In Nourishing Traditions, Sally Fallon and Mary Enig claim that brown rice is low in phytates and therefore does not need a very long soak time; seven hours is sufficient for increased digestibility, or even just a long, slow cook time of an hour and a half. Unfortunately, rice is also dismally low in phytase, [...]
Entries from March 31st, 2010
Germinated Brown Rice: Has the U.N. Finally Heard “Nourishing Traditions” Wisdom?
March 31st, 2010 · 36 Comments · Food for Thought, Science of Nutrition
Tags: GBR·germinated brown rice·phytase·phytates·phytic acid·soaked grains·sprouting
Spring Cleaning Carnival: Get the Gluten Out
March 29th, 2010 · 117 Comments · Special Situations
I’m pleased to introduce Amy Green of Simply Sugar and Gluten Free to host this week’s “Get the Gluten Out” carnival. Here is the abridged version of her entire story. See the list of all the carnival topics and hostesses here. My Story: Going Gluten-Free Being overweight was a way of life for me. From [...]
Tags: carnival·coconut·coconut flour·giveaway·gluten·gluten free·guest post·Spring Cleaning: Get the Junk Out·sugar
Monday Mission: Learn About Celiac Disease and Gluten Intolerance
March 29th, 2010 · 24 Comments · Monday Missions, Special Situations
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to increase your awareness of gluten: why it negatively affects many people, what the symptoms of celiac disease are, and what foods contain gluten. Impact Ratings: Level of Commitment: Baby Steps I continue to run into people, both online and in real life, who have celiac disease [...]
Tags: celiac disease·Crohn's Disease·gluten·Spring Cleaning: Get the Junk Out·wheat
Recipe Connection: Meatless Chickpea Wraps
March 26th, 2010 · 27 Comments · Recipes
When I decided that I was interested in finding a good meatless burger recipe, I found one based with chickpeas (garbanzo beans), and another based on lentils. The lentil burger was pretty bland; you might be able to enjoy it with enough condiments, and the chickpea burger was just too mushy to be on a [...]
Tags: legumes·main dishes·meatless meals
The Biology of Antibiotic Resistance (Or “Mommy, Where do Superbugs Come From?”)
March 26th, 2010 · 7 Comments · Cleaning, Food for Thought
This is a guest post by SnoWhite of Finding Joy in My Kitchen. This week there has been a focus on getting the antibacterial soaps out of our homes. As a biologist, I am excited by this because our overuse of these soaps actually contributes to bacteria no longer being killed by antibiotics. How does [...]
Tags: antibacterial·antibacterial soap·antibiotics·bacterial resistance·Spring Cleaning: Get the Junk Out·triclosan
Mental Mission: What Grains have Gluten in Them?
March 25th, 2010 · 25 Comments · Uncategorized
Next week we’re exploring gluten and celiac disease. I’m going gluten-free for the week just to be in solidarity with celiacs, and I thought I had better figure out what has gluten in it so I know what not to eat. Grains Containing Gluten Barley Wheat (all its forms, including durum, couscous, bulgur, kamut, spelt [...]
Tags: mental mission
Mary and Martha Moment: How will you set Holy Week Apart?
March 25th, 2010 · 10 Comments · Mary and Martha Moments
From Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem to His even more triumphant victory on the Cross, next week commemorates some of the most pivotal events in human history. For those of us celebrating Lent, we are in the home stretch of our practice of discipline. Like a long-distance runner sprints to the finish, I believe we [...]
