Nourishing traditions : the cookbook that challenges politically correct nutrition and the diet dictocrats

This well-researched, thought-provoking guide to traditional foods contains a startling message: Animal fats and cholesterol are not villains but vital factors in the diet, necessary for normal growth, proper function of the brain and nervous system, protection from disease and optimum energy levels. Sally Fallon dispels the myths of the current low-fat fad in this practical, entertaining guide to a can-do diet that is both nutritious and delicious. Nourishing Traditions will tell you: 1.Why your body needs old fashioned animal fats 2.Why butter is a health food 3.How high-cholesterol diets promote good health 4.How saturated fats protect the heart 5.How rich sauces help you digest and assimilate your food 6.Why grains and legumes need special preparation to provide optimum benefits 7.About enzyme-enhanced food and beverages that can provide increased energy and vitality 8.Why high-fiber, lowfat diets can cause vitamin and mineral deficiencies Topics include the health benefits of traditional fats and oils (including butter and coconut oil); dangers of vegetarianism; problems with modern soy foods; health benefits of sauces and gravies; proper preparation of whole grain products; pros and cons of milk consumption; easy-to-prepare enzyme enriched condiments and beverages; and appropriate diets for babies and children. This well-researched, thought-provoking guide to traditional foods contains a startling message: Animal fats and cholesterol are not villains but vital factors in the diet, necessary for normal growth, proper function of the brain and nervous system, protection from disease and optimum energy levels. Sally Fallon dispels the myths of the current low-fat fad in this practical, entertaining guide to a can-do diet that is both nutritious and delicious. Nourishing Traditions will tell you: 1. Why your body needs old fashioned animal fats 1. Why butter is a health food 1. How high-cholesterol diets promote good health 1. How saturated fats protect the heart 1. How rich sauces help you digest and assimilate your food 1. Why grains and legumes need special preparation to provide optimum benefits 1. About enzyme-enhanced food and beverages that can provide increased energy and vitality 1. Why high-fiber, lowfat diets can cause vitamin and mineral deficiencies Topics include the health benefits of traditional fats and oils (including butter and coconut oil); dangers of vegetarianism; problems with modern soy foods; health benefits of sauces and gravies; proper preparation of whole grain products; pros and cons of milk consumption; easy-to-prepare enzyme enriched condiments and beverages; and appropriate diets for babies and children. The Diet Dictocrats don't want you to know that... - Your body needs old-fashioned animal fats - New-fangled polyunsaturated oils can be bad for you - Modern whole grain products can cause health problems - Traditional sauces promote digestion and assimilation - Modern food processing denatures our foods but - Ancient preservation methods actually increase nutrients in fruits, nuts, vegetables, meats and milk products! At last, a successful challenge to Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats! Recalling the culinary customs of our ancestors and looking ahead to a future of robust good health for young and old, Nourishing Traditions offers modern families a fascinating guide to wise food choices and proper preparation techniques. Nutrition researcher Sally Fallon unites the wisdom of the ancients with the latest independent and accurate scientific research. The revised and updated Second Edition contains over 700 delicious recipes that will please both exacting gourmets and busy parents. Content: Introduction -- Mastering the basics -- Great beginnings -- The main course -- A catalog of vegetables -- Luncheon & supper foods -- Grains & legumes -- Snacks & finger foods -- Desserts -- Beverages -- Feeding babies -- Tonics & superfoods -- Appendixes. A: Limited-time, limited-budget guidelines B: Know your ingredients answers C: Sources D: About the Weston A. Price Foundation E: Suggested reading F: A campaign for healthy fats. In her controversial cookbook Nourishing Traditions, and in numerous articles appearing in holistic publications, nutrition journalist Sally Fallon exposes current establishment low-fat propaganda as a conspiracy to rob Americans of their health and vitality, and to enrich the powerful fabricated food industry, based in large part on refined carbohydrates and vegetable oils derived from corn and soybeans A full-spectrum nutritional cookbook with a startling message animal fats and cholesterol are vital factors in the human diet, necessary for reproduction and normal growth, proper function of the brain and nervous system, protection from disease and optimum energy levels. Includes information on how to prepare grains, health benefits of bone broths and enzyme-rich lacto-fermented foods. A guide to wise food choices and proper preparation techniques, uniting the wisdom of the ancients with the latest independent and accurate scientific research, and offering over 700 delicious recipes that will please both exacting gourmets and busy parents Discusses nutritional health for twenty-first-century family members, and examines the health benefits of animal fats, health problems caused by whole grain products, food processing and preservation, and more; and includes more than seven hundred recipes.