We’re Asian and we eat rice with almost everything. Yes of course you must rinse your rice very well. My grandparents ate rice every single day, sometimes 2 or 3 times a day and lived until their 90s. But of course, they never ate processed foods. My grandmother went to the open market every Wednesday, and bought only meats, fish and fresh vegetables and fruits. That’s it. What’s funny, is that my grandpa smoked a pipe and my grandma smoked cigarettes ( with the butt inside her mouth) common in their province. But I believe because they never stressed about life and were always calm and joyful, they lived long lives. Could be too of genetics! Who knows, but God bless them … I loved living with them for three years and seeing a different approach to food and life!
What god are you wanting them to be blessed by,the god(s) of Asians as I know they believe Buddha is god or a god,or how about the god(s) of Egypt,Rome,Greece,Islam,e.t.c I exclude the God of Abraham Isaac and Yacob because he has proven himself the true creator who answered when the pagan gods did not. 💁🤔 if it's not Yahuah (YAH)then your plea falls on deaf ears for pagan gods have no power to grant anything. Not even those HUMAN religious men who fed on the idolatry of their own ethnic group. they are not even aware that people call on them for death has stolen that awareness away just as it has done to everyone who has died but has not resurrected themselves. YAH said he will not share honor and worship with other gods whom the people love.
As asian we eat a lot of rice basmati rice i am glad my mom taught me the right way which is to wash rice not only 1 time but seven times rinse rinse until you see clear water than cook and enjoy rice with vegs or meat of your choice!:)
This is done to get rid of the STARCH on the outside of each Kernel. With Sushi rice they don’t rinse it because they want it sticky.. I prefer Wild ric which is not a rice but a grass.. Love it from Minnesota, my favorite..
Rinse rice until it’s clear then let the rice soak in water for 25-30 minutes. Max 2hrs to let all the starch out. Soak it in cold water. Then rinse and cook it starting with cool water so the rice can cook evenly. 🙂
I grew up in a farm in Kerala, India. We had rice paddy fields. I can eat rice for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack, midnight, etc. We eat Kerala Kuthari rice (red/brown type of rice). I was shocked to find out people don’t wash their rice. We wash x 3 and also drain out the water once the rice is boiled and cooked. Gets the starch out, dirt out and whatever chemicals like Arsenic out.
I know right, I was shocked to read from the comments that people didnt know about washing their rice before cooking...that was weird, I was taught to always thoroughly wash the rice to get the dirt and other particles...
One thing a person can do to lower their risk for cancer is to stop eating processed foods & processed sugar. If a person can't stop at least cut back. The rise in cancer is commensurate with the rise in processed foods & availability of processed sugar. Even more? People who give their sugar laden "food" plus processed "food" to their pets are increasing their pets risk for cancer & dental problems that make the pet very grouchy because they are in extreme dental pain.
@@FreeSpirit47 cheap pet foods also cause cancer. I’ve asked many people I’ve associated with who have dogs with tumors, “what kind of food do you use”?. It’s almost always a cheap dog food.
@Grace Bressi Most people are too lazy and want a quick fix. I think it's part of this instant gratification culture we've created. The daily long lines at these fast food restaurants just blows my mind! People like to argue about the expense of organic foods but, you see them blowing money on excess garbage they dont need. If you don't have your health you have nothing.
@@michaelwalker217 still, how many people would talk in random stores to educate people imagine how people think he looks weird but he could be saving their life 😌
i have eaten so many brands of rice and had stomach ache until i bought that brand from california. i had no idea why i felt better. but now i know why due to your video
good to hear im planning on checking it out,because we are starting to eat more rice I love it and meals with rice are endless and economical ! THANKS FOR THE COMMENT
I LOVE that you mentioned Lundberg Farms! I have done work for them in the past and they are such a great family owned CA business who really cares about what they do! I’m sure they’ll appreciate the shout out! 🧡
It really is the best! I've only been eating the Wild Rice Blend for several yrs. Can't complain about the price when it's quality. I started researching this because my mother's crazed hubby (older than dirt) will only eat/cook white rice.
I'm from Panama and we always washed our rice until the water came clear and i never questioned it, just thought it is what you do with rice. Some things you just do as part of culture or upbringing and never ask why, but now I know and recognize the wisdom of our elders. ❤️
What studies weredone that proved at least a rweduction in arsenic? Nothing ever eliminated arsenic in rice. I"ve stopped eating it. Oldeer generations healthier.
Just a general recommendation! Wash and soak your rice. Make sure after washing your rice several times, you soak the rice in lots of water, about more than 5 times its volume, for over 2 hours. Drain the water before cooking.
I have been enjoying wild rice that is grown in the Sacramento, California area. I know exactly where it is grown because I would see them growing around where I grew up as a teenager.
The rice in the southern US is grown in fields that use to be cotton fields. They used arsenic to kill the boll weevil bugs. Even though the field has been changed from cotton to rice, they are still contaminated. It is estimated that arsenic can have a residence time life of 9000 years in the soil. I have been buying my rice from California growers for years.
Yes but rice is also grown on land in the south that used to be tobacco fields that were heavily sprayed for years with pesticides. So yes always buy rice grown in CA.
My preferred brand of rice is jasmine rice. Washing my rice before cooking has been my practice for years. In addition to washing, I also add about a tablespoon and a half of apple cider vinegar to the water prior to cooking, per 4 to 5 cups of rice. The vinegar preserves the rice from spoiling, reduces arsenic levels, and promotes digestive and gut health. Thanks for your video advice.
OMG! this is the reason why me and my kids get sick when we eat rice. Didn’t know why. I had to change my rice from regular rice to jasmine or Basmati rice. Thank you so much for education us on all these things. God bless you!🙏🙏🙏
Several years ago Walmart was selling rice laced with plastic. I cooked it and began to eat it and discovered the bits of plastics all thru the rice. Threw it out and stopped buying from Walmart.
Never eat Walmart food. Ever since I saw worms in the cherries right out in the open! I even told staff and they were just like..oh well what do you want me to do. Lowered the price !
I’m on a gluten free intermittent detox, so I consume rice on daily basis. For someone like me, with heavy metal toxicity, this is what my holistic doctor told me to do. Any rice needs to be washed with bicarbonate till water is clear, parboil for 10 minutes max, drain the dirty water and replace with fresh new water. Wipe down the sides of the pot, you’ll notice a lot of the dirt tends to bind there. Also I’d like to add that arsenics are sprayed on fruits and veggies, so soak in sodium bicarbonate for 10+ minutes. The bicarbonate molecules bind to metals.
