Why they’re forbidden: Because of E. coli and salmonella, which are found in food much more often than you might think. It’s also important to understand that we can consider healthy only those grains that haven’t been chemically treated, and this is very difficult to check.

What you can eat instead: Grains that were sprouted according to these rules or raw seeds (flax, pumpkin, sunflower), which are no less beneficial.