12/26/2025
Grains, beans, peas, lentils and the like were all prepared with care by the traditional people who consumed them. They seem to have understood intuitively that enzyme inhibitors, phytic acid, tannins, lectins and cellulose all need to be broken down or neutralized before consumption. Gluten too!
Grains were not a part of all the diets of the healthy traditional people Dr. Price observed and they are clearly not critical to our health. We have one stomach and not two to four like animals who eat these 'seed foods' exclusively. Our one stomach is ideal for the consumption of meat. If you do choose to consume seed foods, we link to a number of podcasts, articles and recipes that will teach you how to soak, ferment and sour leaven them to help neutralize the anti-nutrients they come with:
The Weston A. Price Foundation (WAPF) is your source for accurate information on nutrition and health, always aiming to provide the scientific validation of traditional foodways. People seeking health today often condemn certain food groups — such as grains, dairy foods, meat, salt, fat, sauces, s...
