Do unsalted, cultured vegetables cause botulism? Tara Carpenter, NC. Originally published on October 28, 2012 This is the question I get asked most in the unsalted cultured food workshops I teach. People tend to be stumped on how cultured vegetables will stay fresh and safe if they don’t contain salt. Unsalted cultured vegetables are new […]
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The lost art of traditional food preparation and why it’s important to bring them back.
Bone Stock Benefits Tara Carpenter, NC. Nutritional support for people healing on The Body Ecology Diet. Originally published on March 11, 2020. Bone stock has been used for centuries as a folk remedy with healing properties; made by simmering animal skin and marrow bones. The result is a stock that stands as a basis for […]
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Four Dietary Changes Worth Making
Life is busy, and making dietary changes is not always on the top of the list. Yet, too many of us are suffering on a daily basis from mild to severe health conditions, struggling with how to shift out of long-standing behaviors that may be contributing to our ills. It is hard to begin anything, […]
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Cooking with the Seasons
Seasonal cooking is a way of attuning our internal environment with the environment outside of the body. By choosing seasonal foods that are primarily organic, locally grown and unrefined we are eating and living more in harmony with Nature. When we select, prepare and eat foods with the seasons in mind, our bodies can heal more
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Soaking Whole Grains: A Traditional Recipe
Soaking Whole Grains: A Traditional Recipe Written by Tara Carpenter, NC. Serving customized cooking, consultations, and meal plans. Whole grains have been a principal food for thousands of years and are close to being a nutritionally complete food as they are rich in amino acids, carbohydrates, fiber, minerals, vitamins, and fat. This ancient food strengthens […]
Beans (i.e. lentils, kidney beans, peas, peanuts) are versatile, economical, and rich in B vitamins, minerals and omega fats. Unfortunately, they’re also high in anti-nutrients, including phytic acid* and lectins.** These anti-nutrients can reduce our
Proper Food Combining Tara Carpenter, NC. Holistic nutritional guidance and support (and meal plans!) for healing yeast, bacterial, and viral infections with The Body Ecology Diet (B.E.D.). Many of you know what a fan I am of food combining; something I learnt about on B.E.D to heal a systemic yeast infection that had traveled to my blood. […]