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Xithras

(16,191 posts)
121. There's a reasonable argument for activating them.
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 01:34 PM
Nov 2012

Nuts are healthy, but the nutrition in a nut comes from its endosperm, which is all starch and protein bound with a bit of oil. They also contain enzyme inhibitors that help to preserve the seeds and keep them from decaying. Unfortunately these inhibitors also block us from digesting most of the nuts proteins. By activating the nut, you begin the process of sprouting. This converts a substantial portion of those starches and proteins into glucose, enzymes, and antioxidants that are also beneficial to the body. More importantly, that activation process wipes out the enzyme inhibitors, allowing our bodies to absorb more of the proteins that remain.

I tried it out a couple of years ago. They taste good and are healthy, but who the hell has time to activate all of their nuts? It takes at least a day and a half to properly activate ONE batch of almonds...24 hours to soak, and another half day in your oven (because gas and electricity is SO cheap) to dry and activate. You can skip the oven and just let them dry for a couple hours on the counter, but ONLY if you're going to eat them the same day.

I still eat them from time to time when my local health food store has them on sale (in a half dozen flavors, no less), but that's it.

Warning! Warning! Never activate the nut! Never!! lob1 Nov 2012 #1
Yeah, bad things happen! Indpndnt Nov 2012 #15
Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball. nt msanthrope Nov 2012 #24
There's a reason nuts come de-activated! DirkGently Nov 2012 #38
There are experts who devote their lives to activating nuts... CoffeeCat Nov 2012 #106
What, no pizza? pangaia Nov 2012 #2
emu meatballs? LOL limpyhobbler Nov 2012 #3
Two, maybe three days of that diet FrodosPet Nov 2012 #44
You need the emu balls to turn-on ('activate') the almonds. appal_jack Nov 2012 #100
I'm guessing "sprouted" (raw almonds soaked for a number of hours) eShirl Nov 2012 #4
That is what they are. eom Fawke Em Nov 2012 #16
That's them. They cost more at the store and are supposed to be 'better.' freshwest Nov 2012 #76
There's a reasonable argument for activating them. Xithras Nov 2012 #121
I do that every time I make almond milk at home, but no oven, I keep them raw. freshwest Nov 2012 #125
"liver pate" BumRushDaShow Nov 2012 #5
Or anything liver nobodyspecial Nov 2012 #37
The combination of liver pate and licorice tea....... Vanje Nov 2012 #89
and his angry response was that he avoids "dead" food. So perhaps the liver is alive? progressivebydesign Nov 2012 #48
I would definitely lose weight on this diet because the thought of liver would make me throw up. Arugula Latte Nov 2012 #113
Eating like that must make you dorky-looking. Ikonoklast Nov 2012 #6
You have to call the 800# to confirm you've received your nuts before they activate them pinboy3niner Nov 2012 #7
Security question: What was the name of your first nut? HereSince1628 Nov 2012 #12
Well, for YOU maybe..... cliffordu Nov 2012 #46
wait a minute... alkalized water + cider vinegar eShirl Nov 2012 #8
Glad I'm not the only one who noticed that NickB79 Nov 2012 #66
water + salt muriel_volestrangler Nov 2012 #85
What average person can either Fawke Em Nov 2012 #9
Exactly. trotsky Nov 2012 #83
Almonds soaked in water and allowed to sprout... savebigbird Nov 2012 #10
Like the man says XemaSab Nov 2012 #63
blech smackd Nov 2012 #11
"Went to eat a snack but my almonds are just sitting there, lifeless. What to do now?" Junkdrawer Nov 2012 #13
Try meeting your almonds at the door wearing nothing but some negligee... Arugula Latte Nov 2012 #117
Reserve almonds that get called up. Robb Nov 2012 #14
Hee. (nt) Posteritatis Nov 2012 #32
And sadly, they are especially susceptible to Shell Shock. nt pinboy3niner Nov 2012 #33
That's nuts. Robb Nov 2012 #36
Almonds that can now download updates.... Junkdrawer Nov 2012 #17
The new age reply to the California Raisins? hootinholler Nov 2012 #18
Whatever you do, don't show them the sufrommich Nov 2012 #19
"alkalised" water? surrealAmerican Nov 2012 #20
You put it in a $1500-$2000 machine jmowreader Nov 2012 #59
Ah, but you've shown you have $2K to spend on a pointless machine Retrograde Nov 2012 #119
Or you could do this... jmowreader Nov 2012 #131
WW Ambassador? That diet could singlehandedly bring it down! nolabear Nov 2012 #21
I work in the nuclear industry mick063 Nov 2012 #22
LOL Thank you UtahLib Nov 2012 #23
Dude, that stuff must cost $100 a day. sadbear Nov 2012 #25
you can eat once every couple weeks rurallib Nov 2012 #26
Hipster douchebag fad diet shit for rich idiots, looks like Odin2005 Nov 2012 #27
+1 rad51 Nov 2012 #51
You give him a +1 and I don't know what the hell he's talking about... fadedrose Nov 2012 #65
You're not to old, maybe we're to young! rad51 Nov 2012 #72
emu meatballs?! frylock Nov 2012 #28
"cultured vegies" - What The Fuck Food Matariki Nov 2012 #29
That stood out to me as well. Barack_America Nov 2012 #30
They are -- but these were grown at Oxford and heavily immersed Buns_of_Fire Nov 2012 #42
lol HiPointDem Nov 2012 #56
LMAO! Odin2005 Nov 2012 #79
i think cultured means they were planted in an oyster eShirl Nov 2012 #74