Organic is when you travel to the Caribbean You lying Do ever see where the rice grows so stop it... Let me know where you come from before you talk about organic
I always rinse all grain very well , I can’t imagine how many animal , dirty dust , bad storage etc etc this grains have before I opened a bag . Clean every thing !!!!
I am doing keto for over 6months. Educated myself to eat better. Lost 22 pounds so far since July. Feel great. Less inflammation and more gym activities. You are what you eat. Be careful grocery shopping these days. Great channel. Thank you for your tips.
For other people who would like to know, rice with the least arsenic is Basmati rice from the foothills of the Himalayan Mountains, and Jasmine rice from Thailand. How to Prepare & Cook Rice to Remove Most Arsenic *Rinse/wash rice repeatedly until the water is as clear as you can get it *Soak your rice overnight - this opens up the grain and allows the arsenic to escape *Drain the rice and rinse thoroughly with fresh water *For every part rice add five parts water and cook until the rice is tender - do not allow it to boil dry. *Drain the rice and rinse again with hot water to get rid of the last of the cooking water.
@@sigrid714 Basmati doesnt grow in the US. US tried to patent the word though. And arsenic levels can differ based on how many times a rice product is washed by the machines.
I am from India & we use a rice variety called Matta Rice (red rice from Kerala) and everyone in our state washes the rice up to 5 times the way Bobby did before cooking it in a pressure cooker.
I'm from Louisiana and my mother and grandmother always washed their rice. I wash my rice, until the water is clear. It's just the way we prepare it for cooking.
Yes, that’s what I was taught by my mom as well, but the rice she used to cook appeared to be very dirty and needed to be washed first. I got away from that practice when I switched to parboiled rice because it looks cleaner. Now I don’t really a lot of rice today, I normally eat organic quinoa which I do wash before cooking.
@@roshandachark7820 I only eat rice with gumbo, but my husband eats it everyday. Even when I buy parboiled, I still wash it. The rice is dirty. Quinoa is a great choice and so versatile. 👌 I'd eat it often too but hubby doesn't like it so I don't buy it. I eat it when I visit my mother.
I always wash my rice by grabbing it and rubbing it in your hand under the water in the bowl. Almost like kneading dough. The water turns milky rinse, do it again and cook. Thank you, I never thought arsenic could be in rice. But My mom always believed in washing everything you buy, before eating or cooking it.💕
It was just a few years ago I learned that rice should be rinsed to remove the Arsenic. I was reading a Japanese recipe and rinsing the rice was mentioned.. I was shocked, to say the least, to learn about Arsenic!
The traditional Indian way of cooking rice is to wash it well a few times and add it to water in the pan after the water comes to a boil. For one measure of rice boil 5-6 measures of water. And enough water as required to maintain that ratio as the rice gets cooked. When the rice has been cooked to your desired softness, turn off the stove and empty the contents into a big enough colander until the starchy water is fully drained. The transfer the rice back to the container. This method not only removes arsenic and other contaminants to a high degree, but also removes the excess starch, making it ideal for diabetics, calorie watchers, those on a diet, etc.
Yes this is how I learned the best way to make rice healthy. I quit eating rice 30yrs ago reading how bad it was in starch and arsenic. Now I can eat it again.
I think rice taste best when you measure 1cup of rice to 2 cups water .bring to boil and put lid on.then have another burner ready to steam rice for about 20 minutes. My mother in law taught me years ago. Turns out good eveytime. I of course rinse the rice using my hands a number of times before i cook. No getting rid of starch. However much rice you use just add double the water. 2 to 1 ratio. And put lid on quick after comes to boil. Then steam on low to med.
Yes ! Must rinse your rice regardless of where it comes from. Even California..... I've bought a protein drink which came from California & it came with a CADMIUM warning in the label stating it was common to California! (Brand was Organifi complete protein all in one chocolate mix)
My mom ate as healthy as Bobby for most of her life, if not better. She got on a brown rice kick and ate it everyday for about 2-3 years before she found out about the arsenic then stopped eating it immediately. Her hereditary cancerous tumor showed up not too long after. She is now deceased about 7 years later, no radiation or chemo. Bless her soul. I love you momma. 😘
I’m sorry about the loss of your mother. I learned about arsenic in rice about 7 years ago and shared with my mother who, like yours, was always all about healthy eating. She became very vigilant about eating only California rice and then she disappeared in plain sight with Alzheimer’s.
@@Lucinda_Jackson can you help me understand? Are you suggesting that she got Ahlzheimers as a result of eating rice or as a result of stopping the consumption of the rice. Read your post again please.
While you are right with your content. I think it is important to give ALL information and not just say US rice is best. To be clear rice from different regions will contain different levels of arsenic. Study shows that white basmati rice from California, Pakistan and India are lower arsenic region's for rice. Also ppl can pick quinoa, buckwheat, and millet is also know to be on the lower arsenic level. It's true Texas is the worst place to get rice from due to they have highest-rated arsenic levels. Most importantly due your OWN research as it is always easier to listen to someone given you the information it always better to follow up for your own knowledge.🙂
From your comment I can readily observe that you do not appreciate anything anyone does. You Pat them on the back with one hand and stab them with the other
Please forgive the people coming in before me they're all too stupid to read what you said. Thank you for your comment I agree with researching for myself. But I think he's saying to get it local because it's something you can be sure that if it says California it's from California. Like the olive oil issue sometimes the rice candy from Asia but not tell you exactly where in Asia so you're not sure. Just a thought as to why he said California was the best choice.
In America, we are used to just going to the local store and picking up whatever food we see on the shelf without so much as a glance as to where the food was grown or or packaged. We see the price and into the cart it goes! Thank you for your research and informative sharing about important food facts that we all need to know to make ourselves and our family healthier.
thank you so much for informing the public and helping me to improve my family's health. I want to buy your cook book. You should have your own TVshow!!! God bless you and your family!
Eat dark leafy greens, spinach. Kale, collard greens also onions, garlic and eggs. They have sulpher compounds with methyl groups that bind to the arsenic and draw it from the body.
Yes, garlic is the best at this. If you don't want to eat too much you can buy Kyolic brand odorless garlic. It will detox your body of all heavy metals.
@@palefeathervaldez3563 No.... First, white rice has almost nutrients in it in the first place, so you're only washing away starch which makes for fluffier rice. If you're eating brown rice or wild rice, you're still not washing away nutrients...where exactly do you think the nutrients are? On the dust on the outside?
