Felleskjøpet and many Norwegian farmers want a change in attitude among Norwegian consumers when it comes to our relationship with construction. According to the new dietary advice from the Norwegian Directorate of Health, we should include wholemeal bread or other whole grain products as part of several meals every day. But 99.5 percent of Norwegian barley goes to animal feed. Farmer Sigbjørn Aurland in Solør in Innlandet. Photo: Even Lusæter / news – This is excellent grain for food for us humans, says farmer Sigbjørn Aurland in Solør in Inlandet. These days he has finished threshing the barley field. Almost everything goes to animal feed, and he is therefore calling for a change in attitude. – It undoubtedly gives a different feeling to produce food for people. The farmer believes that it is not necessary to import rice to Norway, when we all grow the alternative barley in this country. – Why should we import rice? he asks. These are the new dietary tips: Have a varied diet. Choose mostly food from the plant kingdom, and eat with pleasure. Fruit, berries or vegetables should be part of every meal. Make wholemeal bread or other whole grain products part of several meals each day. Choose fish and seafood, beans and lentils more often than red meat. Eat as little processed meat as possible. Have a daily intake of milk and dairy products. Choose products with less fat. Sweets, snacks and sweet baked goods should be restricted. Drink water. Source: Norwegian Directorate of Health The use of barley is declining The Information Office for Bread and Cereals conducts a survey every year about our bread habits. – This year’s figures show that almost one in four Norwegians think barley tastes boring, says Torunn Nordbø, general manager of the Information Office for Bread and Grain. Torunn Nordbø, general manager of the Information Office for Bread and Grain, wants more people to gain knowledge about what barley can be used for. Photo: brodogkorn.no – The same number cannot imagine eating barley instead of rice. At the same time, the same survey shows that 34 percent do not know what they should use barley for. – We want to do something about this. There are many dishes where you can use barley instead of rice, maize or pasta or simply bake with barley, says Nordbø. The Information Office for Bread and Grain has launched a number of recipes in which barley is an important ingredient. The same applies to news Mat. Norwegians’ consumption of barley 1961–2023 Photo: Felleskjøpet market regulation Nordbø refers to barley-based products that can all be found in shops, such as barley rice, barley groats cream and barley groats porridge. When it comes to the range of ready-made bread products, she believes that the product range will improve when demand increases. – Some bakeries have barley bread. We encourage you to ask in the shop or ask the baker for bread with barley. – If the demand is greater, the manufacturers will follow suit, says Nordbø. – Can increase Norway’s self-sufficiency Felleskjøpet believes this is important for Norway’s self-sufficiency. – During the past year, both the Total Preparedness Commission, the National Audit Office and the Government have pointed to the need for increased Norwegian self-sufficiency, says chairman Anne Jødahl Skuterud in Felleskjøpet. Anne Jødahl Skuterud, chairman of Felleskjøpet. Photo: Felleskjøpet – Increased use of barley in the Norwegian diet is one of the easiest ways to do this. – But if there is an increased consumption of barley for human food, what will replace this as feed for livestock? – I don’t see that as a problem. There is great interest in new cultivation of barley. We have also experienced that Norway produces too much construction in good years, she says. Barley has long been one of Norwegians’ most important food grains, and has been used for thousands of years. Barley has been an important ingredient in both porridge, flatbread and brewing beer. The cereal barley Barley (Hordeum vulgare) is a plant in the barley family of the grass family with edible seeds. Barley is mainly grown for animal feed, for malt in beer and whiskey production and to some extent for flour and groats. In Norway, e.g. barley flour used as an ingredient in, among other things, waffle batter and grated balls. In Norway, spring barley is the most cultivated cereal species. Barley has a relatively short growing season (around 100 days) and can be grown in most areas. (Source: Wikipedia) Published 24.09.2024, at 13.26
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Norwegian farmers encourage Norwegians to eat more barley and less rice – news Innlandet – Local news, TV and radio