Also, the lack of the second "g" in "veggies" is bothering me. Arugula Latte Nov 2012 #112
Who the hell has time to eat 6 times a day?!?! Barack_America Nov 2012 #31
Liver pate with avocados. Emu meatballs. Water with TwilightGardener Nov 2012 #34
And then, there's this Matariki Nov 2012 #35
DIY recipe: jsr Nov 2012 #39
lol gross Matariki Nov 2012 #40
And another: FrodosPet Nov 2012 #120
I think I just read something about a new love affair with carrots... Barack_America Nov 2012 #43
Reminds me of "fig-gate" in San Francisco begin_within Nov 2012 #49
I read about that trend in Sunset magazine--that the new thing is to prepare TwilightGardener Nov 2012 #62
Uh-huh. Use enough words and you can sell a shaved carrot for $40 a plate Matariki Nov 2012 #70
The elementary school lunch ladies have been on this for years. "Carrot coins" anyone? Arugula Latte Nov 2012 #116
another sign that this segment of the population has too damn much money. smoked fucking *water* HiPointDem Nov 2012 #57
Brought to you by Chevron... CoffeeCat Nov 2012 #105
No acai? Retrograde Nov 2012 #41
Is that a joke? Live pate? wtf? Who fucking eats like that??? progressivebydesign Nov 2012 #45
I eat liver pate all the time spinbaby Nov 2012 #84
If you ate like that, you'd live to be 150, but you would hate your life. begin_within Nov 2012 #47
This guy cooks/eats 6 times a day. Eating crappy, tasteless food IS his life. Barack_America Nov 2012 #50
Never heard of 'em, and I'm a bit of a foodie. I just saw that he has 'Emu meatballs' on his codjh9 Nov 2012 #52
How many trends can you fit into one advertisement? susanna Nov 2012 #53
I'd rather be fat than eat Emu meatballs. nt LittlestStar Nov 2012 #54
I hear it tastes like ostrich Retrograde Nov 2012 #123
let alone 'cultured' vegies & alkalised water. the guy eats emu meatballs for chrissake. Emu? HiPointDem Nov 2012 #55
I think he is Australian muriel_volestrangler Nov 2012 #87
apparently living and working in the us, though. HiPointDem Nov 2012 #108
"Seven Network" is Australian muriel_volestrangler Nov 2012 #109
my error, then. HiPointDem Nov 2012 #110
I've sworn off inert almonds Canuckistanian Nov 2012 #58
LOL.... OneGrassRoot Nov 2012 #88
.. Canuckistanian Nov 2012 #126
It's gettin' REAL XemaSab Nov 2012 #60
Y'know, the problem is... jmowreader Nov 2012 #61
I had to look this up: Le Taz Hot Nov 2012 #64
And *that* is called *fucking* sauerkraut by non-assholes Matariki Nov 2012 #71
Or kimchi. :) n/t susanna Nov 2012 #73
*I* think that dude eats some weird shit. LeftyMom Nov 2012 #67
This diet will help you lose weight Tabasco_Dave Nov 2012 #68
or because you won't want to eat it (unless you add Tabasco!) SaveAmerica Nov 2012 #98
How much Tabasco would you need to consume that? jmowreader Nov 2012 #134
Anyone want to hazard a guess at what this all costs? NickB79 Nov 2012 #69
man, his shit is probably healthier than half the stuff I eat.... trailmonkee Nov 2012 #75
Pretentious asshole. n/t MadrasT Nov 2012 #77
Exactly. You beat me to it. A HERETIC I AM Nov 2012 #78
A new kind of enema. You can eat it or just read it. Either causes a movement. lonestarnot Nov 2012 #80
That's nuts liberal N proud Nov 2012 #81
Ack! HappyMe Nov 2012 #82
This thread is my favorite thing in the whole world. WilliamPitt Nov 2012 #86
Apparently there is a hidden button on almonds that you have to press to make them healthier. Jamastiene Nov 2012 #90
The 'free' batteries that come HappyMe Nov 2012 #96
This diet sounds almost obsessive-compulsive LiberalEsto Nov 2012 #91
He has to spend part of the day grinding up emus. And then TwilightGardener Nov 2012 #93
First he has to catch and kill the emu LiberalEsto Nov 2012 #127
You can buy emu pre-killed, but I'm not sure you would want to jmowreader Nov 2012 #135
Dude sure eats a lot of activated almonds. Arkana Nov 2012 #92
Posted this link on my facebook page WilliamPitt Nov 2012 #94
Eat food, not too much, mostly plants. GoneOffShore Nov 2012 #95
Really. You know how I lost 65 lbs.? Hissyspit Nov 2012 #128
he must spend all day "cooking" ceile Nov 2012 #97
"Pete Evans cops Twitter rampage after activated almonds meal diary" ceile Nov 2012 #99
LOL mindfulNJ Nov 2012 #102
So, basically, from that article, it says: Jamastiene Nov 2012 #103
Too funny A HERETIC I AM Nov 2012 #104
'Activated' almonds are brainwashed cashews who have been awakened with a special cue word. randome Nov 2012 #101
Emu meatballs? Cacaou nibs? Goij and Stevia muffin? Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2012 #107
Wanna meet the guy who has to harvest the emus for this dude. Arkana Nov 2012 #122
Frankly, it's the deactivated almonds you should worry about... Javaman Nov 2012 #111
The pretentiousness is burning my eyeballs. Dash87 Nov 2012 #114
It's indistinguishable from a comic stereotype of pretense demwing Nov 2012 #130
Were they sleeper almonds before they were activated? n/t cynatnite Nov 2012 #115
5th column almonds? Gidney N Cloyd Nov 2012 #118
OMG! "Manchurian Almonds!" Gidney N Cloyd Nov 2012 #124
What a bunch of pretentious activated elitist horseshit demwing Nov 2012 #129
Ughh, that food sounds revolting libguyob_19556dd Nov 2012 #132
Ughh, that food sounds revolting libguyob_19556dd Nov 2012 #133
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