Comments on: What's Your Tradition? http://nourishedkitchen.com/whats-your-tradition/ Reviving Traditional Foods Fri, 25 May 2012 05:48:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Yemek Tarifleri http://nourishedkitchen.com/whats-your-tradition/#comment-453 Yemek Tarifleri Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:33:13 +0000 http://nourishedkitchen.com/?p=4#comment-453 Thanks about this for this reason it is so important for me. Thanks again :) Thanks about this for this reason it is so important for me. Thanks again :)

]]> By: Bryan - oz4caster http://nourishedkitchen.com/whats-your-tradition/#comment-452 Bryan - oz4caster Thu, 29 May 2008 23:56:21 +0000 http://nourishedkitchen.com/?p=4#comment-452 Jenny, my ancestry is northern European and I've often thought the same thing. I like full fat pastured meats, fatty fish, shellfish, and raw dairy, with a little bit of grains, vegetables, and fruit. These were common foods for our ancestors. I've looked up some old recipes and found that many of them also include organ meats, even just one or two hundred years ago. They didn't waste any part of the animal. Haggis and some sausages are modern hold overs, but foods with organ meats added appeared to be much more common not long ago. They seem to have fallen out of favor with squeamish modern eaters and misguided advice to avoid dietary cholesterol and saturated fat. Interestingly, Weston Prices concluded that the top three foods for optimal health were animal seafoods, organ meats, and dairy (see Chapter 16 of NAPD). I'd love to try some real haggis, but might have to go to Scotland to find the traditional kind. Bryan PS, I added your blog to my "Healthy Eating Ideas" list :) Looks like you've got a lot of good recipes and food ideas! Jenny, my ancestry is northern European and I’ve often thought the same thing. I like full fat pastured meats, fatty fish, shellfish, and raw dairy, with a little bit of grains, vegetables, and fruit. These were common foods for our ancestors. I’ve looked up some old recipes and found that many of them also include organ meats, even just one or two hundred years ago. They didn’t waste any part of the animal. Haggis and some sausages are modern hold overs, but foods with organ meats added appeared to be much more common not long ago. They seem to have fallen out of favor with squeamish modern eaters and misguided advice to avoid dietary cholesterol and saturated fat.

Interestingly, Weston Prices concluded that the top three foods for optimal health were animal seafoods, organ meats, and dairy (see Chapter 16 of NAPD).

I’d love to try some real haggis, but might have to go to Scotland to find the traditional kind.

Bryan

PS, I added your blog to my “Healthy Eating Ideas” list :)
Looks like you’ve got a lot of good recipes and food ideas!

]]> By: Brian Glass http://nourishedkitchen.com/whats-your-tradition/#comment-451 Brian Glass Thu, 26 Jul 2007 12:37:00 +0000 http://nourishedkitchen.com/?p=4#comment-451 I think the whole local food movement is mostly good. However, there are problems with a 100% local diet.<br/><br/>For example, W. Price found that land-locked societies went to great lengths to get food from the ocean.<br/><br/>Being from the great lakes region (Michigan), I am aware that in the past the region was known as the goiter belt because of a deficiency of iodine. I have even seen studies showing a high number of fish in the region with goiters. Most goiters are caused by iodine deficiency. One of the best places to get iodine is from ocean foods.<br/><br/>Also, traditional diets are not all healthy. There are some that are and some that are not. The health of the population of those eating traditional diets may very well depend on the location. Those near the sea were nearly always more healthy than those who were not.<br/><br/>I try to eat as much local food as possible, but there are some foods you should eat that simply are not available locally. I think the whole local food movement is mostly good. However, there are problems with a 100% local diet.

For example, W. Price found that land-locked societies went to great lengths to get food from the ocean.

Being from the great lakes region (Michigan), I am aware that in the past the region was known as the goiter belt because of a deficiency of iodine. I have even seen studies showing a high number of fish in the region with goiters. Most goiters are caused by iodine deficiency. One of the best places to get iodine is from ocean foods.

Also, traditional diets are not all healthy. There are some that are and some that are not. The health of the population of those eating traditional diets may very well depend on the location. Those near the sea were nearly always more healthy than those who were not.

I try to eat as much local food as possible, but there are some foods you should eat that simply are not available locally.

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