I would have thought rinsing the rice until clear was a no brainer?! Anyway, at this point if we are gonna worry about every little thing that goes into our mouths, we are gonna starve! It doesn’t matter what it is, even if it is vegetables and salads those are bound to be bad for you too! What guarantee do I have that is really organic? Because is labeled as such? That’s very easy to do.. There is people that drink protein smoothies and powder proteins and lots of man made crap! Use your common sense, eat a balanced meal, avoid fast food, sugary drinks and packaged food. Avoid candy, exercise or at least go to the park to walk 3times a week, drink water when you are thirsty and keep yourself busy! EAT TO LIVE AND DON’T LIVE TO EAT! Come on people! Don’t obsess too much! We are ALL gonna die when our time comes it doesn’t matter if you are healthy or not, young or old. You only have ONE life, enjoy it ! If one day you eat a cookie so what? Just eat the damn cookie and be happy and move on! Geez
Just get ready for the eternity where we all going to live for ever!! acknowledge before God that you are a sinner and receive jesus is your lord and savior ☦ we all are going to have new bodies never going to get ill and we are going to eat a lot . salvation is free jesus pay for it ! Hell and heaven is for real you choose where you go , jesus loves you ☦☦💚💚💚
I agree he is going overboard. No one consumes enough rice to die from arsenic. Most baby foods have rice due to being very easy on the stomach. I disagree with his finds.
In Persian cooking, white rice is used , we wash 3 times and then soak with very salty water for a min one hour before boiling it (rice silos often attract rats and they leave their faeces behind). Once I became aware of recent studies and how to effectively remove the Arsenic, I first wash 3 times, then soak 3 times, each min 30 minutes then pour off the water and then finally soak with salt for one to two hours, then pour off the water and boil it. Baes on this study I found, this way, you remove up to 95% of the Arsenic. Given, you will not reach 100% Arsenic free rice, sticking to moderation in consuming rice and any other food items makes a lot of sense.
Thank you for sharing and helping us understand alternatives to minimize our arsenic exposure. It’s good we have plants that clean our environment, but it’s also important to know which foods are hanging on to those toxins.
My mother always washed the rice... so I grew up doing the same. It was a shocker to me when I found out as an adult that some people didn't wash their rice. Wash or not it seems like we all have to cut back on rice until rice manufactures can find a way to remove the arsenic or the government force them to do it which is the more likely scenario.
I'm Vietnamese and when my cousin was a baby back in the late 70's early 80's our family were poor so whenever my aunt cooked rice, she would washed it, and then saved the rice water to feed my cousin. That's all he had as a baby for food was rice water and breast milk. Ironically despite being malnutrition as a baby he's now in his 40. Healthy, 6'1, and is a PharmD. He's smarter than all of our family members combined. I believe genetics also played a role but it's interesting seeing his life now compared to his childhood.
For us normally we took water after boiling the rice as baby food.rice water Before boiling , we used for washing our hair. We wash the rice and take that rice water to a pot a put all kind aromatic plants like lemon grass and many others aromatic wild plants and boil for 10 15 mins. We cool it down and used as shampoo. We rinse our hair very thoroughly to clean the residue.
I am happy that I came across this video. I heard about arsenic in rice and I was wondering what I should do with my big bag of organic brown rice from California. Now I feel better about eating it. Thanks for the washing tip.
Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge with us! I have heard to rinse your rice first before cooking, and I never did. I truly appreciate you sharing the reason why. Thank you.
Glad to come across this. Been seeing a lot of gardening videos where people save the water they rinsed their rice in to use in gardening, which seemed like a good idea until watching this and realizing I'd be adding arsenic to my soil.
Can you do another video on the best brands for different types of rice? For example jasmine rice, Basmati rice, short grain sticky rice, wild rice etc. and where to find these brands.
This may sound funny but going to sleep early 8-10pm is crucial because this is when your body detoxes and we can see how important that is nowadays! You never know what you may be eating. This is also why detoxes for everyone are super useful. Quarterly cleanses are a fantastic way to keep the body clear of stuff like this 🙂
I usually by my ric e from my local Japanese / Chinese supermarket and grocery store that was imported from Japan / China, SE Asia and like most Asian we wash our rice really well before cooking it usually 5-7 times
Can't wait for the baby food video! I read an article that even organic baby food had a lot of metal. I also saw a method of parboiling with absorption method by Sci Tech Daily to remove most arsenic from rice while keeping the nutrients.
Hey I just wanted to say that I'm so impressed with your abundance of knowledge when it comes to healthy eating that when I teach my nutrition class at the modeling school I work at in Rocky Hill,CT,I tell my students to subscribe to your channel while in teaching basic nutrition.I teach a new batch of kids(men or women once a week on average wt 12 to 15 students on average.just keep giving me good content like you have been doing and I'll keep doing my part to promote your channel 👍🤗
Has Lundberg and other California rices really solved their arsenic high content? About 10yrs ago Consumers Digest did a report on arsenic in rice and these were some of the very highest. They recommended Jasmine rice from a couple of Southeast Asian countries. Lower use of chemicals used in agriculture and indust rial contaminates exposure.
the rinsing and cooking methods you described to reduce arsenic are the same that i see Asians use on many you tube videos. in fact, i started washing my rice because i saw them do that....Thanks Bobby. Best regards to you and your Beautiful Family. Thanks for the info you share, and the care you put into research and education.
The operative word in the Lumberg product is 'blend' which includes regular, arsenic-laden black, brown, and red rice. It's on the back of the packaging.
Thanks, this was a reminder to me, I heard about it years ago and washed my black rice for a while until I got lax and quit. I will definitely start washing it again. Everyone needs to know this information 👍
@thulomanchay Greetings I like my rice grains separate also How would zi cook it? I thought it clumped up if you wash before cooking or if you didn't put the exact amount of water. Thanks. Good day
I’m learning about all this can you tell me how to cook rice properly then? Do you just boil it like you would boil pasta? drain the rice once it comes to a boil I’m kind of confused... Thank you
@@rminfinityyoung2553 Yes, I remember a video somewhere, an Indian person said they didn't cook their rice until all water was absorbed. The drained the excess water off like you do when cooking pasta.
Jesus I plead your precious blood over everything our family eats remove all toxins and poisons I also pray this for every innocent person and their household 😕🙏✝️❤ Protect us all Yeshua and keep us healthy and safe despite the attacks from Satan's puppets in Jesus name Amen 🙌
Wow! Not all are like you, a Christian. Our GOD, the Creator gave us commonsense to use to protect us, not calling out to your Jesus. Get real. GOD, The Almighty Father, is the only GOD. He created us, and the heaven and earth. Jesus is a fiction.
