Delicious & nutritious hemp foods Why aren’t we growing this crop in NB???
After my recent surgical odyssey the surgeon informed me that I needed to increase my protein intake to help the healing process. I was sent home with a bag of nutritional supplements and protein powder and was instructed to eat the stuff.
Both of the liquid supplements and the Nestle Protein Powder I was given contain genetically modified organisms, which no one should eat… and I, for one, sure avoid GMO’s like the poison they are! (Plus, I am personally boycotting Nestle for being the second most evil corporation on the planet, after Monsanto)
In order to boost my protein intake with supplements that are organic and not full of poisonous additives I purchased several hemp food products from Manitoba Harvest.
This hemp foods company was begun in 1998, right after Canada intelligently legalized hemp production. Manitoba Harvest has expanded production over the years and now sells a wide array of hemp foods throughout North America.
I ordered protein powder, shelled seeds (hemp hearts) and oil to supplement my diet. Four tablespoons of this hemp protein powder contains a whopping 15 grams of protein, is certified organic and has no additives.
Hemp provides totally digestible plant protein, as well as the most perfectly balanced omega 3 and 6 fatty acids.
We all need protein, but not all protein is created equal. The digestibility of the protein is key to its value in your diet. Protein is the building block of all the cells of the body and is what keeps us feeling satisfied for longer periods after eating.
Omega fatty acids are healthy fats that are proven to improve skin, hair, heart health, cognitive functioning and inflammation, a major contributor to arthritis.
They aid weight loss by speeding up the conversion of fat to energy, boosting your metabolic rate by as much as 10 percent.
The benefits of the components of hemp seed are complemented by the great taste of hemp. With its sweet and nutty flavour it is easy to incorporate hemp into your diet by eating it with cereal, fruit and salads. Just a tablespoon of hemp hearts can satisfy hunger, stabilize blood sugar and give quick energy.
Hemp is one of Earth’s most sustainable, versatile and profitable crops. It’s also among the oldest, going back more than 8,000 years!
Food, fuel, fibre, medicine….Hemp is truly a gift from nature to humanity. Such a gift that it had to be made illegal and demonized by paper and timber baron William Randolf Hearst and the Du Pont Chemical Corporation back in the 1930’s.
They claimed it was because “marihuana turned people into crazed killers, and made white women want black men.” This may sound kind of funny today, but back then people believed it.
And we can see that here today, nearly 80 years later, after we saw that liquor prohibition created a new class of gangsters and did not work, that many people still believe in those old lies, which is totally mind boggling.
A 1938 Popular Science article praised hemp as a “billion dollar crop” with over 25,000 uses.
A crop that grows practically anywhere and that practically anyone can grow, is naturally resistant to pests, grows so thickly it is not choked by weeds….clearly this stuff is just too useful to let us peons have.
Hearst and Du Pont were most concerned to protect their corporate interests in the pulp and petroleum industries.
Now, Big Pharma, with their billions of dollars in profits depending on drug patents doesn’t want to see us able to grow our own medicine either!
Some Manitoba Harvest products are available at the bigger supermarkets in our area or you can order straight from the company. Their website offers descriptions of all the products, recipes, testimonials, and the history of the business.
Eventually, hemp will be grown and embraced for the goldmine that it is. But sooner than later would be best so the idea needs to gather our public support.
Tell everyone about the benefits of hemp production to make it part of our dialog and to give the idea greater traction in our collective psyche!
Stephanie Kelley
