soaking water

May 18, 2004

I know I know ME again, I am so desperate for knowledge here. When

you soak grains, do you drain off the water or use it to cook?

May 18, 2004

Hi!

Below is a summary of the recommendations in Nourishing

Traditions. It's from http://www.powerhealth.net/nutrition.htm.

Dr. Byrnes is an honorary member of the Weston A. Price

Foundation. He neglected to write that with quinoa, you must pour off

the soaking water, like you do with beans and legumes.

Sometimes I pour off some of the soaking water from my

soaked oats, barley, rye, etc., because the sour taste can be quite

strong.

Millet, buckwheat and rice don't contain as much phytic acid as most

other whole grains, so soaking them for 7 hours should be sufficient.

Other grains benefit from a longer soak (at least 12 hours).

I hope this helps! :-)

Blackberrycat

Summary

Whole Grains

For millet, brown rice, oatmeal, amaranth, etc., soak desired amount

of grain in an equal amount of water to which you've added 2

tablespoons of raw vinegar, fresh lemon juice, plain yogurt, or

buttermilk. Cover and let sit at room temperature for at least 7

hours, longer preferably. When ready to cook, add remaining required

amount of water or stock and cook. NOTE: To soak whole grain flours

or pancake mixes, follow the same procedure as above.

Raw Nuts

Place raw nuts in a bowl, add 1 tablespoon of sea salt, and

cover with water. Leave at room temperature for 6-8 hours. Drain out

the water. Place nuts on a cookie sheet and dry on low heat in the

oven. You can also air-dry the nuts on a towel, but it takes much

longer to dry them this way.

Raw Beans & Lentils

Follow the same instructions as for whole grains, but POUR OFF the

soaking water and replace with fresh water before cooking.

May 20, 2004

Hi ! I'm really glad that was helpful. :-)

You don't have to add anything to the soaking water, but it's safer

and better if you do. It prevents undesirable organisms from growing,

and it also speeds up the fermentation process, so more good

organisms (eg. lactic bacteria) can grow. Soaking whole grains, etc.

like this neutralizes some of the `anti-nutrients' (phytic acid, for

example) that prevent us from getting the full benefits (vitamins and

minerals) from whole grains. So, I guess it isn't accurate to say

that soaking `removes' the bad things; it deactivates them. I hope

I'm explaining this well! Visit Westonaprice.org and you'll find

better information about this.

Something that you might find helpful:

Go to http://www.newtrendspublishing.com/SallyFallon/index.html

and you can download (totally for free) a couple of chapters from

Nourishing Traditions. The fantastic health-book excerpts that are in

the published book aren't included in the free files, but you'll have

a copy of a few recipes, including Crispy Nuts!

You might be able to get Nourishing Traditions used. Search for the

book on Amazon.com and other book sites and see if there are any used

copies for sale.

It's a great book because it's many books in one, so that makes it a

much better value than most cookbooks. The recipes are useful, but

the information given on either side of the recipes on each page is

incredible. I've had the book for a while, and I'm still working my

way through it because there's so much to read. It's really worth the

money. I'm super frugal, and I was nervous when I ordered it from

Amazon (that saved me some money because it cost more in most stores)

It turned out to be one of the best things I've ever bought. I

learned so much and am continuing to learn, because I'm working my

way through the recommended book list on westonaprice.org. And I have

spoken to Sally Fallon and I may become a WAPF chapter leader here,

which is really exciting!

Kind regards,

Blackberrycat

From: " blackberrycat2004 "

> Subject: Re: soaking water

>

> Hi!

>

> Below is a summary of the recommendations in Nourishing

> Traditions. It's from http://www.powerhealth.net/nutrition.htm.

>

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November 24, 2008

Hi,

Jeff, you use " soaks " for smoothies? What do you mean by it?

Is it good to drink the soaking water? I think it could be very health,

lots of minerals and enzymes and also more vital. What about rejuvenac?

Has someone experience with it. I read somewhere that Ann Wigmore does

not advises it any more but I dont know why.

peace

noel

> Greens can be combined with any food group.There are two sprout soaks

> that I blend with sunflower sunnies and sesame seeds.They are somewhat

> neutral in taste and give a milk type consistensy to the smoothie.I

> tried other sprouts such as alfalfa and mung bean and found there

> taste in smoothies to be horrible.Soaks are almost immpossible to scew

> up and very fast to make.Jeff.

>

> <mailto:%40>

> From: bonnieblanchet@ hotmail.com <mailto:bonnieblanchet%40hotmail.com>

> Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2008 23:49:13 -0800

> Subject: RE: first sprouting results

>

> I am confused about this green fruit drink. I thought the food

> combining recommendations were no fruit and vegies? Banannas and Kale

> - sounds yuk. Is there some reason you mix these two together.

>

> From

> <mailto:%40From>: sparrowrose@

> gmail.comDate <mailto:sparrowrose%40gmail.comDate>: Sun, 23 Nov 2008

> 14:45:41 -0700Subject: Re: first sprouting results

>

> On 11/23/08, Schverzhjedzova <ahoovahyah (DOT) ca

> <mailto:ahoovahyah%40.ca>> wrote:>> I am giving up on sprouting

> for now.> I have not yet found a single one that sprouts properly and

> that I> can eat and enjoy. all I can do is cream the raw slimy sprouts

> in my> vita mix and eat raw somehow (gag it down slowly). So much for

> a raw> food diet.The cornerstone of a raw foods diet should be dark

> leafy greens. Youhave a vitamix already, which is perfect for making

> green smoothies.If your system can tolerate fruit, try filling the

> blender looselywith a dark green like kale (remove the stems) or

> spinach (the stemsare okay) and then add 2 or 3 bananas and about two

> cups of water andblend until it's a smooth green drink.If you can't

> handle high sweets like bananas, try making it withavocado

> instead.Some good greens to use include: celery, parsley, romaine

> lettuce,colalrd greens (remove the stem)Any kind of fruit is good to

> use. If you go with avocado instead,consider adding " non-sweet fruits "

> like tomato and cucumber to make a " blended salad. " Sparrow

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November 24, 2008

soaks are generally done in 24hrs. or less just enough time to release the life

force within the seed.sunflower sunnies take 24hrs. while sunflower greens take

5-10 days depending on the weather.Soak water is waste water that can be used

for watering other plants.

Dr. Clement of the florida hippocrates phased out the use of rejuvelac

after tests of the cultures coming back with unwanted bacteria.Using a product

that could cause problems for someone who is strugeling to regain health would

violate the hippocrates code of do no harm.aliveraw.com has alot of info. from

Dr. Clement and you should be able to find something on why they phased out

rejuvelac.Jeff.

From: brocki888@...

Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:08:12 +0100

Subject: Re: soaking water