I Loved Everything About Nourishing Traditions!
by Rachael
(Utah)
I love the book Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon. Everything just makes more sense to me than conventional nutrition beliefs.
My mom has been telling me about this book for years and I finally got it from the library. I just had to return it today, and I was so sad!
I jumped on the computer to read more about grain soaking because I was about to start some pizza dough and did not have the book to refer to! (Thanks for this great website!)
I will definitely buy Nourishing Traditions as soon as I have a little money to spend. I'm bummed I didn't have time to master kombucha while I had the book.
Specifically, I found the section on fats and sweeteners very interesting. It makes sense that God would make the foods that our bodies need more readily available. If unsaturated fat is better for us, why would it require so much work to access? It makes sense to me that saturated fats are needed for good health because they are easily accessible in animals products and coconuts.
I also loved learning more about soaking grains. I make all the bread products I can for my family, because it is important to me that we are eating the right foods and maximizing their nutritional benefits.
I soaked the pancakes I made this morning and I didn't get that hard feeling in my stomach after eating them. I had the same experience with my soaked cereal a few weeks ago.
I don't have the resources to completely follow the traditional way of preparing all foods, but I have found some things I can do. I can soak grains, buy raw dairy products and I am convinced more than ever that white sugar really is horrible and should be avoided just like cigarettes or other harmful substances.
I have a hard time swallowing the argument that the reason all of the government programs and such teach us that margarine is better and red meat is bad etc. is because they just want to make money.
How could someone knowingly twist research results to other people's demise? We're talking heart disease, the number one killer! But maybe I am naive. And even though Nourishing Traditions does seem a little biased (she doesn't always explain the parts of the research that those people are using), I'm a believer because it all fits within my current nutritional beliefs.
It was like reading what I already knew to be true.
