Comments on: Real Food Face-Off: Passionate Homemaking vs. Naturally Knocked Up

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:31:45 +0000

Any whole wheat products definitely take some adjusting to if you have had a trick intake of white flour. Start small and do half and half until you can gradually switch over to completely whole wheat products. I have noticed that sprouted or soaked whole grains result in a much lighter finished product than their counterparts. There are a few brands/companies that I do not like though…Food for Life, for example is too dry. Making homemade versions with sprouted flour or soaked flour is always far superior. I recommend brown rice spaghetti…it is delicious and very similar to white pasta and low in phytates so it is a good alternative. It is more sticky though but the flavor is superior to white in my opinion.

By: Emily

Emily — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:38:23 +0000

As a follow-up question about using sprouted grains to grind at home… do you find that the taste is much different from using the “white flour” that we’re currently used to? All I know is that we tried sprouted grain spaghetti from a health food store around here, and the taste was awful. Is that normal? Is it something we just have to get used to? =) Thanks!

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:01:20 +0000

To Your Health Sprouted Flour Company.

By: stephanie

stephanie — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:07:50 +0000

That was great to read! Your take on healthy living is inspiring, and I thank you for sharing with us:)
Have a great day!

By: Nikki

Nikki — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 04:16:21 +0000

You mentioned that you buy sprouted grains and then grind them into flour. Where do you buy them? Thanks for the face-off!

By: heckety

heckety — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:17:25 +0000

Actually I can’t remember how I arrived here but I’ve been reading your detergent and dishwashing recipes and am definately going to try them out. You have the most amazing information here and I think I’m hooked. I’ve tried to live as simply and frugally as possible and so far all my children have survived their up-bringing (eldest is 20 now!) so I think I’ll just continue!

By: Rachel Watters

Rachel Watters — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:10:11 +0000

Thanks for sharing! I really enjoyed reading your responses, especially how you’re not uptight about you and your husband enjoying yourselves when you eat out There’s not much room for grace when you become legalistic about what you eat. From experience, I know it can quickly lead to judging others by how they eat, thus interfering with our whole aim to be Christ-like. It’s important to enjoy it!

By: Amanda

Amanda — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:34:47 +0000

Lindsay,
I’ve been riding the fence regarding the issue of whole/organic eating for my family. I’ve been following (and admiring!) your blog for quite a while, but I think this Face-Off has put me over the edge…Dirty Dozen, here we come. I especially appreciate your answer regarding not purchasing “organic” labeling for its own sake–I grew up on a conventional farm/ranch, and we ate or grew most of our own food. This food was/is sold and marketed in a conventional format and will never sit in the “organic” or “free-range” shelves. As a now urbanized consumer, I weary of walking through a store, seeing the astounding markups on foods that labeled a certain way or for a certain breed, and knowing that a little research would go MUCH farther than the expense of label comfort. Something I’ve gathered from your writings is that although some things are more costly, truly eating naturally is a commitment to understanding more than a commitment of money. I would encourage anyone else intimidated by this process to seek out a farmer, tell them what you want, and ask if they would have that product available (or know another producer who might). Especially with the current agricultural economy, most producers would either be personally helpful or know somebody else to ask.

By: Amy blogs @ River Rock Cottage

Amy blogs @ River Rock Cottage — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:25:37 +0000

Great Face-Off! I’m sharing it with my readers this afternoon.
Blessings!