Nuts are perfect for snacks, a really yummy addition to your yogurt or salad, and are ideal for those times when you’re on-the-go. However, they need to be properly prepared before eaten. Nuts, grains and seeds contain phytic acid, which steals the nutrients from your body and makes them difficult to digest. By soaking them, the enzymes, lactobacillus and other beneficial organisms have the opportunity to break down and the phytic acid is ...
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Soaked Black Beans Recipe
Do you soak your beans before cooking them? Traditionally, people did because when they're soaked for long periods of time, it helps to neutralize the phytic acid and enzyme inhibitors, as well as, break down the "difficult-to-digest complex sugars." Then, the beans are more easily digested and all of the nutrients are more easily absorbed. As you'll see in the recipe below, it's actually quite easy to do. It just involves the extra ...
