List of Articles on Soaking, Sprouting, Fermenting (Sourdough), & Working with Grains, Nuts, Legumes and Seeds

NOTE: I am moving recipes and health articles from my old Catsfork.com site to this blog, so be patient – I have many, many to move.

Introductory and About Articles

See also: Other Sites, below

• Phytates & Toxic Lectins in Grains, Legumes Nuts & Seeds, and How to Avoid Them (a.k.a. The Humble Seed & Germination( (Previously titled “Working with Grains, Legumes, Nuts, Seeds on my old site). This post does not include instructions to soak/sprout/ferment. See “How-To Articles, below, for that.
• Lectins: What they are and how to deal with them
• Sprouted Grains, Legumes, Nuts & Seeds (About)

How-To Articles

See also Related Articles: This Site; and Other Sites, below

Information/Instructions by Type:

• Beans/Legumes
  • Beans/Legumes: Soaking, Sprouting, or Canning (for recipes)
• Grains
  • General Instructions: Sprouting Grains, Legumes, Nuts & Seeds (for eating) (specific instructions for sprouting in a jar, and sprouting for porridge) NOTE: this has a lot in common with the next bullet. 
  • Soaking & Sprouting Grains Before/After Grinding/Rolling (below) so may want to simplify one, or combine them. Includes:
    • Pre-soak flour (as for baked goods)
    • Pre-soak rolled grains (as for porridge)
    • Sprout and dry whole grain kernels/groats, which can then be ground into flour
  • Sourdough (Fermenting):
    • Sourdough, an Introduction
    • Sourdough Sponge Bread Methods: an Overview
    • Sourdough: Making a Sourdough Starter
  • Grinding (for flour) & Flaking/Rolling  (for porridge & recipes)
  • Flours & Starches: Sprouted Grain and Sprouted Grain Flour (About) (part of Flours & Starches series)
  • Spelt vs Wheat in Baked Goods & Pasta
  • Other sites: 
    •  Dr. Axe’s article (draxe.com/nutrition/sprout/)
• Nuts & Seeds
  • Nuts & Seeds: Soaking, Sprouting (NOTE: cashews and peanuts are Legumes, not nuts); see also Dr. Axe’s article (draxe.com/nutrition/sprout/)
  • Nuts & Seeds: Toasting

See also (this site):

• Foods (About) Menu for more on grains, legumes, nuts and seeds, as well as other foods
• Grains, Flours & Starches Menu
• Starch Equivalents (Conversions)
• Thickening sauces using flour or starch
• Uses of Cereal Grains (Overview)

See also (other sites):

•  Dr. Axe’s article on sprouting: draxe.com/nutrition/sprout/
• Mercola article, “Limit the Lectins” has a great summary of the issue and how to avoid/minimize lectins in your diet: articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2018/01/07/limit-lectins.aspx)
• Mercola video interview on Plant Lectins (why soaking/sprouting is necessary): youtube.com/watch?v=YgImyfAvVyM, and related article: articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2017/08/10/gut-brain-bone-marrow-connection.aspx
• Mercola: Reduce lectins in your diet: articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2017/08/14/reduce-lectins-in-your-diet.aspx
• Precision Nutrition: Excellent article about lectins and why soaking/sprouting is necessary): precisionnutrition.com/all-about-lectins
• Yogi-trition: discussion of soaking/sprouting and lectins in grains, legumes, nuts and seeds:  yogitrition.com/soaking-grains-beans-nuts-and-seeds-101