Re: was just sent e-mail to Oprah, now soaking oats

[Guest guest]

so is there a gluten free way to properly prepare oats?

lisa

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> ,

>

> > I've read that oats don't have enough phytase to counteract very much

> > of the phytate, so soaking alone won't get rid of much of it with

oats.

>

> Yes you are right and I should have been clearer that IIRC it wasn't

> just soaking that made the oatmeal gruel/porridge nutritionally

> viable. I really need to get my hands on one of my two copies of NAPD

> so I can provide direct notes.

>

> > Rose has done an excellent job of researching phytates and

> > here's what she suggests (from one of her newsletters)

> > ===============================================================

>

> I was going to link to her PDF but she uses wheat as a part of the

> process. There are other problems with wheat than just the phytates,

> which her process doesn't address.

>

>

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> spent before, and it does not work... I say after eight years of this

> administration, we have just as much unemployment as when we started

> -- and an enormous debt to boot. "

> - Henry Morgenthau (FDR's Treasury Secretary)

>

[Guest guest]

you can use some buckwheat flour for soaking with the oats.

> >

> > ,

> >

> > > I've read that oats don't have enough phytase to counteract very much

> > > of the phytate, so soaking alone won't get rid of much of it with

> oats.

> >

> > Yes you are right and I should have been clearer that IIRC it wasn't

> > just soaking that made the oatmeal gruel/porridge nutritionally

> > viable. I really need to get my hands on one of my two copies of NAPD

> > so I can provide direct notes.

> >

> > > Rose has done an excellent job of researching phytates and

> > > here's what she suggests (from one of her newsletters)

> > >

=======================================================

========

> >

> > I was going to link to her PDF but she uses wheat as a part of the

> > process. There are other problems with wheat than just the phytates,

> > which her process doesn't address.

> >

> >

> > --

> > " We have tried spending money. We are spending more than we have ever

> > spent before, and it does not work... I say after eight years of this

> > administration, we have just as much unemployment as when we started

> > -- and an enormous debt to boot. "

> > - Henry Morgenthau (FDR's Treasury Secretary)

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Where did you get the info on phytase content in buckwheat? About a year

ago I searched for a research document with the phytase content of most

grains and seeds, and couldn't find one.

desh

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[Guest guest]

I don't know how much phytase is in buckwheat but here is a study using it

http://tinyurl.com/brm67b

>

> Where did you get the info on phytase content in buckwheat? About a year

> ago I searched for a research document with the phytase content of most

> grains and seeds, and couldn't find one.

>

> desh

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