Continuing water shortages are going to make rice cultivation in California ever more problematic. Then, of course, there's the problem that California rice, while lower in arsenic, does still contain arsenic. To put the amount into perspective, according to a Consumer Reports article from 2014, California rice contains 38% less arsenic than rice from Texas, Arkansas, or Louisiana (the highest levels in the country). That implies, though, that California rice still contains 62% as much arsenic as the highest levels in the country.
@@carollynne5943 There is pollution everywhere, even here in North America. At least in the Philippines. there is far less GMO products! Yep, the cows and chickens are free range and eat grass.
This is a super informative channel. I appreciate all of the hard work that you dedicate to it for yourself, your family, and all of us here. Thank you Bobby!
Now I know why my Asian wife use to rinsed the rice to clear water. My mother who is part American Indian fed us wild rice which I prefer today and my wife does as well. It's the only rice we eat. Now I know, you know.
I find it funny Westerners never realize it. But then again, nixtamalization is not done in modern processing of corn. Anything to skip a step to save time or money.
@@TehKaiser One of the reasons is more choices for starch, potatoes is another so rice & corn is just another choice. As far as skipping steps is concerned with the big Ag corps lobbying the govt to remove restrictions on quality the food isn't getting any safer either.
I grew up in a country where we bought rice by the pound. The rice had to be washed until the water is clear before cooking. I don’t drink rice milk and I make my own almond and other nuts milk. Great video.
You do know the semi desert valleys in California have some of the highest levels of arsenic out there, right? The guy doesn't know what he's talking about. Dry lake beds out west have SUPER high arsenic levels. Well, guess what the central valley is???
My parents always washed rice, but it was never for that reason 😅 they washed it because it might have bugs that they couldn't see. I'm so glad we always practiced this when it came to Rice and also Grits 😊🙌🏾🇧🇸
Thank u i am a daily eater of rice. I had no idea again. Why is there no info when shopping. Wild rice im in thank u again. Excellent. Keep on keeping on
Both my maternal and paternal grandparents were farmers and mainly grew rice. We had a special kind of rice for family members and the other kind to sell. Yes, we washed 3 times before we cooked and drain the rice juice, therefore, we never heard of diabetes in the past 20 years. But it is now dramatically arising because many people use a rice cooker except the ones who live in rural with no electricity access.
Thanks so much for what you do! Could you talk about the differences in cinnamon, such as Celon cinnamon which they are now saying lowers blood sugar, also the coconut cream powder----what to make with it?
Could you do an episode on the vitamins and supplements to be taking during the spring and summer. Given these COVID times I would to know what supplements are best for these times.
Thank you, I will pass this along to my family. I eat very few grains these days, bc I eat for my bloodtype now, and vegetables, bison, and elk are at the top of my food pyramid, not grains.
Plot twist: every naturally grown food contains arsenic, cadmium, chromium, zinc and other heavy metals. Source: I'm a chemist and test food products for a living.
@@steventripp4530 I don't do meat products. I actually test a lot of nutraceuticals and dietary supplements which include plant based items and extracts from plants, think ashwagandha, cinnamon, grape seed extract. The FDA actually has allowances for heavy metals because it's impossible to not have them in plants and anything extracted from plants. However, i've read they can be removed from our body through chelation.
@@tarokeefe7722 yes so called soft metals being sprayed on everyone worldwide its to make people loose their minds. Look at the elderly and wonder who is going loose it next . Their are documents of this plan the rulers of this planet are at antarctic. Certain politicians and wealthy individuals go their and are told what to do with the rest of the slaves.
@@tarokeefe7722 one more thing not only ground water its in your and mine and everyone's blood . Aluminum barium lithium strontium coalash arsenic and more. Breath the air its in your body.
Well that was eye opening for me. What good is paying taxes for all of these agencies to help protect our food supply when they aren't doing a thing at all to protect the consumer?
I had to cut out rice cause of my auto immune... my favorite rice was medium grain. Always California grown. Cali knows what they’re doing when it comes to most things. The problem with rinsing is that many rices are enriched so the bags literally state don’t wash. That’s extremely problematic for low income families whose staple dish is rice.
Bobby, thank you 🙏 so very very much for the hard work and research you do for us to get educated on what we put into our bodies, you are smart kind and a good person to share this information with us thank you again so much!!!!!😊😊😊😊😊
Oh wow! I’m so glad I found you! Thank you so much for sharing all this information! My poor kids!! Change is coming, thanks to you! Bless you and your family! John 3:16❤️
My grandmother has always thought me to clean my rice. It is funny how many people did not know to clean your food and are just finding this out...I thought everyone knew this.😕
Thankfully, I never ate that much rice, because it has a constipating affect on me. I have also begun to sub barle and whole oats for rice applications. I get way more fiber, both soluble and insoluble. The oats are very close to brown rice when done, and both are good for faux fried rice recipes.
Biryani can usually make me constipated maybe because of the basmati rice and also the lack of vegetables in Biryani since it’s usually chicken or mutton biryani that I eat. We are regular eaters of Kerala Kuthari rice (brown /red) and no problem at all with constipation.
@@MalluStyleMultiMedia Even brown rice will stop me up. I keep investigating other grains, and so far the groats and barley have the highest fiber counts. I'm also fortunate because I have quite a few Asian and Indian supermarkets in my area, plus Trader Joes and Whole Foods. I'm currently teaching myself how to cook certain Indian dishes where the gravies are essentially pureed vegees. I've read articles about arsenic in rice for a couple of years, now. Yahoo had a story about baby cereals being recalled over the arsenic problem.
@@brendasavini7098 Kerala Kuthari Matta Rice is a red rice.. it comes from the state of Kerala in India. If you have any friends from Kerala, ask them. Or check out a Kerala store (Malayalee store). This rice can’t be compared to the typical brown rice. Anyways, whatever rice it is, make sure you wash the rice x 3 before cooking. Then boil the rice with lots of water. Once cooked, drain the water out. This method gets rid of the starch, dirt, chemicals like arsenic, etc. chickpeas curry, Sambar, etc are good for 🚽. The best is Moringa leaves. If you can get those, give it a try. It should solve the constipation issue. Its a superfood. It’s like spinach.
Constipation from rice is a problem for me as well. When I get a craving for rice (love the taste) I substitute Epsom salt for the cooking salt, and it works well; though the taste is a little different, it's not objectionable.
