GUEST REVIEW: Ezekiel 4:9 Cereals (Whole Grains and the Holy Ghost)
by Ted Robb

“Take also unto thee Wheat, and Barley, and beans, and lentils, and millet, and Spelt, and put them in one vessel, and make bread of it…”Ez 4:9In my opinion, breakfast is by far and away the most important meal of the day. There are just so many options to choose from - think pancakes, french toast, omelettes, oatmeal…you get the idea. More importantly, it’s that wonderful time of the day when you get to wake and consume coffee. This perfect little ritual is like having a birthday party every morning. Sometimes I will even force myself to go to bed early to make breakfast come faster. Or - when I’m really feeling crazy, I’ll have breakfast for dinner. I learned this from my grandfather, who, by the way, makes the world’s best pancakes. I will write about these more in a future post.

Given my love for the morning fare, I am truly excited about Ezekiel 4:9 cereal. I found it the other night while walking through our local Whole Foods. While cereal will never replace a real meal, there are a certain number of mornings when it is the difference between something healthy at home, or a quick stop into the Starbucks, to consume nine hundred thousand calories on crappy processed food and drink. The problem with most cereals is that they are also full of junk. Even organic cereals from respectable companies are filled with sugar, really bad oils, synthetic “vitamins”, and flavorings. Have you ever read the label on your organic cereal? It probably has more ingredients than 90% of your personal care products. So, when you stumble onto a product with under ten ingredients and all of them seem very straightforward, it makes you want to have a little dance party in the aisle. This is essentially what happened at Whole Foods the other night.What I like about Ezekiel is that they use whole “sprouted” grains. This is a big difference. Many whole grains used in mass market items are simply a marketing tool and are often buried deep in the ingredient list under bleached flour, and other enriched goodies food manufacturers like to use. This means you get all of the vitamins and minerals nature wanted you to have. While it is true that “raw” whole grains are much higher in enzymes and nutrients, it is not always possible to get them. Food For Life slow bakes all of their breads and cereals to at least give them a fighting chance.While all of this is great, breakfast also needs to be about taste. Fortunately, this cereal actually tastes great. It reminds me of how Grape Nuts tasted when I was little. I personally like mine with some real milk, and an Earth Banana. It is also very good with a little Madhava Agave Nectar if you are craving the sweet.I would recommend this product to anyone who likes breakfast cereal. In my opinion, it is one of the best choices available - short of making your own - and it is very reasonably priced. It comes in four flavors: Original, Cinnamon Raisin, Golden Flax, and Almond. So far I have tried the Original and Cinnamon Raisin and they were both amazing.So the next time you stop into a Starbucks for a Venti, non-fat, triple-shot, soy, vanilla, chai, dulce-de-leche, extra-hot, vanilla latté, think about the whole grain vessel of goodness that is Ezekiel 4:9. I think it will make your morning a lot nicer.