{"id":30593,"date":"2018-02-06T10:38:55","date_gmt":"2018-02-06T15:38:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=30593"},"modified":"2018-02-06T10:38:55","modified_gmt":"2018-02-06T15:38:55","slug":"peasant-communities-survived-on-this-simple-and-nutritious-food-for-centuries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=30593","title":{"rendered":"Peasant Communities Survived On This Simple and Nutritious Food For Centuries\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/readynutrition.com\/resources\/peasant-communities-survived-on-this-simple-and-nutritious-food-for-centuries_06022018\/\">Peasant Communities Survived On This Simple and Nutritious Food For Centuries<span style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-45244\" src=\"http:\/\/readynutrition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/soup.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/readynutrition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/soup.jpg 500w, http:\/\/readynutrition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/soup-300x200.jpg 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/>Peasant food, while simple and frugal, has been around for centuries \u2013 in every culture around the world. Using fresh roots, herbs, and foods available to them, households would whip up a soup the family could feast on for days. Soups such as pot-au-feu, minestrone, cawl, and\u00a0Acquacotta would give the family sustenance during hard times. But why is this simple meal so nutritious?<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Health Benefits of Soup<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>During the winter months, one of the things we neglect is taking in an adequate amount of fluids.\u00a0 This is understandable, as cold <a href=\"http:\/\/readynutrition.com\/resources\/why-drinking-more-water-during-winter-is-crucial-to-your-survival_19122016\/\">doesn\u2019t make you feel thirsty<\/a> the way hot weather does.\u00a0 Nevertheless, the fluid dynamics and balance requirements are the same, and sometimes more: we expend more energy in the winter trying to stay warm.\u00a0 Guess what?\u00a0 We still need about a gallon of water per person, per day.<\/p>\n<p>That being said, let\u2019s discuss some facts of digestion.\u00a0 Shunting is the term where, when you\u2019re digesting, all of the blood in your periphery (arms, legs, and such) shunts inward to your thoracic cavity\u2026where you\u2019re actively digesting your food.\u00a0 The term \u201cfood coma,\u201d is a humorous description of lack of mental alertness while your body digests the meal.<\/p>\n<p>Then again, we make it hard on ourselves.\u00a0 The best time to eat a large, sit-down meal is for dinner when you\u2019re able to be home and to digest your food and then turn in for the night.\u00a0 During the day?\u00a0 You\u2019re running around and active\u2026then you turn into a \u201cstone\u201d after that huge meal of chimichangas or gigantic beef brisket sandwich and fries.\u00a0 Then you don\u2019t understand why you feel as if you\u2019ve been hit head-on by a train.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;click on the above link to read the rest of the article&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Peasant Communities Survived On This Simple and Nutritious Food For Centuries\u00a0 Peasant food, while simple and frugal, has been around for centuries \u2013 in every culture around the world. Using fresh roots, herbs, and foods available to them, households would whip up a soup the family could feast on for days. 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