Human consumption of wheat grass and other cereal grasses has increased dramatically in the last ten years, but most people have no idea of what cereal grass really is. Many of those who have heard of wheat grass or barley grass are puzzled about their purpose in the diet. Nowadays many people view with suspicion anything labelled with the word grass as a commodity for human consumption. We see a need for a complete source of information on this food. And so, on one level, this book attempts to provide all of the information currently available about cereal grasses.
Wheat grass is, as the name suggests, the young grass stage of the wheat plant.
Given soil, air, sunshine, and water, and left to its own devices, wheat grass grows into wheat , the familiar amber waves of grain. In its youth, wheat is a very dark green, leafy plant. Barley grass is the young grass stage of the barley plant. Other cereal grasses include rye grass and oat grass. All look, smell, feel, taste, and, most importantly, have the nutrient and chemical makeup of green leafy vegetables rather than of cereal grains.