If you love reading academic research and the science behind what you eat, this is the section for you. Join us as we try to understand how our bodies, earth, and food work and the causes of disease.
During this Reduce the Refined Sugars week, it’s worth taking a look at some of the newer-on-the-market “natural” sugars. There are many bloggers who have…
Agave and Stevia: All Natural, Unsafe, or Unhealthy? Read More »
Sometimes I make hasty decisions. When I decided to go gluten free for Holy Week, I just did it. It wasn’t until I was writing…
What Was It Like to Go Gluten Free for a Week? Read More »
If you want to make granola bars or oatmeal cookies using the soaking process to reduce phytates, you have to soak and dehydrate oats. It…
How to Soak and Dehydrate Oats Read More »
Please catch up on all the soaking grains research for the scoop on phytates, phytic acid, phytase and more! I’ve been looking for another “real…
Phytic Acid in Rice Reduced 96% with Accelerated Fermentation Read More »
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…
Germinated Brown Rice: Has the U.N. Finally Heard “Nourishing Traditions” Wisdom? Read More »
I continue to run into people, both online and in real life, who have celiac disease or cannot handle gluten, including an elderly neighbor who…
Monday Mission: Learn About Celiac Disease and Gluten Intolerance Read More »
What is a whole grain, anyway? What are phytates and phytic acid? Why should you soak whole grains? Read on to learn. The Food Pyramid…
If you started your sourdough starter last week, it can be used as a sourdough cracker starter. Try your hand at something with it like…
Whole Wheat Sourdough Cracker Recipe Read More »
Is sourdough bread healthier than other breads? Yes! Learn about the nutrition of sourdough bread and its benefits. Sourdough Health Benefits Fermented foods are oft-lauded…
Food for Thought: Health Benefits of Sourdough Read More »
This is my brain. This is my brain on grains. :-} I have been reading so many words I can’t pronounce these past few months…
Food for Thought: Is Soaking Grains “Traditional”? Read More »
Simple things. What can I do that is simple and will increase my nutrition? I’m often asked that question, and the folks who ask it…
Monday Mission: Soak Your Oatmeal Read More »
In addition to storing grains long-term, I like to soak my grains. Here’s why. Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to try soaking…
Soaking Whole Grains: Why Do It? Read More »
Want to know what to do with coconut oil? How to substitute one kind of fat for another? Wish you always knew what to do…
A Fat Full Fall: Baseline Fats Chart Read More »
I’ve got a touch of obsessive-compulsive disorder at times. For example: as a child, every week during the 45-minute drive on the way back from…
Lazy French Fries in Beef Tallow or Coconut Oil Recipe Read More »
I’m all about the healthy baby steps! Let’s baby step our way into healthier fats by using lard and tallow. Learn the health benefits of…
Food for Thought: Lard and Tallow, Healthy Fats? Read More »
Ghee is one of those fats I had never heard of a year ago. Would you know ghee if you bumped into some on the…
How to Make Ghee (Clarified Butter) Read More »
I used to use Canola oil almost exclusively as my liquid fat for baking. The popular press said it was the healthy oil. I felt…
Food for Thought: Canola Oil, a Unique Omega-3…Thumbs up or Thumbs Down??? Read More »
I can still picture standing in the kitchen my first summer in an apartment, talking on the phone with my mother. I called her a lot…
My First Roux (and a Cream of Potato Soup Recipe) Read More »
Anyone want to disagree with me? Question my research? Please, do. Really. This may sound confrontational at first, but I truly appreciate and welcome those…
Food for Thought: Are Polyunsaturated Oils Healthy? Read More »
Ah, the French know their fats. When my husband worked with a Frenchman, he reminisced about this time of year in France: “Fall is the…