OMG!! I'm trying to be healthy but when I hear this I'm so scary it does not matter if is organic so I have to be careful and read very well the labels. Thank you for your amazing help. God Bless You!!🙏
We’re Asian and we eat rice with almost everything. Yes of course you must rinse your rice very well. My grandparents ate rice every single day, sometimes 2 or 3 times a day and lived until their 90s. But of course, they never ate processed foods. My grandmother went to the open market every Wednesday, and bought only meats, fish and fresh vegetables and fruits. That’s it. What’s funny, is that my grandpa smoked a pipe and my grandma smoked cigarettes ( with the butt inside her mouth) common in their province. But I believe because they never stressed about life and were always calm and joyful, they lived long lives. Could be too of genetics! Who knows, but God bless them … I loved living with them for three years and seeing a different approach to food and life!
What god are you wanting them to be blessed by,the god(s) of Asians as I know they believe Buddha is god or a god,or how about the god(s) of Egypt,Rome,Greece,Islam,e.t.c I exclude the God of Abraham Isaac and Yacob because he has proven himself the true creator who answered when the pagan gods did not. 💁🤔 if it's not Yahuah (YAH)then your plea falls on deaf ears for pagan gods have no power to grant anything. Not even those HUMAN religious men who fed on the idolatry of their own ethnic group. they are not even aware that people call on them for death has stolen that awareness away just as it has done to everyone who has died but has not resurrected themselves. YAH said he will not share honor and worship with other gods whom the people love.
Agreed. These are fear channels with social media influencers
@@christinajane7311 lets make an experiment...take your rice to the lab...or at least do a toxic metal test on yourself..
Thank you for your story.May God bless you and your grandparents! ♥️
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As asian we eat a lot of rice basmati rice i am glad my mom taught me the right way which is to wash rice not only 1 time but seven times rinse rinse until you see clear water than cook and enjoy rice with vegs or meat of your choice!:)
This is done to get rid of the STARCH on the outside of each Kernel. With Sushi rice they don’t rinse it because they want it sticky..
I prefer Wild ric which is not a rice but a grass.. Love it from Minnesota, my favorite..
Yep!! Ima start washing my rice 7 times as well till water is clear!!!
Be sure NOT to use tap water for a rinse!
Thanks for that great tip!
@@Xyzoski Hi nice talking to you!! yes i am from Pakistan living in USA for 22 years!:)
Jesus continue to protect me and my family EVERYTHING we eat or have eaten is poisonous 🙏
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in my native country of el Salvador we always rinse the rice
That’s why we should pray for and in everything we do
@@madebyliann I'm PR and I was taught to wash my rice. Plse don't stereotype.
There you go sanctified by prayer! That’s why we obey and pray for thanksgiving to the Lord for His protection.
I wasn't taught to rinse or soak rice growing up, so I really appreciate receiving this information now.
When a guy with a mask talks....I stop listening.
Rinse rice until it’s clear then let the rice soak in water for 25-30 minutes. Max 2hrs to let all the starch out. Soak it in cold water. Then rinse and cook it starting with cool water so the rice can cook evenly. 🙂
We, in our village, don't just stir OR JUST SWIRL the rice to wash it. We REALLY do wash the rice thoroughly
@@sunitapatel4750 I think that's too much time for me. Rinsing until the water comes clear is about the most I would really want to do.
You never learned the 1 finger rule to cooking the perfect rice. Lol
I grew up in a farm in Kerala, India. We had rice paddy fields. I can eat rice for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack, midnight, etc. We eat Kerala Kuthari rice (red/brown type of rice). I was shocked to find out people don’t wash their rice. We wash x 3 and also drain out the water once the rice is boiled and cooked. Gets the starch out, dirt out and whatever chemicals like Arsenic out.
I know right, I was shocked to read from the comments that people didnt know about washing their rice before cooking...that was weird, I was taught to always thoroughly wash the rice to get the dirt and other particles...
@@elensav5345 yep 👍
Rice should be washed 5 to 10 times, not 3
@@SalvableRuin maybe for people that use a rice cooker but not necessary if you’re using the boil and drain method to cook the rice
You have to remember, these are the same people that don't wash their meat. So ummm, let the mortality rate continue to decrease.
No wonder there are so many cancer etc. we don’t know what to eat and who to trust anymore 🥴
Believe it or not...cancer is man made
One thing a person can do to lower their risk for cancer is to stop eating processed foods & processed sugar. If a person can't stop at least cut back. The rise in cancer is commensurate with the rise in processed foods & availability of processed sugar. Even more? People who give their sugar laden "food" plus processed "food" to their pets are increasing their pets risk for cancer & dental problems that make the pet very grouchy because they are in extreme dental pain.
@@FreeSpirit47 cheap pet foods also cause cancer. I’ve asked many people I’ve associated with who have dogs with tumors, “what kind of food do you use”?. It’s almost always a cheap dog food.
@Grace Bressi Most people are too lazy and want a quick fix. I think it's part of this instant gratification culture we've created. The daily long lines at these fast food restaurants just blows my mind! People like to argue about the expense of organic foods but, you see them blowing money on excess garbage they dont need. If you don't have your health you have nothing.
EXACTLY!!!
Nobody is mentioning how BOLD this man is for standing in the middle of an open supermarket aisle to inform us about arsenic laced rice...GOAT!!!
He gets paided From UTube for his clicks...
Okkkkkkk I was thinking the same !!😂😂
@@michaelwalker217 still, how many people would talk in random stores to educate people imagine how people think he looks weird but he could be saving their life 😌
And normalizing it to be accepted as a "natural contamination", which is a whole lot of "gatekeeping" bullshit!
And virtue signaling with his mask.
i have eaten so many brands of rice and had stomach ache until i bought that brand from california. i had no idea why i felt better. but now i know why due to your video
good to hear im planning on checking it out,because we are starting to eat more rice I love it and meals with rice are endless and economical ! THANKS FOR THE COMMENT
I LOVE that you mentioned Lundberg Farms! I have done work for them in the past and they are such a great family owned CA business who really cares about what they do! I’m sure they’ll appreciate the shout out! 🧡
It really is the best! I've only been eating the Wild Rice Blend for several yrs. Can't complain about the price when it's quality.
I started researching this because my mother's crazed hubby (older than dirt) will only eat/cook white rice.
Their rice is my absolute favorite. Esp short grain brown!
I'm from Panama and we always washed our rice until the water came clear and i never questioned it, just thought it is what you do with rice. Some things you just do as part of culture or upbringing and never ask why, but now I know and recognize the wisdom of our elders. ❤️
Same.... from Panama and have always rinsed rice until the water is clear.
What studies weredone that proved at least a rweduction in arsenic? Nothing ever eliminated arsenic in rice. I"ve stopped eating it. Oldeer generations healthier.
My mother always washed her rice, I grew up washing rice, but after hearing this I am definitely cutting back on my rice intake. Great info!
