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Breakfast Porridge (Better Known as Oatmeal)

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July 20, 2011
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We’re an oatmeal family. I think there is some unwritten rule that once your passel of offspring meets or exceeds four, then you serve oatmeal for breakfast. It’s fast, it’s easy, it’s inexpensive. We try to dress it up occasionally with honey or fruit and some milk, just so the kiddos stay content. But really, it’s still just oatmeal.

So we tried this recipe, not really because it was different or challenging, but because it fits into our normal routine. We were pleased to know that some of the things we do anyway out of convenience (like putting the grains in the water the night before) actually have a nutritional and digestive benefit. All grains contain phytic acid. When phytic acid is untreated it combines in your intestinal tract with other minerals blocking absorption. Soaking your grains in water and acid before consuming them neutralizes the phytic acid, making it easier to digest. Soaking also makes the nutrients of the grains more available.


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Breakfast Porridge (Oatmeal)

Source: Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon

Course: Breakfast

Serves:

Ingredients

  • 1 cup oats rolled or cracked
  • 1 cup warm water
  • 2 tablespoons whey
  • 12 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1 cup warm water

Directions

  1. Directions on page 455 in Nourishing Traditions.

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