most recent 30 from http://paleohacks.com 2013-05-24T15:19:50Z http://paleohacks.com/feeds/question/10700 http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://paleohacks.com/questions/10700/other-uses-for-rolled-oats-grits-whole-wheat-flour-and-dry-pasta Philip 2010-09-21T01:54:58Z 2010-10-01T07:58:28Z

<p>After going paleo, I have these food items that I don't eat anymore.</p> <p>rolled oats, grits, whole wheat flour, and dry pasta (and also a pasta machine and pasta roller) Other than giving it away or eating it, are there any uses anyone can think of? </p> <p>Note: I believe this is relevent to paleo because many people who switch to non-paleo suffer this dilema. </p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/10700/other-uses-for-rolled-oats-grits-whole-wheat-flour-and-dry-pasta/10701#10701 Ed 2010-09-21T01:59:49Z 2010-09-21T12:43:58Z

<p>Arts and crafts, like people make art out of gingerbread or cake ( <a href="https://www.groveparkinn.com/gallery/National-Gingerbread-House-Competition" rel="nofollow">https://www.groveparkinn.com/gallery/National-Gingerbread-House-Competition</a> ).</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/10700/other-uses-for-rolled-oats-grits-whole-wheat-flour-and-dry-pasta/10703#10703 Eva 2010-09-21T02:13:52Z 2010-09-21T02:13:52Z

<p>Wild bird food. </p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/10700/other-uses-for-rolled-oats-grits-whole-wheat-flour-and-dry-pasta/10704#10704 Kamal 2010-09-21T02:14:08Z 2010-09-21T02:14:08Z

<p>You can store these grains in a bucket, and move your fingers and hand around in them. Pitchers do this to strengthen their hands, as do grip strength fanatics. Check out "Mastery of Hand Strength", the seminal volume on this! </p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/10700/other-uses-for-rolled-oats-grits-whole-wheat-flour-and-dry-pasta/10706#10706 BetheMachine 2010-09-21T02:20:41Z 2010-09-21T02:20:41Z

<p>Keep in the trunk of your car for when you're stuck in the snow. They give great traction.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/10700/other-uses-for-rolled-oats-grits-whole-wheat-flour-and-dry-pasta/10709#10709 Jennifer 2010-09-21T02:46:06Z 2010-09-21T02:46:06Z

<p>I'm digging a pasta cannon, though I'm sure those on the recieving end would NOT.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/10700/other-uses-for-rolled-oats-grits-whole-wheat-flour-and-dry-pasta/10712#10712 Tim Rangitsch 2010-09-21T03:00:21Z 2010-09-21T03:00:21Z

<p>Poison your enemies.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/10700/other-uses-for-rolled-oats-grits-whole-wheat-flour-and-dry-pasta/10714#10714 Paul 2010-09-21T03:03:27Z 2010-09-21T03:03:27Z

<p>This works for rice, but I'm not sure about the things you have. Sew it into a small cloth bag or a pillowcase, then warm it up in the microwave; then you have a hot pack for aching muscles or whatever else. </p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/10700/other-uses-for-rolled-oats-grits-whole-wheat-flour-and-dry-pasta/10717#10717 sophie 2010-09-21T03:39:13Z 2010-09-21T03:39:13Z

<p>Rolled oats make a great facemask- mixed in with water and clay if you need it to be stickier. Otherwise just make it thick enough to splodge onto your face- leave it on until it dries out, then wash off with warm water. It tightens up pores and leaves the skin really soft!</p> <p>Rice can be used for salt shakers to stop them blocking... </p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/10700/other-uses-for-rolled-oats-grits-whole-wheat-flour-and-dry-pasta/10741#10741 ben61820 2010-09-21T13:19:03Z 2010-09-21T13:19:03Z

<p>I use dried grains in a small bowl as my incense holder. Im using thin, long sticks of incense and the only way i can get them to stand upright and have their ash fall down right into the bowl is to have something like buckwheat, oats, rice, etc as a bedding. Works like a charm.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/10700/other-uses-for-rolled-oats-grits-whole-wheat-flour-and-dry-pasta/10742#10742 Adam Crafter 2010-09-21T13:23:08Z 2010-09-21T13:23:08Z

<p>Soak it, compost it, and make other veggies out of it this coming year!</p> <p>Or you can obtain some mushroom spawn from fungi.com and after cooking and cooling the iffy food and mixing it with some scrap wood... <em>you can grow tasty food mushrooms on it</em></p> <p>... I love the oyster mushroom spawn from Paul Stamets at fungi.com</p> <p>Growing your own food mushrooms where you can find them easily later is a great hunter gatherer HACK!</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/10700/other-uses-for-rolled-oats-grits-whole-wheat-flour-and-dry-pasta/11265#11265 Carl_Stawicki 2010-09-28T14:26:01Z 2010-09-28T14:26:01Z

<p>I keep my left-over staples around in case I have to cook or bake for someone else. I use salt to scrub out my cast iron cookware.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/10700/other-uses-for-rolled-oats-grits-whole-wheat-flour-and-dry-pasta/11284#11284 W8liftinmom 2010-09-28T17:54:28Z 2010-09-28T17:54:28Z

<p>I eased my kids into paleo by allowing them to use up flour, oats, etc in baking then made them modify recipes or look up "paleo" recipes once we ran out.</p> <p>Whatever wasn't used, we fed to the chickens and goats. :-)</p> <p>Recently bought a bag of flour, my 18yo was shocked! But it was only for her sister to make salt dough for a school project and to make a "chalk" keyhole pattern in our arena for the horses. :-)</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/10700/other-uses-for-rolled-oats-grits-whole-wheat-flour-and-dry-pasta/11286#11286 Naphtali 2010-09-28T18:24:05Z 2010-09-28T18:24:05Z

<p>Pasta machines are also a great arts and crafts tools- they are great for smoothing our polymer clay etc. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Design-Originals-Techniques-Pasta-Machine/dp/B001682C9C" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Design-Originals-Techniques-Pasta-Machine/dp/B001682C9C</a></p> <p>Also- not sure if anyone mentioned this, but I put rice in all salt shakers so that the grains stay separate despite humidity. Not a huge use of rice- but it's a use all the same.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/10700/other-uses-for-rolled-oats-grits-whole-wheat-flour-and-dry-pasta/11439#11439 Stancel 2010-10-01T07:58:28Z 2010-10-01T07:58:28Z

<p>You can use dry pasta as "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pick-up_sticks" rel="nofollow">pick up sticks</a>" :)</p>