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method seems nearly overwhelming in the kitchen as well as just

acquiring the ingredients. Any suggestions from you veterans? >>

Hi Dennis,

I'm not a veteran, but I'll put in a couple cents worth here. I've been

working on the NT method for about nine months now. For me it's been a slow

progression of just taking each concept one at a time. I figure moving in

the right direction slowly is better than nothing. I think the biggest

hurdle for me is really not the preparation methods themselves, but changing

my thinking. It's just too weird to put some veggies in a jar on your

kitchen counter for a few days and then EAT them! A lot of the recipes seem

daunting just because I've never done it before, but are actually very easy.

The fermented veggies and condiments are quick to prepare and they are there

to just grab out of the refrigerator at meal time. The actual hands on time

to make yogurt is minimal and there again you have a quick source of food

ready to basically just grab and eat. I like the crispy nuts for snacks.

They take less then ten minutes of hands on time, but you have a ready

snack. It's actually easier to go to a farmer and get a months supply of

meat. You just have to remember to take it out to thaw in the morning, which

is easier and faster than making a trip to the grocery store. For example I

might take out a pound of ground beef. All I really have to do is make

patties, toss em' in the pan for a few minutes and steam a few veggies. Toss

the veggies with plenty of butter and some sea salt. Wash it all down with a

large glass of cold raw milk. It takes less then five minutes to make

fabulous salad dressing with delicious healthy fats and you can make extra

to last through several meals. I'll never buy bottled dressing again.....way

too fake after the real thing. Oatmeal put to soak the night before takes no

more time than regular oatmeal. You just have to get in the habit of

remembering to soak it.

That said, I love to cook (and eat). I suspect it's easier to cook if you

genuinely enjoy it. I know some folks feel that cooking is drudgery and like

it about as much as I like vacuuming.

I think also we can get stuck if we are trying to do everything perfectly

NT. For me personally there are certain compromises I'm willing to make, but

I'm still making better choices than I was. Bread is a good example. While I

don't make true sourdough bread, I make a slow rise yeast bread with

buttermilk, yogurt or whey, MUCH lower amounts of yeast, whole organic

grains already ground from the co-op, sea salt, and butter. I can still put

it all in the bread machine. While not truly NT, it's a far cry from store

bought bread. I think for most of us it would be difficult to do a total NT

diet.

I think Carma makes a valid point regarding the impact on our health.

While taking the extra thought and effort in food prep is somewhat

inconvenient, it's probably easier than quadruple by-pass

My overall advice is, if you don't have any serious pressing health issues

to immediately address, take one bite at a time. (Bad pun intended.)

Carmen