07/28/2026
Freshly Milled Flour
What's the big deal with freshly milled flour?
Well, to begin with, the nutritional value and content of freshly milled flour far surpasses the nutritional value of highly processed storebought flour.
It's my goal to provide healthy and nutritional foods for my family. Now don't get me wrong, we love our chips and sweets, but giving my family healthful and wholesome foods as much as I'm able, brings me joy and I know it's good for them.
Waffles with freshly milled flour and sourdough starter topped with homemade chicken gravy was the perfect after-church lunch this past week. Yes, we also had waffles topped with jam, butter, and pure maple syrup.
Delicious and nutritious comfort food.
"Elevated Nutrition: Commercial mills remove 30 percent of the wheat kernel, removing the most nutritious part of the grain to make white flour. Milling your own flour not only ensures that your flour is as nutritious as it can be, but it also has a wonderful taste that is lost to commercially made whole-grain flour.
Whole grain flour contains more nutrients, vitamins, and fiber than white flour. Whole grain contains the entire grain kernel which includes a portion of the bran, germ, and endosperm. The bran is the hard outer covering that surrounds the inner germ and endosperm. The germ is an embryonic seed and contains unsaturated oils. The endosperm is the largest part of the kernel, which is mostly starch. The bran and germ contain a number of nutrients that are not found in processed white flours.
"These include vitamin E, folate, fiber, and antioxidants. The nutrients in whole grain flour come from the bran and germ. The nutrients are lost when these parts of the kernel are refined out of whole-grain flour. In addition, the high starch content of white flours increases the absorption of fat so more is stored in the body as compared to eating whole grains. Whole grains also have a lower glycemic index than processed grains and result in fewer blood sugar spikes and longer satiety that lowers appetite. White flour has been stripped of nearly everything that’s good for you because of the way it was processed."
https://nutrimill.com/blogs/life-in-healthy-balance/is-fresh-milled-flour-better-for-you?