Real Food Faceoff with Sally Fallon Morell

Have you been following the Real Food Faceoff series over at Kitchen Stewardship? It’s been really interesting and inspiring to go behind the scenes of so many hearts and kitchens to see how and why they do what they do.

Today Katie is featuring Sally Fallon Morell, author of Nourishing Traditions and president of the Weston A Price Foundation, against… well, me. When I wrote up answers to the faceoff questions I linked to My Journey to Nourishing Food, which is a great way to get to know where I am coming from if you’re interested.

Head on over to the Real Food Faceoff if you’d like to see how and why Mrs. Fallon Morell does real food.

Traditional Meals for the Frugal Family: Breakfast

Last week I received the first copy of my forthcoming cookbook Traditional Meals for the Frugal Family. Today I am sharing a preview of the Breakfast chapter and some of our favorite budget-friendly nourishing recipes to start the day.

Wild Foraging: Sorrel & Slow Cooked Spring Chicken and Greens Soup with Sorrel

Dear Neighbors, I know you already thought I was all kinds of crazy what with my clothesline out back, at least 10 pots of herbs growing in random places, the diapers that I hang up on said clothesline, and that baby I had attached to me yesterday while I weeded and watered said herbs. So…

Adrenal Fatigue: Symptoms and Diagnosis

One of the reasons I wanted to write this series was simply for my own knowledge. Another reason was because you don’t hear a lot about this problem in the mainstream medical discussion. So when many of you said that you had been diagnosed or suspected that you had it I was quite surprised. I’m…

Why Beans Are Hard to Digest & 8 Tips For Making Them Easier on the Belly

Beans are beloved by many for their frugality and protein content. They can be delicious and filling, but they can also cause some (ahem) serious issues. The obvious of these is gas, but bloating, cramping, and indigestion can also occur after eating beans. Beans also contain phytic acid which can strip your body of minerals….

Soak & Dehydrate Nuts for Optimum Digestibility

Do you ever eat a couple of handfuls full of walnuts or a few tablespoons of nut butter and wonder why it feels as though you dropped a brick in your stomach? It’s because nuts that have not been soaked contain enzyme inhibitors that can cause uncomfortable digestion. Now when I first read about this…

Phytic Acid: Defining and Dealing With A Common Antinutrient

If you’ve been hanging around the traditional or real food worlds for any length of time you have heard about the detriments of phytic acid. It’s been called an anti-nutrient by many, while some claim health benefits due to its chelating nature. So is phytic acid friend or foe?

3 Comments

Qute Idea(Anali) says:

March 5, 2010 at 6:13 AM

Well done! It was fun to read!
Susan says:

March 5, 2010 at 9:13 AM

Wow – excellent! What a treasure trove of info. from both of you.

Susan
Organic Gabe says:

March 8, 2010 at 7:50 AM

Real food – the best. Good post with good reads.

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