I found a little more information on other reasons/uses for grinding your own wheat, rather than buying whole wheat flour at the store. These were my favorite reasons:
1. Fresh ground wheat is more nutritional, though some sites said it starts going rancid after 3 days (then I would just freeze it)
2. Apparently some store bought whole wheat flours contain additives to keep the flour from going rancid too quickly (but why is the only ingredient on my package wheat, then...)
3. Fresh ground wheat is supposed to taste so much better and be easier to cook with (however, I absolutely love the taste of my bread anyways...)
4. If you were in an emergency and needed to live solely on your food storage (which consisted of lots of whole grains) and your body was not used to it, you could experience "gastrointestinal stress" (hmmmm... are they talking about what I think they're talking about?)
Wheat, More Than Just Bread
Grinding Wheat Message Board (these are just random people's thoughts)
I currently live in an apartment, I'm moving soon, and I'm perfectly satisfied with store bought whole wheat flour for now. However, I do plan to purchase whole wheat and begin a system of grinding and rotating in a few months. Evaluate your situation and do what works for you. Store bought or ground, I am a huge advocate of using more whole wheat (and other grains) in my family's diet because of the health benefits, and as I found out it does still save money!
Anyone else have experience or information on this topic?
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I keep my ground flour in the freezer because I've heard it will go rancid and also lose nutrients. I'll grind a whole hopperful (is that what the holder on the grinder is called?) and keep it in the freezer. That way it is there when ever I want to substitute a cup of whole wheat in for a cup of white. I'm always looking for ways to up the kids intake of fiber.
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