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Soaking Grains vs. Sprouting: Which is Best?

February 24th, 2011 · 25 Comments · Science of Nutrition

It’s a one word post, right? Which is best? I should just go right to "answer" and sign off for the night. I wish. As with most nutritional questions, there are approximately 5,390 sides to this question, many of which are individual to each person, which multiplies that number by 7 billion. Let’s amble through [...]

Soaking Grains Exploration: What is the pH of your Favorite Soaking Medium?

January 20th, 2011 · 16 Comments · Science of Nutrition

If I had a nickel for every time I wished I had a science lab at my house, and the knowledge to put it to good use… The trouble with yearning to know more about how (and if) some of the traditional foods practices work is that there aren’t a lot of companies who profit [...]

Three Expert Takes on the Value of White Bread

May 27th, 2010 · 65 Comments · Food for Thought, Science of Nutrition

I’ve always hated white bread. It’s too sticky and feels like it’s reverting to dough in my mouth. Imagine my shock when not one, but THREE of the five “expert” panelists on my Soaking Grains Debate weighed in with an opinion in favor of white flour, in one way or another. (Meet them all here [...]

An Exploration of Soaking Grains: More Fallon/O’Brien Debate

May 13th, 2010 · 42 Comments · Science of Nutrition

Last week I offered all my brain could hold at once of the email conversations about soaking grains between Sally Fallon Morrell and Dr. Teri O’Brien of Australia. This week, there’s more… (By the way, to get a context for all of this, be sure to see the list of all the soaking grains posts, [...]

An Exploration of Soaking Grains: The First Debate

May 6th, 2010 · 84 Comments · Science of Nutrition

Last week I introduced you to five experts on the issue of properly preparing grains, by soaking or sprouting. This week you’ll hear where the drama all began. (Catch up on all the soaking grains research here.) You can read Dr. Teri O’Brien’s article and my question that started the whole thing here. Dr. O’Brien [...]

The Soaking Grains Debate: Meet the Experts

April 30th, 2010 · 32 Comments · Science of Nutrition

To soak or not to soak? Nope, this isn’t the definitive post (sorry to tease you!). I told you here that when you see a post titled “To Soak or Not to Soak” that I’m finished debating the soaking grains question. Today, I’m just inviting you into my document folders to introduce you to the [...]

How to Make Crispy Nuts to Reduce Phytic Acid

April 21st, 2010 · 65 Comments · Food for Thought, Recipes

Although I’ve been researching soaking grains (catch up on the posts here) like mad, I haven’t come across any particular research on phytic acid in nuts. If I defer to the phytic acid expert, Amanda Rose, she also claims there is not much food science on nuts, perhaps because grains are a bigger concern because [...]