Lard, butter, and real fats from healthy organic, pasture-raised sources improve health, they don’t actually cause weight gain, diabetes, and heart disease, as common health rhetoric claims.

Fake, industrially-produced (and genetically-modified) oils like canola, soybean, cottonseed, and even safflower and sunflower oils are too high in Omega 6s (responsible for causing inflammatory conditions in the body, and ultimately, degenerative disease) are not healthy to consume as many “health experts” claim. In the same way, anything with “low-fat” or “non-fat” on the label should be suspect. Why is that food low fat? Has it been processed or artificially produced? Unless it is a food that is naturally low fat without any processing, it’s probably not healthy to consume. Good examples are processed grain products that read “low fat” or processed dairy products that are skim, 1%, 2%, or “low fat”. These foods have been altered, had their natural fats removed and denatured, and the body simply cannot absorb it and use its nutrients. Co factors and enzymes in foods must be present and total or else the body cannot use it.

Why do you think so many people have gluten intolerances, dairy allergies, and nut allergies? Most of the foods people have trouble digesting and eating are processed forms of these foods. The natural proteins and fats have been altered, and the body rejects it. In the case of grains, rice, and nuts, the phytic acid in the food prevents the body from absorbing nutrients. When those foods are properly soaked and sprouted, people with allergies find that they can finally eat these foods and gain benefit from nutrients in them.

So make your desserts (such as apple pie) with sprouted, soaked grains, real lard and butter from a healthy source, and use a natural sweetener such as palm or maple sugar, rapadura, or sucanat. And you will find that not only do these desserts taste amazing – they are actually healthy too. Trust nature, it really knows what it’s doing!

Melt butter in a medium size saucepan. Add flour and cook over medium heat, about five minutes. Add chicken broth and heat until mixture just begins to boil. Reduce heat; add chicken, potato and mixed vegetables until heated through. Pour into a 2-quart casserole dish. Combine Bisquick, milk, and egg; pour over chicken mixture.
Bake at 400°F for 30 minutes or until golden.

Serving Size: 4