You Should Really be Soaking These Dry Ingredients!

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Emma
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A lot of people have been soaking some seemingly strange ingredients lately, and if you’re confused by it all, you’re not alone. When you soak a dry-good for any amount of time, things start to happen. One could be that the ingredients get washed and its safer to eat, another could be that it simply softens them making it easier to digest and to cook. For all of these reasons and more, if you’re cooking or eating these ingredients, soak them first!

Brown Rice

Brown rice notoriously takes a long time to cook, anywhere from 45-55 minutes. Because of this, you should definitely take any measure to shorten the cooking time. Luckily, soaking will help you do this! Even soaking for as little as 20-30 minutes will speed up the cooking process, so why wouldn’t you?

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Brown rice has phytic acid!! What is phytic acid? ⛔️Phytic acid binds with the minerals and reduces their absorption ⛔️ ⁉️How to get rid of phytic acid? ?Soaking brown rice..learn the trick!! It’s worth it!! ✅ soak your brown rice at room temperature ideally for 24 hours (if not at least 8-12 hours) ❌ Do Not change the water ✅ after 24 hours strain the water. Save half of the soaking water in a glass jar & store in the fridge ✅ for the next time you want to cook brown rice, use the stored soaking water & add more fresh water to cover the rice ✅ after 24 hours repeat the same procedure (Strain, Save, Store) ✅ each time you want to cook brown rice use the soaking water from the previous batch ‼️the science behind it‼️ Brown rice is high in Phytic Acid and is low in Phytase (the enzyme which breaks down phytic acid). So when we do this trick we would be actually providing more phytase (through the stored soaking water) to break down more phytic acid..eventually if we follow this we can get rid of 96% of the phytic acid in brown rice which ensures we are getting the real benefits of brown rice! It’s not complicated, it’s simple! STRAIN?SAVE?STORE #iinhealthcoach #holistichealth #soakingbrownrice #lebanonhealthcoach #kuwaithealthcoach #knowingiseverything Source: Whole Health Source

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Nuts

Soaking nuts is really helpful for so many reasons. First of all, if you’re buying them in bulk, it helps get rid of any excess dirt on them. Second, if you’re going to be blending them to make any other ingredient, they will incorporate a lot better after being soaked. And third, you are breaking down the phytic acid which makes nuts harder to digest in your gut!

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Why is it good to soak nuts? It turns out that nuts contain natural chemicals, which help signal to the nut the right conditions to sprout. These natural chemicals are called phytic acid and enzyme inhibitors. They are good for the nuts, but we humans are not able to absorb them and that’s why eating nuts regularly can put a strain on our digestion, making us feel bloated or heavy. Enzyme inhibitors can also bind to some of the minerals in nuts, such as manganese, iron, calcium etc., so our bodies can’t absorb them fully. Nuts are known to be a very healthy food but when we eat them raw, we can’t benefit from them to their full potential – but we can if we soak them. What’s more, some raw nuts like almonds and walnuts can taste quite bitter naturally. Soaking them reduces this bitter taste and makes the flavour milder and creamier. So, soaking nuts makes them not only more nutritious but also more delicious!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Have you tried soaking nuts at home? #nuts #activatednuts #soakingnuts #nutmad #nutmadnuts #guthealth #digestivehealth #healthysnacks #vegansnacks #healthyliving #healthylifestyle #proteinsnack #almonds #snack #snacks #instafood #foodie #delicious #nutritious #nutritiousfood #realfood #madaboutnuts #greattasteawards

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