Re: Question about Nut Butters and Soaking

[Guest guest]

On Sun, 09 May 2004 23:51:12 -0000

" dezinegal " <ecm99@...> wrote:

> Hi All,

>

> It's time for me to de-cloak and come out of lurk mode to ask some

> questions of this fine group o' people! And hopefully contribute to

> the mix.

>

> First question is whether anyone knows if store bought nut butters

> have been made from soaked nuts?

Not normally

Does it matter in the case of nut

> butters?

Yes

Trader Joes sells a raw almond butter that I looooove, but I

> dont know if it's full of phytic acid and is thus causing that mineral

> binding problem.

Probably doesn't matter if you use it ocassionally in small amounts. I

love almond butter as well. Nothing like an almond butter and honey

sandwich.

>

> Thanks,

>

>

ur welcome,

The *New* Ten Commandments

http://tinyurl.com/245sr

" They told just the same,

That just because a tyrant has the might

By force of arms to murder men downright

And burn down house and home and leave all flat

They call the man a captain, just for that.

But since an outlaw with his little band

Cannot bring half such mischief on the land

Or be the cause of so much harm and grief,

He only earns the title of a thief. "

--Geoffrey Chaucer, The Manciple's Tale

[Guest guest]

Thanks LOL...now you've got me fantasizing about an almond butter

and honey sandwich on toasted wheat bread... while I'm trying to avoid

wheat for the next two weeks. cr*p! So anyway the soaking thing means

I need to find a way to grind my own soaked almonds. Is a food

processor really the only way to make your own? I have a waring blender.

>

> > Hi All,

> >

> > It's time for me to de-cloak and come out of lurk mode to ask some

> > questions of this fine group o' people! And hopefully contribute to

> > the mix.

> >

> > First question is whether anyone knows if store bought nut butters

> > have been made from soaked nuts?

>

> Not normally

>

> Does it matter in the case of nut

> > butters?

>

> Yes

>

> Trader Joes sells a raw almond butter that I looooove, but I

> > dont know if it's full of phytic acid and is thus causing that mineral

> > binding problem.

>

> Probably doesn't matter if you use it ocassionally in small amounts. I

> love almond butter as well. Nothing like an almond butter and honey

> sandwich.

>

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> >

>

> ur welcome,

>

>

> The *New* Ten Commandments

> http://tinyurl.com/245sr

>

> " They told just the same,

> That just because a tyrant has the might

> By force of arms to murder men downright

> And burn down house and home and leave all flat

> They call the man a captain, just for that.

> But since an outlaw with his little band

> Cannot bring half such mischief on the land

> Or be the cause of so much harm and grief,

> He only earns the title of a thief. "

> --Geoffrey Chaucer, The Manciple's Tale

[Guest guest]

>Thanks LOL...now you've got me fantasizing about an almond butter

>and honey sandwich on toasted wheat bread... while I'm trying to avoid

>wheat for the next two weeks. cr*p! So anyway the soaking thing means

>I need to find a way to grind my own soaked almonds. Is a food

>processor really the only way to make your own? I have a waring blender.

Oh, wheat bread is just sooo overrated! You can get rather

nice bread with no wheat (or make it) and have all the

taste without the immune issues. I'm eating some right now ...

Montina bread, made according to the recipe on the package

except I used kefiili instead of powdered milk.

BTW I made a pizza for my DH's b'day this week that

was voted " best pizza I ever tasted " by the party ...

I rubbed the crust with olive oil and 6 mashed cloves of raw

garlic, then Ragu spagetti sauce, and a mix of mozzarella,

asagio, and one other cheese, then smoked chicken, pepperoni

pineapple, and bake. No wheat!

-- Heidi Jean

[Guest guest]

I have bought a sprouted almond butter before (don't know the name)

but I don't think it's made anymore. It was very expensive and very

good. It had the same consistency as almond butter so it can be

done. Try the living and raw foods site and see if they have info on

how-to.http://www.living-foods.com/

Lynn