared long term effects from diets that consisted of whole grain wheat and whole grain rye. The article is a peer reviewed article published by Eleviser Science in the Nutrition journal in February of 2010. The purpose of the study was to test the hypothesis that a whole grain wheat diet causes reduced insulin responses and increased body fat compared to…