- Among many other super-nutrients, hemp contains both arginine and histidine – essential for proper childhood growth.
- Home-made, fresh hemp milk should be used up within 2 days.
- Don’t panic if you see microscopic flecks in some commercial hemp milks: These are nutrient-packed bits of hull.
- In addition to being a rich source of polyunsaturated essential fatty acids, hemp is a sustainable and renewable resource.
- When baking with hemp seed or flour, don’t bake at temperatures over 350°F
Hemp Rope
(177°C). Adjust your cooking time to suit.
- For centuries, all ships’ ropes were made out of hemp – and 19th century artists painted on hemp canvas.
- Don’t store hemp seeds in transparent containers. Light produces free radicals in the oil content.
- To make your own hemp milk without carrageenan OR brown rice, blend ½ c. fresh, raw hemp seeds and 5 c. water for at least 1 minute.
- Hemp works particularly well in chocolate-based recipes: It really brings out the flavor and adds body and texture.
- Try adding 2 tbsp. fresh, raw hemp seeds to your next smoothie. (You’ll be adding essential fatty acids and almost 6 grams protein!)
- Hemp milk may separate if you freeze it. (If it doesn’t, it will most likely have had Xanthan gum or carrageenan added as a thickener.)
- Hemp skin lotions last all day without the need for reapplication – and particularly helpful to those with acne or dry skin.
- Hemp’s Omega-6 GLA not only helps you maintain healthy skin, hair and nails, it fights inflammation too.
- Hemp seeds used for cooking, eating, drinking, wearing, skin care, etc. contain no THC – the active ingredient in marijuana.
- Flax seeds, raw, need to be soaked and create slimy mucilage. Hulled hemp seeds taste slightly nutty and crunchy, and melt in your mouth.
- Flax seeds, ground, release cyanide. Soy products produce oligosaccharides (which gives some people gastric problems). Hemp is harmless.
- Whenever possible, consume hemp in raw forms: Heating can destroy some of its nutrients.
- Hemp allergies are highly uncommon. If you react, you may be allergic to additives like carrageenan -or the plant’s pollinating agent!
- “Hemp hearts” are just hulled hemp seeds. Add to soup for a creamy texture.
- Use toasted hemp seed as a garnish for vegetables and casseroles – and include them in your pastry for custard or chocolate tarts.
- Wherever your recipe calls for nuts – be it muffins, salad or garnishes – try using hemp instead.
- Beef up your morning oatmeal with a tablespoon or two of hulled hemp seeds.
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