Wash and bless your rice
I’m Filipina America we eat rice breakfast to dinner but so far we don’t have problem.
@@mariegaudfr.5988 I live in Louisiana and we eat rice about 3 to 4 times a week,,,I only buy Louisiana grown
Just a general recommendation! Wash and soak your rice. Make sure after washing your rice several times, you soak the rice in lots of water, about more than 5 times its volume, for over 2 hours. Drain the water before cooking.
We love our rice I'm from a place called RICEBORO.
I have been enjoying wild rice that is grown in the Sacramento, California area. I know exactly where it is grown because I would see them growing around where I grew up as a teenager.
The rice in the southern US is grown in fields that use to be cotton fields. They used arsenic to kill the boll weevil bugs. Even though the field has been changed from cotton to rice, they are still contaminated. It is estimated that arsenic can have a residence time life of 9000 years in the soil. I have been buying my rice from California growers for years.
Can you provide a link to purchase? Thank you!
Lundberg organic brown rice is the best tasting and highest quality I know. Everything is contaminated even Lundberg.
Yeah and who used to slave away in the cotton fields ? And what else did cotton used to be in ....Money (paper notes). The evil of Esau 🤯
Thank you
Yes but rice is also grown on land in the south that used to be tobacco fields that were heavily sprayed for years with pesticides. So yes always buy rice grown in CA.
My preferred brand of rice is jasmine rice. Washing my rice before cooking has been my practice for years. In addition to washing, I also add about a tablespoon and a half of apple cider vinegar to the water prior to cooking, per 4 to 5 cups of rice. The vinegar preserves the rice from spoiling, reduces arsenic levels, and promotes digestive and gut health. Thanks for your video advice.
Do you cook your rice adding vinegar? Or just rinsing rice in vinegar?
@@Poreckylife the comment says after rinsing rice add the vinegar to the water prior to cooking
@@gemspiritmessages2754 so cook with vinegar?
@@Poreckylife vinegar is added during cooking.
@@vincemalone1895 Thank you
OMG! this is the reason why me and my kids get sick when we eat rice. Didn’t know why. I had to change my rice from regular rice to jasmine or Basmati rice. Thank you so much for education us on all these things. God bless you!🙏🙏🙏
Several years ago Walmart was selling rice laced with plastic. I cooked it and began to eat it and discovered the bits of plastics all thru the rice. Threw it out and stopped buying from Walmart.
Never eat Walmart food. Ever since I saw worms in the cherries right out in the open! I even told staff and they were just like..oh well what do you want me to do. Lowered the price !
I’m on a gluten free intermittent detox, so I consume rice on daily basis. For someone like me, with heavy metal toxicity, this is what my holistic doctor told me to do. Any rice needs to be washed with bicarbonate till water is clear, parboil for 10 minutes max, drain the dirty water and replace with fresh new water. Wipe down the sides of the pot, you’ll notice a lot of the dirt tends to bind there.
Also I’d like to add that arsenics are sprayed on fruits and veggies, so soak in sodium bicarbonate for 10+ minutes. The bicarbonate molecules bind to metals.
I can not find any studies verifying out even suggesting this is true.
@@ShaggyRodgers420 well they are talking about doing " detox" so you can be assured most of what they are spewing is BS
Organic is when you travel to the Caribbean
You lying
Do ever see where the rice grows so stop it...
Let me know where you come from before you talk about organic
@@mireillesamedi3473 - Who is lying? I don't see anyone talking about organic.
Rose is so lucky, her diet and therefore her health, will be so pure.
And her knowledge for the future when she’s no longer covered by her parents. She’s definitely blessed.
Yes she is. But our kids can be too,if we start teaching them the right things.
I’m so grateful for this man. I learn so much from this channel. Thank you!
I am just so floored by this... Never even knew nothing about Arsenic Laced Rice.....😳
Brown rie contains more arsenic than white. What's wrong w/ sustituting Quinoa? (forgive spelling) It is 100% protein.
I always rinse all grain very well , I can’t imagine how many animal , dirty dust , bad storage etc etc this grains have before I opened a bag .
Clean every thing !!!!
I am doing keto for over 6months. Educated myself to eat better. Lost 22 pounds so far since July. Feel great. Less inflammation and more gym activities. You are what you eat. Be careful grocery shopping these days. Great channel. Thank you for your tips.
@@ChappySinclair You pretty much can't eat rice on keto, or if you really want to, it should be in an extremely small serving, which is your cheat day
There's no rice on Keto
I would love to start eating keto? I will start my research
Keto is really bad for you, I’m sure your doctor told you that tho
Congratulations 👏
That's awesome
For other people who would like to know, rice with the least arsenic is Basmati rice from the foothills of the Himalayan Mountains, and Jasmine rice from Thailand.
How to Prepare & Cook Rice to Remove Most Arsenic
*Rinse/wash rice repeatedly until the water is as clear as you can get it
*Soak your rice overnight - this opens up the grain and allows the arsenic to escape
*Drain the rice and rinse thoroughly with fresh water
*For every part rice add five parts water and cook until the rice is tender - do not allow it to boil dry.
*Drain the rice and rinse again with hot water to get rid of the last of the cooking water.
Share a video about this please.
Do you do all this for white rice, or just brown rice? Brown rice does need soaking for digestibility reasons.
@@aquamarine99911 both ..
yes, but the dude in the video says basmati from cali is the best when there is not even basmati grown in the states
@@sigrid714
Basmati doesnt grow in the US. US tried to patent the word though. And arsenic levels can differ based on how many times a rice product is washed by the machines.
I am from India & we use a rice variety called Matta Rice (red rice from Kerala) and everyone in our state washes the rice up to 5 times the way Bobby did before cooking it in a pressure cooker.
We were taught to add baking soda(sodium bicarbonate) to water while washing any food, especially for greens. I might use when washing rice too
I'm from Louisiana and my mother and grandmother always washed their rice. I wash my rice, until the water is clear. It's just the way we prepare it for cooking.
Same here from Louisiana also
Same here wash your rice real nice and clean before cooking it…
Yeah like I don’t know anyone who doesn’t.
Yes, that’s what I was taught by my mom as well, but the rice she used to cook appeared to be very dirty and needed to be washed first. I got away from that practice when I switched to parboiled rice because it looks cleaner. Now I don’t really a lot of rice today, I normally eat organic quinoa which I do wash before cooking.
@@roshandachark7820 I only eat rice with gumbo, but my husband eats it everyday. Even when I buy parboiled, I still wash it. The rice is dirty.
Quinoa is a great choice and so versatile. 👌 I'd eat it often too but hubby doesn't like it so I don't buy it. I eat it when I visit my mother.
