This can be done by simply dissolving 2 teaspoons of salt in water and
soaking nuts or seeds in this mixture at room temperature for at least seven hours or overnight.
I frequently make cashew or almond milk using 1 cup of
soaked nuts or seeds (soak for a few hours), 3 cups of water, 2 dates, 1/2 vanilla bean or 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, a pinch of sea salt, and 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon.
Discard the water and place
the soaked nuts or seeds into a blender.
It's actually quite simple to do:
soak nuts or seeds, drain, blend them with a probiotic powder, and then let the live cultures flourish.
And you don't have to
soak nuts or seeds, it's ok to eat them raw and un-soaked and cooked are healthy as well, but soaking is fine too
Not exact matches
I usually
soak oats in water
or kefir and then add coconut milk, toasted desiccated coconut,
seeds, cinnamon, blueberries,
nut butter, cacao powder
or anything else I can find.
1/4 cup raw pumpkin
seeds or any
nuts like almonds, walnuts, pecans, etc. 1/4 cup dark chopped chocolate — chilled 1 cup dried figs — stems removed and
soaked for an hour 2 soft dates — pitted and chopped one 15 oz can black beans, about 1 3/4 cups — rinsed and drained well,
or the same amount of cooked black beans 1 small beet — peeled and finely shredded — optional 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder 2 tablespoons coconut oil — melted 1 tablespoon chia
seeds 1 teaspoon vanilla extract pinch of salt 1.
Pudding 4 1/2 cups macadamia
nuts — preferably
soaked and dehydrated 4 1/2 tablespoons coconut butter 6 grams
or about 3/4 cup Irish moss —
soaked in hot water for 10
or more minutes and drained 3/4 cup raw agave syrup
or more if you like sweeter 1 1/4 cup sliced banana 2 1/4 cups coconut milk — see panna cotta recipe 3 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 1/2 vanilla bean —
seeds matcha powder — to taste
So if you plan on consuming
seeds or nuts on a regular basis, it would be wise to
soak or sprout them.
Other protein - rich smoothie ingredients include
soaked almonds, flax
seeds, spirulina, sprouts, hemp
seeds,
nut or seed butters — the list goes on and on!
The amount of phytic acid can be reduced by
soaking (as well as cooking and sprouting) the whole grains,
nuts or seeds.
Doughnuts 2 cups cashews —
soaked for four hours,
or more 1/2 cup Irish moss — thoroughly rinsed and
soaked in hot water for at least 10 minutes 1 cup water 1/2 cup raw honey 2 tablespoons maca powder — optional 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons sprouted pecan butter
or other
nut butter / oil 2 tablespoons almonds — ground 3/4 cup flax
seeds — ground
Do you always
soak the
nuts and /
or seeds before using them in every recipe you do?
Something I've come to more
or less accept, though, is that anytime I eat
nuts,
seeds,
or grains prepared outside my own home, they won't be
soaked / sprouted / germinated.
Usually this bread is filled with
nuts, rum
soaked raisin, poppy
seeds or cinnamon but this time I made it using chocolate chunks.
Quick -
soak method for raw cashews
or pepitas: In a medium saucepan, add
nuts or seeds along with enough water to cover.
Unlike other
nut or seed milks; there's no
soaking; and if you use a high - speed blender, no straining, either.
First prepare
nuts by soaking and sprouting overnight, or use Better Than Roasted Nuts and Se
nuts by
soaking and sprouting overnight,
or use Better Than Roasted
Nuts and Se
Nuts and
Seeds.
Hi Jolly, Here are some suggestions for substitutions for those ingredients... chickpeas: any other bean you like / can eat cherries: blueberries
or strawberries avocados: this is the toughest one, but you can try subbing cashew cream (
soaked cashews blended with water) for the avocado in the salad dressing and pudding cauliflower: Brussels sprouts
or broccoli apple: pear, orange,
or pineapple sunflower
seeds: almonds
or any other
nut (this would make the cleanse no longer
nut - free, but if you know you have no sensitivity to
nuts, it's no big deal) Hope that helps!
Flax
seeds can be enjoyed in a number of ways from raw,
soaked, sprouted, boiled
or ground and can be treated as you would other
seeds or nuts.
I usually
soak and dry my
nuts and
seeds and large batches and store them in mason jars
or other airtight containers — so I have them on hand for recipes like this one (as well as pesto, peanut butter, peanut butter cookies, and other goodies that call for
soaked and dried
nuts and
seeds).
I have written before on how I like to
soak my
nuts and
seeds, as it helps neutralize and break down the phytic acid that surround the food
nut or seed, which prevents absorption of valuable nutrients, like calcium and iron.
1/4 cup raw buckwheat groats (
soaked overnight) 1/4 cup rolled oats (
soaked overnight) hemp milk
or your favorite
nut milk warmed maple syrup a few dashes of cinnamon hemp hearts (a.k.a. hulled hemp
seeds) toasted almonds 1 thinly sliced pear
PMS Bites (makes 6 bites) 6 dates,
soaked in warm water for 5 - 10 minutes (reserve the
soaking water) 2 tsp of date
soaking water 1 tsp of coconut oil 1 tsp of cacao
or cocoa powder 1 heaping tbsp of almond butter (
or nut butter of your choice) a pinch of sea salt cacao nibs for rolling the balls in (
or shredded coconut, hemp
seeds, chocolate chips, etc
List of ingredients: 1/2 cup chia
seeds (
soaked) 2 eggs 1 cup shredded coconut 1/2 cup blueberries 1 cup strawberries 1 tablespoon of organic
nut butter 1 tablespoon of organic maple syrup
or agave nectar 1/4 cup walnuts 1 teaspoon of coconut oil 2 serve Method: Combine
soaked chia
seeds, eggs and shredded coconut...
