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I am not a great writer or blogger, but have been asked about what kind of meals I fix. I think it's overwhelming to some when they find out the things they shouldn't eat, the things they should, and are left wondering what can they fix, that actually tastes good, and is realistic in everyday life. I remember when I read Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon and was completely overwhelmed and thought, "How can I ever eat that well?" But I just made little changes, did what I could, and it slowly became my lifestyle. I recommend that book to everyone. It's full of essential information on the how's and why's. Some of the recipes I haven't liked and other's are a favorite staple. I will say that your tastes change. Things that you once thought were so good, taste aweful after you know what real, nutrient dense food, tastes like. Unlike popular belief, healthy food is very tasty. Some people think healthy tastes like cardboard, and they would rather eat the box. The truth is: if you're thinking healthy comes from a box, bag, or can, even if organic, you are wrong. Those foods have little food value. Organic boxed food may not have bad things in it but it yields very little nutrition because most of the nutrients evaporated during processing and heating. That's why most breakfast cereal is fortified. Eat foods as fresh, pure, whole, and organic as possible with little or no processing.

We spend money on maintaining our homes, vehicles, boats, and what not, but what about our health which can be irreplaceable. In my opinion, eating right should come before those things. Our body is an amazing healing machine when given the right fuel. So I decided to start a little blog to share some of the meals that I make and little lifestyle changes. I'm not an expert and eating right doesn't guarantee you won't have health problems, but we are only as healthy as what we eat. Take it or leave it!

Friday, August 10, 2012

Breakfast Porridge

One of the first things that I added to my daily routine is Sally Fallon's Breakfast Porridge.  This is not an original recipe by me although I do make own twist on it. The oats are soaked in buttermilk and water overnight to nuetralize phytic acid.  Untreated phytic acid can combine with calcium, magnesium, copper, iron and especially zinc in the intestinal tract and block their absorption.  It takes a little time everynight to prepare for morning, but it becomes a habit.  The soaking vastly improves the oats nutritional benefits such as increasing beneficial enzymes and vitamins, especially B vitamins. 

In the evening before bed, put dry organic oats in a bowl.  I figure 1/2 cup dry for each adult and 1/4 cup dry for each kid.  For this recipe we are doing 1 cup dry rolled oats.

Add 1 to 2 Tablespoons of cultured organic buttermilk per 1 cup dry oats.


Add 1 cup filtered water and stir.

Cover with cloth for overnight.

Go to bed with entirely too many kids and tell stories with flashlights.  Husband comes in and decides the bed is WAY to rowdy and full.  He leaves and sleeps in the children's bed.  Poor guy...  This doesn't happen every night though.  Normally, we go to bed together and when one of the children wakes up in the night, he takes them back to bed and falls asleep.  Or neither of us wakes up when they come to bed and we don't wake up til Nolan falls off the side of the bed... just kidding:)

Wake up from a SOMEWHAT restful sleep and your oatmeal should look like this if you take the cloth off first.

Boil 1 cup water and 1/2 tsp salt.
Stare at your darling breakfast partner while you wait for the water to boil.


Add soaked oats to BOILING water.  Do not add the oats before the water boils.  And DO NOT EVER stir your oatmeal.  You can do one gentle turning of the oatmeal if you decide that the oats on top are looking a little dry and uncooked.  Again only ONE gentle little turning.

If you do not stir your oatmeal and let it cook long enough but not too long, the texture of the oatmeal should be fluffy and custardy (if that's a word) not slimy and grainy.


Drizzle with raw honey.
Dust with cinnamon, spackle with ginger, and dash with nutmeg.

Another important thing: Do not put milk on your oatmeal.  Milk becomes slimy in the bottom of your bowl.  Cream tastes delicious and it helps to ensure proper assimilation of the minerals and water-soluble vitamins in the grain.  Raw cream is best but if not available, try to find pastuerized (not ultrapasteurized which kills all enzymes to help digestion) and pasture raised cream.

Pour cream on oatmeal.

Sprinkle with optional fresh organic berries.  Costco Wholesale carries organic fresh strawberries and blackberries occasionally.  Un-organic blueberries and strawberries are high in pesticides, but I needn't be so particular.  Huckleberries are shown here.
Enjoy!

2 comments:

  1. LOVE IT!!! thank you! now I know how to make your porridge that is "just right"

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  2. Thank you Holly. I thoroughly enjoyed your posts and pictures ~ super super darling kids!! And, I enjoyed your porridge and look forward to trying it out sometime - Thank you!!! :)

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