I always wash my rice by grabbing it and rubbing it in your hand under the water in the bowl. Almost like kneading dough. The water turns milky rinse, do it again and cook.
Thank you, I never thought arsenic could be in rice. But My mom always believed in washing everything you buy, before eating or cooking it.💕
What makes this channel the best is that it has to do with health, life, and longevity. Thank you.
I would recommend using non-powdery gloves when rinsing your rice, so your body does not absorb the chemicals released off of the rice into the water.
It was just a few years ago I learned that rice should be rinsed to remove the Arsenic. I was reading a Japanese recipe and rinsing the rice was mentioned.. I was shocked, to say the least, to learn about Arsenic!
The traditional Indian way of cooking rice is to wash it well a few times and add it to water in the pan after the water comes to a boil. For one measure of rice boil 5-6 measures of water. And enough water as required to maintain that ratio as the rice gets cooked. When the rice has been cooked to your desired softness, turn off the stove and empty the contents into a big enough colander until the starchy water is fully drained. The transfer the rice back to the container.
This method not only removes arsenic and other contaminants to a high degree, but also removes the excess starch, making it ideal for diabetics, calorie watchers, those on a diet, etc.
Yes this is how I learned the best way to make rice healthy. I quit eating rice 30yrs ago reading how bad it was in starch and arsenic. Now I can eat it again.
I think rice taste best when you measure 1cup of rice to 2 cups water .bring to boil and put lid on.then have another burner ready to steam rice for about 20 minutes.
My mother in law taught me years ago.
Turns out good eveytime.
I of course rinse the rice using my hands a number of times before i cook. No getting rid of starch.
However much rice you use just add double the water. 2 to 1 ratio.
And put lid on quick after comes to boil. Then steam on low to med.
Yes ! Must rinse your rice regardless of where it comes from. Even California.....
I've bought a protein drink which came from California & it came with a CADMIUM warning in the label stating it was common to California! (Brand was Organifi complete protein all in one chocolate mix)
My mom ate as healthy as Bobby for most of her life, if not better. She got on a brown rice kick and ate it everyday for about 2-3 years before she found out about the arsenic then stopped eating it immediately. Her hereditary cancerous tumor showed up not too long after. She is now deceased about 7 years later, no radiation or chemo. Bless her soul. I love you momma. 😘
I’m sorry about the loss of your mother. I learned about arsenic in rice about 7 years ago and shared with my mother who, like yours, was always all about healthy eating. She became very vigilant about eating only California rice and then she disappeared in plain sight with Alzheimer’s.
You will meet again🙏🏼
So did her hereditary tumor appear because she stopped eating arsenic laced brown rice?
@@Lucinda_Jackson can you help me understand? Are you suggesting that she got Ahlzheimers as a result of eating rice or as a result of stopping the consumption of the rice. Read your post again please.
@@modernvintagelifestyles
You’re unbelievable
While you are right with your content. I think it is important to give ALL information and not just say US rice is best. To be clear rice from different regions will contain different levels of arsenic. Study shows that white basmati rice from California, Pakistan and India are lower arsenic region's for rice. Also ppl can pick quinoa, buckwheat, and millet is also know to be on the lower arsenic level. It's true Texas is the worst place to get rice from due to they have highest-rated arsenic levels. Most importantly due your OWN research as it is always easier to listen to someone given you the information it always better to follow up for your own knowledge.🙂
From your comment I can readily observe that you do not appreciate anything anyone does. You Pat them on the back with one hand and stab them with the other
He's focusing on rice in this video though.
@@streetjustice6256 its human nature to wine, bitch, and complain.
HE DID SAY THAT! He specifically talked about Californua rice. Were you effing asleep?? Some people just like to hear themselves talk.
Please forgive the people coming in before me they're all too stupid to read what you said. Thank you for your comment I agree with researching for myself. But I think he's saying to get it local because it's something you can be sure that if it says California it's from California. Like the olive oil issue sometimes the rice candy from Asia but not tell you exactly where in Asia so you're not sure. Just a thought as to why he said California was the best choice.
In America, we are used to just going to the local store and picking up whatever food we see on the shelf without so much as a glance as to where the food was grown or or packaged. We see the price and into the cart it goes! Thank you for your research and informative sharing about important food facts that we all need to know to make ourselves and our family healthier.
@ Pamela B-you should take out "in America" and should start you comment with "we" instead.Not everybody does the way YOU do in America.
thank you so much for informing the public and helping me to improve my family's health. I want to buy your cook book. You should have your own TVshow!!! God bless you and your family!
I'm Chinese, so rinsing rice is a must. We always washed it 3 times or until the water is clear.
Thanks so much my husband is Cuban and they wash the rice 🍚 also and I never knew why I started doing it but now I know to wash it more than one time
Eat dark leafy greens, spinach. Kale, collard greens also onions, garlic and eggs. They have sulpher compounds with methyl groups that bind to the arsenic and draw it from the body.
Yes, garlic is the best at this. If you don't want to eat too much you can buy Kyolic brand odorless garlic. It will detox your body of all heavy metals.
Rinse rice until water runs clear and get rice from California when possible. You'll be fine.
Thank you! I usually like to buy Lundberg🤗
@@leaht4505 Me too, but man I hate paying for it....
Yes that’s the best options for some of
Us that can’t afford the other one
No you don't rinse rice until it gets clear, that will wash away all the vitamins/nutrients in it, you only need to rinse it 2 to 3 times at most.
@@palefeathervaldez3563 No.... First, white rice has almost nutrients in it in the first place, so you're only washing away starch which makes for fluffier rice. If you're eating brown rice or wild rice, you're still not washing away nutrients...where exactly do you think the nutrients are? On the dust on the outside?
I buy jasmine rice from - yup - Texas. And I rinse my rice 5 times or more, until no longer cloudy. I make the best rice. 😊❤
I would have thought rinsing the rice until clear was a no brainer?!
Anyway, at this point if we are gonna worry about every little thing that goes into our mouths, we are gonna starve! It doesn’t matter what it is, even if it is vegetables and salads those are bound to be bad for you too! What guarantee do I have that is really organic? Because is labeled as such?
That’s very easy to do..
There is people that drink protein smoothies and powder proteins and lots of man made crap!
Use your common sense, eat a balanced meal, avoid fast food, sugary drinks and packaged food. Avoid candy, exercise or at least go to the park to walk 3times a week, drink water when you are thirsty and keep yourself busy!
EAT TO LIVE AND DON’T LIVE TO EAT!
Come on people! Don’t obsess too much! We are ALL gonna die when our time comes it doesn’t matter if you are healthy or not, young or old.
