Sally Fallon's Nourishing Traditions - Bit Of A Long Shot But -

[AliB]

Hi. I came across this book on Amazon and wondered if anyone has it and what you think of it. I don't think it is particularly gluten-free but does focus on good unprocessed food in information and recipes.

It is quite a big tome and fairly expensive, but as I am interested in this subject, particularly as it apparently also features quite a bit on fermented foods and probiotic yogurt etc., I would be interested in some feedback before committing myself.

[RollingAlong]

There are several blogs devoted to this sort of cooking. You could try those for awhile.

here's a couple:

Open Original Shared Link

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Here's a online magazine from one of the chapters

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I have the book and it is a real mixed bag. I can recommend your buying a used copy, but

don't shell out for a new one unless you check it out of the library first.In general, I like the

idea of eating more fats (natural fats) and preparing foods in traditional ways, but there are

pretty wacky bits of info in the sidebars - it is a lot more than a cookbook.They are very anti -

pressure cooker and microwave, BTW. There are yahoo groups devoted to NT eating and kefir grains if you have questions.

If you want to ferment things, I've read that the Fallon recipes are not particularly reliable (too

salty?) and that the book Wild Fermentation is better. I have that one too, but I haven't used it

much yet. the reciipes are more detailed and I feel more confident about them than Fallon's.

However, there are lots of fermenting blogs too.

Whatever you decide I hope you have fun and post on your fermentation experiments!

[ShayFL]

I have it. It has some useful bits, but overall, I wouldnt buy it again. I tried fermenting some gluten-free grains using the instructions in the book and it made my blood sugar really skyrocket. Maybe I will dig it out again and see if anything looks appealing this go around.

[AliB]

Thanks Guys - I didn't get any response to this so I went ahead and ordered it anyway last night! I'll tell you what I think of it when it comes - I did buy a used copy but it was still a bit on the expensive side - I've ordered her 'Eat Fat, Lose Fat' book too. At the end of the day my brain works well enough for me to be able to figure out what seems to work best for me so I tend to just absorb what is relevant from a publication and ignore the rest!

I must admit I do think that there is a lot to be said for many of the old ways of preparing and presenting food around the World. It's a case generally of 'if it ain't broke, don't mend it'.

We're in this mess precisely because people have tried to 'mend' it and have just ended up interfering and meddling in things that really should be left well alone.

It is interesting that Weston Price found that when certain cultures deviated from their traditional diet, that is when physical problems started to manifest. Perhaps their gut flora was balanced in such a way to be able to deal with their own traditional diet and eating different food threw the whole thing out of balance?

It kind of begs the question, well what about Nomads? But even then I suppose they still would have had traditional food and would have picked up what they needed for it on their travels.

Interesting concept. We of course have such a mish-mash of different culture type foods that perhaps it is no wonder that our poor guts are completely bewildered!