Immerse
nuts and
seeds in water and let
soak for at least 7 hours (
or overnight).
Monkey Crunch, makes 8 - 10 servings 1/3 c peanut butter (
or sub any other nut or seed butter that works for you) 8 dates + 6 T soaking water, see below (OR sub 1T of maple syrup and use 5T soaking water) 2 T cocoa powder 1/2 t espresso powder (optional) 1 t vanilla 1/8 t sa
or sub any other
nut or seed butter that works for you) 8 dates + 6 T soaking water, see below (OR sub 1T of maple syrup and use 5T soaking water) 2 T cocoa powder 1/2 t espresso powder (optional) 1 t vanilla 1/8 t sa
or seed butter that works for you) 8 dates + 6 T
soaking water, see below (
OR sub 1T of maple syrup and use 5T soaking water) 2 T cocoa powder 1/2 t espresso powder (optional) 1 t vanilla 1/8 t sa
OR sub 1T of maple syrup and use 5T
soaking water) 2 T cocoa powder 1/2 t espresso powder (optional) 1 t vanilla 1/8 t salt
2 cups Basmati rice, washed and
soaked in water for 1 hour 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 level teaspoon mustard
seeds 1 tablespoon channa dal 1/2 medium Spanish
or mild onion, sliced 2 serrano chiles, stems and
seeds remove, very thinly sliced 1 sprig fresh curry leaves
or 1/2 teaspoon dried curry leaves, rehydrated and patted dry 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder 1 quart water Juice of 4 limes Salt to taste Chopped cilantro, whole cashew
nuts, and lime wedges for garnish
I know if you are going to eat raw
nuts /
seeds you should
soak them first in order for proper digestion... does this still hold true if you are going to be cooking them
or does cooking them remove the enzyme inhibitors like
soaking does?
Nut and Zucchini Crackers (Adapted from The Raw 50) 1/2 cup golden flax
seeds — ground 3/4 cup purified water 1 medium zucchini — roughly chopped 2 cups walnuts
or pecans —
soaked in purified water for 4 hours handful of fresh mint (optional)-- chopped poppy
seeds for sprinkling
For those with sensitive
or inflamed guts (and therefore, impaired absorption of nutrients), I would highly recommend
soaking, rinsing and dehydrating the
nuts and
seeds (aka activating) before you use them.
Include any of the crispy
nuts or seeds you may have on hand (
soaked and dehydrated to neutralize the anti-nutrients).
Reduction of phytic acid is just one reason that traditional cultures usually
soak, sprout,
or ferment their
nuts,
seeds, and grains.
«These can be
soaked overnight with
nuts,
seeds and dried fruits to make a soft muesli
or they can be made into a porridge.
Sprouts are
soaked and germinated
seeds,
nuts or grains that are full of beneficial enzymes, vitamins and amino acids.
Supplements and other food items suggested for liver function include cold pressed oils such as olive, macadamia, avocado and coconut oil, raw
or soaked nuts and
seeds, spirulina, evening primrose oil, dandelion, St Mary's thistle and turmeric.
Pour off the
soaking liquid and rinse the
nuts or seeds in freshwater.
By
soaking your
nuts and
seeds you will minimize
or eliminate the toxic substances inside of
nuts and
seeds.
Ingredients: 1 cup whole organic flax
seeds 1 cup raw, shelled pumpkin
seeds 6 Brazil
nuts 1⁄2 cup unsweetened coconut flakes 1⁄4 tsp Celtic sea salt
or other healthy salt option 1⁄2 TBSP pumpkin pie spice 1⁄2 cup prunes (8 - 10) 1 - 2 cups of water Pinch of cinnamon Instructions:
Soak the
nuts and
seeds in clean water and leave them overnight... Read More»
For any
nuts or seeds that can be
soaked, you'll have to weigh the benefits and see if the process is worth the time investment for you.
Seeds, grains and
nuts are
soaked, sprouted, fermented
or naturally leavened in order to neutralize naturally occuring antinutrients in these foods, such as phytic acid, enzyme inhibitors, tannins and complex carbohydrates.
Planning your menu in advance will also allow you to
soak your
nuts,
seeds or Body Ecology grain - like
seeds the night before, so you are ready to prepare them for the next day.
yes i have the same thing with kidney stones and would love to know if anne thinks
soaking and roasting (
or just
soaking) can reduce the oxalic acid in not just sesame
seeds but other
nuts???? and
or seeds?
Actually most
nuts and all
seeds, legumes and grains, some more than others are ALL not digestive friendly unless they are
soaked and /
or sprouted and obviously like grains,
nuts and
seeds as well las legumes, as you stated they are the reproductive material and as such all have a protective coating to avoid predation in their shell that are toxic upon consumption.
Consume
seeds, grains, and
nuts that are
soaked, sprouted, fermented,
or naturally leavened in order to neutralize a portion of the naturally occurring anti-nutrients in these foods.
Here are some simple guidelines to help you decide whether to
soak or sprout a particular grain, legume,
seed or nut.
Soaking nuts,
seeds, grains
or beans releases enzyme inhibitors, allowing the sprouting process to occur.
I often hear people in the raw food community claim that
soaking raw
nuts or seeds overnight removes enzyme inhibitors, making them easier to digest.
Soak the
nut,
seed, grain
or legume in water for 24 hours at 86 ˚F / 30 ˚C, in a ceramic
or glass container.
Flax
seeds can be enjoyed in a number of ways from raw,
soaked, sprouted, boiled
or ground and can be treated as you would other
seeds or nuts.