Dehydrated fruits and veggies, nuts, grains, seeds, seasonings etc. will assist you in making yummy meals for your family and will round out your food storage and nutrition needs. They are easy to store, take up less space and can be eaten alone or added to stews, soups, casseroles, crackers, cereals etc. The list goes on and on.
Dehydrated fruits and veggies(as well as sprouting your grains, nuts and seeds) have enzymes in them that most of our canned and packaged foods do not. Enzymes are heat sensitive and are destroyed or compromised by canning, cooking, and freezing.
Enzymes are workers that assist vitamins and minerals to do their job. They are synergistic and work together. Without fresh foods in every meal our bodies are using their emergency supply. Simply put, enzymes are the mortar and vitamins and minerals are the bricks.
There are two types of enzymes, exogenous (found in living raw foods) and endogenous (those produced in our bodies). By eating a balance of fresh foods with cooked foods, we supply what is needed for adequate digestion.
Our bodies begin an incredible process with every bite we put in our mouths.
At birth we inherited an enzyme reserve that becomes depleted over time by fresh food deficient, processed, over cooked and sugar laden foods. The enzyme reserve in our bodies were meant to kick in when we didn’t eat a meal that was at least ½ living or raw, cultured veggies (they provide their own enzymes to digest the food of that meal). So over time, we are continually stressing the body’s reserve producing digestive complaints that can be reversed by eating 50% fresh, cultured veggies (making your own sauerkraut) sprouted foods or a combination with every meal.
Enzymes are proteins that break down and digest food to be small enough particles for easy passage through the tiny pores of the intestines to enter the bloodstream for assimilation and absorption of nutrients. (provided, of course that food is chewed thoroughly enough to begin the digestive process).
Enzymes are the missing link in our food storage and diets. Enzymes are what runs every process in our bodies. We can assist our bodies to work at their peak by incorporating more enzymes rich foods in our diets. Enzymes are present in all fresh fruits and veggies, dehydrated foods (dehydrated at less than 112 degrees), sprouted grains, nuts and seeds.
Ramp up the nutrition in your diet by incorporating more fresh or dehydrated veggies and grains in your daily diet and food storage plan by sprouting your grains, seeds, and nuts (soak for 12 hrs, then rinse morning and evening and it’s ready to go! Fresh food at your fingertips)
Processed foods cannot provide our body’s what they need for efficient body processes and energy over time.
Live Simply, Live Self-Sufficient, Live Smart.
For more information on enzymes:
Google Robert O. Young, Ph.D.,D.Sc.
For more yummy recipes on using your food storage:
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