Ezekial and His Manna

Man oh Manna!! If you're a member of the club who's trying to cut down on carbs,or considers 'low sodium' a flavor, Ezekial, or scripture bread might be right up your alley. It's baked with such things as spelt, millet (what the heck is that?),sprouted barley, sprouted lentils and sprouted wheat. It comes in a variety of flavors such as, low sodium, sesame and cinnamon. It's healthy and you can tell that just by looking at it. The slices are perfectly squared and you have to look for it in the freezer section because it spoils quickly, no preservatives. Good, right?

Truly, it's not bad, if you like to chew, have a healthy set of chompers and an extra large roll of dental floss, go for it. It's a bit pebbly and I'm convinced you have to eat it toasted because it's kind of, sort of, what's the word I'm looking for, oh yeah.. DRY!! I smeared mine with Peanut Wonder and Sugar Free Raspberry Jam and it was a tasty treat, but then I'm used to that kind of taste sensation in my mouth and I was starving. If you follow it up with a liter of water it sort of expands in your stomach like one of those little capsules that expand into the shape of a dinosaur when wet. Anything less than a liter and it won't budge. You should be drinking water anyway, so bottoms up! A word to the wise...moderation...if you're gonna binge, pop for the expensive toilet paper, you can thank me later.

The thought did occur to me that I might not make it through the whole loaf before it spoils so I'm keeping it in the freezer. I think it's one of those things that you can be creative with. For instance, as I mentioned, the slices are perfectly square making them useful for bathroom tiles, and the shower water shouldn't be a bother because each slice is apparently impervious to water. I was thinking I could use a few slices for sliders under my couch legs but I'm afraid my wood floor might get scratched. Scrubbies for dirty pots and pans would be a good use as well, again, impervious to water and it wouldn't turn your fingers blue like brillo pads.

Upon reflection this is a pretty keen product. Ezekial had his finger on the pulse of the health food revolution, or perhaps evolution, depending on what side you're on. I have yet to try all of the Ezekial bread flavors but I intend to and I hope you will too but please, don't squeeze the Charmin.

All the best, Kate