• A Guide to Healthy Cultured and Fermented Foods

    A Guide to Choosing Healthy Fermented & Cultured Foods Cultured, or naturally fermented foods are very traditional foods, having been consumed by our ancestors throughout the ages Vegetables (sauerkraut, kimchi, etc), fruits (chutneys and preserved fruits), beverages (water kefir, kombucha, beet kvass, etc), grains (sourdough bread), dairy products (dairy kefir, yogurt, crème fraiche, sour cream,

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  • A Guide to Choosing Healthy Vegetables

    A Guide to Choosing Healthy Vegetables Vegetables should be organically or sustainably grown, grown locally whenever possible. Fresh and frozen vegetables should always be chosen before canned veggies. Canned vegetables should generally be avoided. Many nutrients are more available in cooked vegetables, like the lycopene in tomatoes, and cooking reduces oxalic acid, an anti-nutrient in

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