Happy Memorial Day For many of us, Memorial Day represents an extra day off, massive sales at the shopping mall, and the first big barbecue of the year. For those of us who have not been directly touched by military service, I think it would serve us well to remember all of our vets and current service...

Sprouted Grain Essene Bread, photo courtesy of Sproutingsprouts.com. Recently a woman came into the store and inquired about sprouted wheat bread: what it is, how to make it, the benefits/disadvantages, etc. Although we currently don’t use sprouted grains in our baking at Bob’s Red Mill, it’s an...

Signing up for a race or a team sport can be very motivating! Released in 2005, the guidelines on diet and exercise recommended by the USDA are starting to feel a little outdated. Fortunately, they are in the process of revising the guidelines for 2010. The 2005 guidelines recommend that adults engage...

Here is a fabulous recipe for Lemon Vegan Agave Muffins. Not only are these muffins egg and dairy free, but they contain no refined sugars! They are simply sweetened with agave and notice that they use chia seeds as a binder. If you are new to chia seed baking, look forward to an upcoming article all...

The argument over the importance of protein is over, but let’s rehash it a bit., okay? Protein is a vital ingredient of every cell in the body. Hair and nails are made of protein. Your body uses protein to build and repair tissues. You also use protein to make enzymes, hormones, and other body chemicals....

Beans are easy.Whether you are looking at it from an ecological standpoint or a health one, the more research you do, the more it makes sense to try to reduce your intake of meat. While you may not choose to go entirely vegan, you might still want to pick one day a week to try to avoid eating meat. Cooking...

What is nutritional yeast, anyway? In Portland, you can find nutritional yeast (aka vegetarian food yeast) at almost every restaurant catering to a vegetarian clientele. It’s a funky orange-yellow color and can range from a fine powder to larger flakes. It smells a bit yeasty, a bit nutty and...

First of all, you’ve got to make sure that your bike is in decent working condition. If it’s been quite a while since you last rode anywhere, you might want to go get a full tune up before trying to go very far. Check on all the basic things like noticing if your tires are full of air or totally...

Spreading the Gluten Free Bread in the pan before baking. When making Gluten Free bread, you can expect a different consistency than that of typical wheat breads. While wheat breads require kneading to develop the gluten proteins into an extensible but elastic dough, Gluten Free bread dough gets it’s...

In honor of Celiac Disease Awareness Month, I asked our tour guide, Christie Coykendall to share with you how she discovered that she needed to be gluten free. Here is her story. Christie (in red) gives daily tours of our manufacturing facility. I thought I was suffering from menopause for TEN YEARS!...