Jayne J Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 (edited) I've been hearing a lot about the Weston A Price Foundation and the book that discusses the Foundations dietary ideas, Nourishing Traditions. I'm intrigued, but wonder if any of you who follow the recomendations outlined by the Foundation/book have found any other information or studies to back up the claims about food made by the book, independant of the foundation itself. Diet is such a hot topic and can be so controversial and trendy that I hesitate to accept the advice and recommendations of a single unsubstantiated organization. This is truly asked in a spirit of inquiry and NOT a jab at anyone! (as aforementioned, diet can be a hot topic!!:001_smile:) Edited March 10, 2009 by urpedonmommy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klmama Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 I don't know about any studies, but I do know several people who follow this. One family has seen tremendous health improvements in several of the children, another in the dad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abreakfromlife Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 I don't know......I know there is a lot of discussion about it on the mothering.com forums, and I've always found them very helpful. Michael Pollan also talked about Price in his newest food book....I'm blanking on the title right now. I pretty much agree with the WAP stuff, but that kind of legitimized it a little bit more in my eyes when I saw Pollan agreeing with him, LOL. I think most of their stuff is just common sense - eat real food. I don't know of any studies off-hand, tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenniferB Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 I followed this book when I was pregnant and just after my last child. I wanted to improve my health and have good milk for the baby. I believe it accomplished the goal. It's very hard to keep up though, especially with 4 kids and working from home, homeschooling, etc. etc. I don't follow it at the moment, but keep the principles in mind to make good choices, especially in the oils we use, and the sweeteners we use. I also like to make fresh bread, but not the NT way, which requires soaking the flour. If you have time to spend all day or most of the day in the kitchen, and you relly need the health improvements, I would recommend it. It's just hard to keep up. I'm not familiar with any studies, etc. to back up any claims. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayne J Posted March 11, 2009 Author Share Posted March 11, 2009 Thanks for your replies! I agree that a lot of it makes sense--I also agree that eating real food is important. I really wonder more about all the time consuming soaking, pickling, raw milk, raw meat aspects. Some of the recommendations seem as if they could be dangerous or at least a whole lot of work and changes in schedules/eating habits for questionable health benefits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abreakfromlife Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 oh I'm with you on that. I don't have the time to do that....cooking brown rice is bad enough, having to remember that it takes an hour to cook, LOL. It makes sense to me as in 'other cultures fermented their food' but.......there's just some things I'm willing to not do for the sake of time, LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Thanks for your replies! I agree that a lot of it makes sense--I also agree that eating real food is important. I really wonder more about all the time consuming soaking, pickling, raw milk, raw meat aspects. Some of the recommendations seem as if they could be dangerous or at least a whole lot of work and changes in schedules/eating habits for questionable health benefits. I have been using the cookbook for a few years now. While soaking oatmeal and flour was new to me, I found that there is no difference in taste in the oatmeal (I soak it because of the mentioned benefits) and also found that pancakes taste great when flour is soaked in buttermilk. I have tried many recipes and most of them are good. The basic premise is - as has been mentioned by other posters - try to buy as much organically grown fruit and vegetables. One day when things get better, I would like to buy meat from exclusively grass-fed animals as well. We did try the coconut oil and like it but I still use olive oil for many things as well. There was something else that rang true with me. The authors mention that once real food is on the table (not processed with chemicals and fillers) our appetite adjusts and we need less to feel satisfied. Overall, I'd recommend the book, most of it makes sense to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepymommy Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 We've been following a lot of the TF principles, but not all. My son can't have gluten, dairy, or egg, so that knocks most of the stuff out. But I do soak gluten free grains, I don't soak rice for very long. There are not that many phytates in it anyway. My other son and I drink raw milk. We eat practically everything from scratch, buy pastured beef and chicken, sometimes lamb. We cook with coconut oil and sometimes olive oil. As far as fermented foods go, I periodically buy some Kimchee. I am too lazy to make that. I do brew Kombucha and water kefir. Kombucha takes a little bit of time, but the kefir is easy. Also yogurt is really easy to make to. I don't do the raw liver though. Or any liver for that matter, dh can't stand the smell of it even if I cook it. I don't bake bread, since we try to keep the house gluten free for ds1, and although I've gotten a few gluten free bread recipes, I just haven't worked up the nerve to do so. Before gluten free, I used to make soaked oats for breakfast, it tasted the same and even cooked faster. There is a good yogurt dough cracker recipe in NT, that my son used to love. The main principles are pretty easy to follow, fresh, preferably organic or local foods. Stay away from highly processed foods and preservatives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clwcain Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 All of their claims are supported by real research in peer-reviewed journals AFAIK. The website, their magazine, and the NT book, IIRC, all have citations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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