Guest guest Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 Soaking nuts removes powerful enzyme inhibitors that make nuts difficult to digest. Dehydrating is important since you do not want mold to grow. HTH, > > I've seen several mentions of soaking nuts & then dehydrating them. I understand it's to some how make them more easily digestible. My question is how? Does it remove something? Otherwise adding water then removing it doesn't make much sense....Thanks > Liz > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 At 08:46 AM 3/20/2010, you wrote: I've seen several mentions of soaking nuts & then dehydrating them. I understand it's to some how make them more easily digestible. My question is how? Does it remove something? Otherwise adding water then removing it doesn't make much sense....Thanks This is a recommendation from Nourishing Traditions, a book from the Weston A. Price foundation. It has some great ideas for more nourishing foods (while recognizing that many of the things recommended are not SCD-legal). According to Sally Fallon, nuts contain phytic acid. They also are said to have high amounts of enzyme inhibitors. These enzyme inhibitors are useful to seeds and nuts because it prevents them from sprouting prematurely. But they can really strain your digestive system. It is said that soaking your nuts in warm water will neutralize these enzyme inhibitors, and also help encourage the production of beneficial enzymes. These enzymes, in turn, increase many vitamins, especially B vitamins. It also makes these nuts much easier to digest and the nutrients more easily absorbed. This is a traditional method of preparation. You should be aware that Elaine was against soaking of nuts because of her concern that they would be soaked too long or not dried correctly, and would develop mold issues which would really contribute to our gut problems. Her other, entirely pragmatic view on it was that it was Yet Another Piece of Food Preparation which would add to the amount of time in the kitchen on a diet which was already kitchen-intensive. — Marilyn New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001 Darn Good SCD Cook No Human Children Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund Babette the Foundling Beagle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 21, 2010 Report Share Posted March 21, 2010 The Nourishing Traditions cookbook recommends that they be soaked for at least 7 hours in salt water (2 TBSP sea salt with 4 cups of almonds or cashews, 2 tsp sea salt with pecans or walnuts, plus enough water to cover the nuts by an inch or two). Then drain, rinse, and dry out in the oven at a temperature less than 150F for 12-24 hours -- this will depend on the time soaked with the longer soak is a longer drying time. They are ready when they are crispy when eaten. When using them in baked goods, reduce or eliminate the salt as there is salt in the nuts.AmeliaTo: BTVC-SCD Sent: Sat, March 20, 2010 8:57:26 PMSubject: Re: Why soak nuts? Interesting that you bring up the mold issue. I am now wondering how long the nuts should be soaked for & how long and at what temperature should they be dried at to avoid mold? > > >I've seen several mentions of soaking nuts & > >then dehydrating them. I understand it's to some > >how make them more easily digestible. My > >question is how? Does it remove something? > >Otherwise adding water then removing it doesn't make much sense....Thanks > > This is a recommendation from Nourishing > Traditions, a book from the Weston A. Price > foundation. It has some great ideas for more > nourishing foods (while recognizing that many of > the things recommended are not SCD-legal). > > According to Sally Fallon, nuts contain phytic > acid. They also are said to have high amounts of > enzyme inhibitors. These enzyme inhibitors are > useful to seeds and nuts because it prevents them > from sprouting prematurely. But they can really > strain your digestive system. It is said that > soaking your nuts in warm water will neutralize > these enzyme inhibitors, and also help encourage > the production of beneficial enzymes. These > enzymes, in turn, increase many vitamins, > especially B vitamins. It also makes these nuts > much easier to digest and the nutrients more > easily absorbed. This is a traditional method of preparation. > > You should be aware that Elaine was against > soaking of nuts because of her concern that they > would be soaked too long or not dried correctly, > and would develop mold issues which would really > contribute to our gut problems. Her other, > entirely pragmatic view on it was that it was Yet > Another Piece of Food Preparation which would add > to the amount of time in the kitchen on a diet > which was already kitchen-intensive. > > > > — Marilyn > New Orleans, Louisiana, USA > Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001 > Darn Good SCD Cook > No Human Children > Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund > Babette the Foundling Beagle > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 21, 2010 Report Share Posted March 21, 2010 Each type of nut has a different soak time. Stacey > > > > >I've seen several mentions of soaking nuts & > > >then dehydrating them. I understand it's to some > > >how make them more easily digestible. My > > >question is how? Does it remove something? > > >Otherwise adding water then removing it doesn't make much sense....Thanks > > > > This is a recommendation from Nourishing > > Traditions, a book from the Weston A. Price > > foundation. It has some great ideas for more > > nourishing foods (while recognizing that many of > > the things recommended are not SCD-legal). > > > > According to Sally Fallon, nuts contain phytic > > acid. They also are said to have high amounts of > > enzyme inhibitors. These enzyme inhibitors are > > useful to seeds and nuts because it prevents them > > from sprouting prematurely. But they can really > > strain your digestive system. It is said that > > soaking your nuts in warm water will neutralize > > these enzyme inhibitors, and also help encourage > > the production of beneficial enzymes. These > > enzymes, in turn, increase many vitamins, > > especially B vitamins. It also makes these nuts > > much easier to digest and the nutrients more > > easily absorbed. This is a traditional method of preparation. > > > > You should be aware that Elaine was against > > soaking of nuts because of her concern that they > > would be soaked too long or not dried correctly, > > and would develop mold issues which would really > > contribute to our gut problems. Her other, > > entirely pragmatic view on it was that it was Yet > > Another Piece of Food Preparation which would add > > to the amount of time in the kitchen on a diet > > which was already kitchen-intensive. > > > > > > > > — Marilyn > > New Orleans, Louisiana, USA > > Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001 > > Darn Good SCD Cook > > No Human Children > > Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund > > Babette the Foundling Beagle > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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