Not exact matches
Buckwheat, which is not related to wheat and is not a
cereal or
grass, is a fruit or
seed, rich in iron, zinc and selenium.
It said yes, grains are
seeds, with this clarification: «In botany, grains and
cereals are synonymous with caryopses, the fruits of the
grass family.
Cereal crops are mostly
grasses cultivated for their edible
seeds (actually a fruit called a caryopsis).
It's bitter and not a preferred food to livestock, and it's still a problem in
cereal and
grass seed production, as well as pastures and grazing land.
What to eat instead of pasta,
cereal, and bread: clean meats, plenty of healthy fats (coconut oil, extra virgin olive oil,
grass fed butters, raw dairy), a TON OF VEGETABLES, some fruit, nuts /
seeds / avocados, maybe some beans.
To replace the void if you're used to consuming lots of bread, pasta,
cereals, and other carb sources... try filling that void with more healthy fats such as nuts,
seeds, avocados, coconut oil, olive oil, olives,
grass - fed butter and cream, aged cheeses, nut butters, as well as healthy proteins such as
grass - fed dairy and meats, whole free - range organic eggs, etc..
Green foods include dark green vegetables such as spinach, kale, chard, lettuces, green beans, snap peas, snow peas, broccoli; green herbs such as parsley; sea vegetables such as spirulina, seaweed, blue green algae; sprouted grains and
seeds, such as alfalfa and sunflower sprouts;
cereal grasses such as wheatgrass and barley
grass.
Jody, from a botanist standpoint, all true grains ARE
grasses...» grain: a
seed or fruit of a
cereal grass»....
Even this definition is confusing, because most people talk about «grains» in pet food when referring to
cereal grains, or those
seeds from
grasses that belong to the family known as Poaceae and are commonly eaten by humans, like wheat, rice, and corn.
Grains are the
seeds of
grasses, called
cereal crops, cultivated as food.