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How to soak nuts and seeds to break down phytic acid

Source: Nourishing Traditions

Soaking raw nuts and seeds is not just important, it is essential. Soaked seeds are also more nutritious and gentle on the digestion.

  • Pumpkin Seed (4 cups seed, 2 tablespoon sea salt, add lukewarm water & 1 tsp cayenne pepper (opt) leave overnight, leave in a warm place overnight or 7 hrs then dehydrate until dry)

  • Pecans/walnuts (4 cups seed, 2 tablespoon sea salt, lukewarm water, leave in a warm place overnight or 7 hrs then dehydrate until dry)

  • Peanuts/Hazelnuts/Almond/macadamia (4 cups, 1 tablespoon sea salt, lukewarm water, leave in a warm place overnight or 7 hrs then dehydrate until dry)

  • Cashews (4 cups, 1 tablespoon sea salt, lukewarm water, leave in a warm place, only soak for 6 hrs not more than that otherwise it becomes slimy, dehydrate until dry)

  • Mix oats with raw whey in a 1:1 ratio (if you don’t have whey, you can use buttermilk, or water plus lemon juice or ACV)

  • Let the mixture sit at room temp for 12-24 hours.

  • Rinse the oats

  • Dehydrate in dehydrator or under sun

  • Soak nuts like Almond, walnut, cashew etc as above

  • Make Trail Mix oats and nuts with required amount of raw honey

  • Warm raw milk

  • Add Trail Mix to milk and let it sand for 10 mins

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