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Long before it was the trend, Doctor Grandma discovered the
benefit of baking with whole grains. Milling fresh flour at home and
creating healthy delicious recipes has brought joy and love into her
home and to many others.
A Quick Look
At the turn of the century, (2000 that is) low carb, fat-free
diets were the craze, but that wasn’t the route Joyce
Bunderson would take to nurse her husband, Victor, to optimal health
when he was diagnosed with diabetes. With 100% whole wheat and over
three decades of home-style cooking experience, Victor’s (Dr.
Grandpa) blood glucose came within a healthy range. His doctor said he
was fortunate to have his wife, Dr. Grandma, who was an advanced
dietitian.
Joyce Bunderson is a Registered Dietitian with a Masters in
Public Health, and a doctorate degree. She has shared her love for
healthy cooking with her 32 grandchildren and is now breathing new life
into the health food world by introducing a new line of products
containing 100% Whole Organic Hard Red Spring Wheat, 100% Natural
Calorie-Free Sweetener (from fruit extracts only), and extra virgin
olive oil.
Inspiration
Dr. Grandma was talking with her family physician during a
routine check-up about Victor’s astounding diabetes recovery.
She mentioned that Victor had pancakes for breakfast that morning. The
family physician was shocked. A breakfast of pancakes surely meant
white flour, syrup, and butter, which obviously is hard on a recovering
diabetic’s body.
Little did he know, Dr. Grandma made her pancakes with home
ground 100% whole wheat. She had developed the pancake recipe over 36
years ago, and added extra virgin olive oil for extra nutrients.
Later that week, as Joyce prepared to visit a couple of her
grandchildren, it came to her.
It was sheer inspiration. Dr. Grandma had always wanted to get
the word out on baking with whole grains and other nutritious
ingredients. Now she could share her nutrition and cooking passion with
the world by creating nutritious mixes to be enjoyed by the whole
family. Consumers will never have to guess whether they are eating true
whole wheat when Dr. Grandma is cooking.
Creating Doctor Grandma’s Mixes
Dr. Grandma provides nourishing whole grain products to the
public. She also offers food specifically designed for Diabetics or
those on carbohydrate-restricted, or carbohydrate-controlled diets.
Research has shown that whole grain products are far better for
diabetic persons than refined flours. So, Dr. Grandma’s makes
her products with 100% Whole Organic Hard Red Spring Wheat and 100%
Natural Calorie-Free Sweetener (made with fruit extracts.)
The mixes come in packaging designed to protect and optimize
the integrity of a nutritionally superior product. Educational
references and materials are available on Dr. Grandma’s
website specifically designed to help consumers understand the
importance of whole grains in a healthy diet; the scientific rationale
for the use of the grains, and the explanation for the methods of
producing and managing the product.
Dr. Grandma’s products are processed and handled differently
than other whole grain products. These production and handling
differences have been adopted to make the products optimally
nourishing. It is suggested that the mixes are temperature-controlled
(refrigerated or frozen) for extended storage - this protects the extra
virgin olive oil included in the products, and the delicate oils in the
wheat germ itself. Careful handling also protects the omega-3s and
omega-6’s and all the vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients
within the wheat germ and bran that remains in Dr. Grandma’s
freshly ground whole wheat products.
The essential fats in whole grains and extra virgin olive oil are
easily oxidized. Other food manufacturers saturate the fats (which
means hydrogenating, or filling the bonds with hydrogen) making the
fats more stable at room temperature. This causes the fat to less
likely become oxidized, therefore, it lasts for a very long time.
Unfortunately, saturating fats with hydrogen has a very negative
outcome on health, including, but not limited to cardiovascular
disease. Saturated fat is a building block for LDL Cholesterol (the bad
stuff that is used to make the plaque that can clog your arteries).
In the process of hydrogenating oils, trans fats are created
— another
big mistake (bad for your arteries and heart) — so Dr.
Grandma’s products use monounsaturated fats, and follows
strict procedures that protects the beneficial fats used in their
products.
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