Most of us don't know how to prepare foods so that they are digestible, nutrient rich and full of beneficial bacteria. However, it's easy and fun to rediscover and implement traditional methods of food preparation. Below are some great resources.

• Soaking Foods
• Fermenting Foods
• Broths

Soaking Foods

• The Nourishing Gourmet explains why soaking nuts
  is necessary and how to do it here: http://www.thenourishinggourmet.com/2008/07/soaking-nuts.html
• Raw Food Living describes how to soak and sprout nuts and seeds here:
  http://www.raw-food-living.com/soaking-nuts.html
• "Soaking Nuts, Beans, Grains and Legumes" is a great
  information source written by Delicia Beaty and Sharon Foutch.