You only have ONE life, enjoy it !
If one day you eat a cookie so what? Just eat the damn cookie and be happy and move on! Geez
Just get ready for the eternity where we all going to live for ever!! acknowledge before God that you are a sinner and receive jesus is your lord and savior ☦ we all are going to have new bodies never going to get ill and we are going to eat a lot .
salvation is free jesus pay for it ! Hell and heaven is for real you choose where you go , jesus loves you ☦☦💚💚💚
@@mirianduran9753 🙏
I agree he is going overboard. No one consumes enough rice to die from arsenic. Most baby foods have rice due to being very easy on the stomach. I disagree with his finds.
You are right!
We actually have two lives. This physical life is temporary and is to prepare for eternal life in the spirit
In Persian cooking, white rice is used , we wash 3 times and then soak with very salty water for a min one hour before boiling it (rice silos often attract rats and they leave their faeces behind). Once I became aware of recent studies and how to effectively remove the Arsenic, I first wash 3 times, then soak 3 times, each min 30 minutes then pour off the water and then finally soak with salt for one to two hours, then pour off the water and boil it. Baes on this study I found, this way, you remove up to 95% of the Arsenic. Given, you will not reach 100% Arsenic free rice, sticking to moderation in consuming rice and any other food items makes a lot of sense.
I think I will try this. Thank you.
Thanks for sharing🤗🙌🏾🙏🏾
Sounds like a FULL-TIME job, just to eat some damn rice..lol
Just eat something else.. I'm sure there are foods clean enough you don't need to wash and soak them for 9 hours. Isn't that a red flag of some kind.
@@MISTYEYED. lol yeah I just buy wild rice or cook some good quality pasta.
Thank you for sharing and helping us understand alternatives to minimize our arsenic exposure. It’s good we have plants that clean our environment, but it’s also important to know which foods are hanging on to those toxins.
Thank you!!! I have been off grains for a while now. And I miss it!! I'm going to have some really soon!!
My mother always washed the rice... so I grew up doing the same. It was a shocker to me when I found out as an adult that some people didn't wash their rice. Wash or not it seems like we all have to cut back on rice until rice manufactures can find a way to remove the arsenic or the government force them to do it which is the more likely scenario.
You're honestly a godsend teaching us how to maneuver through a grocery store landmine without getting blown up!
Landmine is the perfect word alright! !! Lol.
Since the 1950's my mom always rinsed the rice before cooking it, especially when she made Spanish rice (the rice comes out fluffier).
I'm Vietnamese and when my cousin was a baby back in the late 70's early 80's our family were poor so whenever my aunt cooked rice, she would washed it, and then saved the rice water to feed my cousin. That's all he had as a baby for food was rice water and breast milk. Ironically despite being malnutrition as a baby he's now in his 40. Healthy, 6'1, and is a PharmD. He's smarter than all of our family members combined. I believe genetics also played a role but it's interesting seeing his life now compared to his childhood.
For us normally we took water after boiling the rice as baby food.rice water Before boiling , we used for washing our hair. We wash the rice and take that rice water to a pot a put all kind aromatic plants like lemon grass and many others aromatic wild plants and boil for 10 15 mins. We cool it down and used as shampoo. We rinse our hair very thoroughly to clean the residue.
We used it to treat DIARRHEA
I am happy that I came across this video. I heard about arsenic in rice and I was wondering what I should do with my big bag of organic brown rice from California. Now I feel better about eating it. Thanks for the washing tip.
Depending on the rice, rinsing repeatedly parboiling can help reduce the amount of arsenic you're consuming immensely. #growingupnigerian 😊
Boiling doesn’t eliminate everything
@@agag4866 nope but it "can help reduce the amount of arsenic" as stated
Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge with us! I have heard to rinse your rice first before cooking, and I never did. I truly appreciate you sharing the reason why. Thank you.
Glad to come across this. Been seeing a lot of gardening videos where people save the water they rinsed their rice in to use in gardening, which seemed like a good idea until watching this and realizing I'd be adding arsenic to my soil.
Please, can you do an episode on how to cook wild rice?
please
Can you do another video on the best brands for different types of rice? For example jasmine rice, Basmati rice, short grain sticky rice, wild rice etc. and where to find these brands.
I just spotted some at my Vons Pavilion. But now I see Wild Blend, Jasmine, and the Basmati, so great idea if he explained the difference.
Basmathi and Jasmine from Malaysia. Did not hear abt arsenic associated with the two brands.
This may sound funny but going to sleep early 8-10pm is crucial because this is when your body detoxes and we can see how important that is nowadays! You never know what you may be eating. This is also why detoxes for everyone are super useful. Quarterly cleanses are a fantastic way to keep the body clear of stuff like this 🙂
Can you elaborate on the cleanses?
My health has gone downhill working nights. It's very hard to keep up with when you can't get enough sleep and it's not night time hours. 😢
I usually by my ric e from my local Japanese / Chinese supermarket and grocery store that was imported from Japan / China, SE Asia and like most Asian we wash our rice really well before cooking it usually 5-7 times
Can't wait for the baby food video! I read an article that even organic baby food had a lot of metal. I also saw a method of parboiling with absorption method by Sci Tech Daily to remove most arsenic from rice while keeping the nutrients.
Hey I just wanted to say that I'm so impressed with your abundance of knowledge when it comes to healthy eating that when I teach my nutrition class at the modeling school I work at in Rocky Hill,CT,I tell my students to subscribe to your channel while in teaching basic nutrition.I teach a new batch of kids(men or women once a week on average wt 12 to 15 students on average.just keep giving me good content like you have been doing and I'll keep doing my part to promote your channel 👍🤗
Has Lundberg and other California rices really solved their arsenic high content? About 10yrs ago Consumers Digest did a report on arsenic in rice and these were some of the very highest. They recommended Jasmine rice from a couple of Southeast Asian countries. Lower use of chemicals used in agriculture and indust rial contaminates exposure.
10 years ago? Seems out of date
Basmati rice! my favorite and yes I always wash it more than 7 times.
Basmati rice can be expensive
@@jaxinesaunders1535 what can be it is expensive 😂😂😂😂
@@jaxinesaunders1535 But the flavor! Mmmmm.....
the rinsing and cooking methods you described to reduce arsenic are the same that i see Asians use on many you tube videos. in fact, i started washing my rice because i saw them do that....Thanks Bobby. Best regards to you and your Beautiful Family. Thanks for the info you share, and the care you put into research and education.
What about the rice that says it is enrich with vitamins and minerals, do l have to wash it too?
Plunge your rice into baking soda and vinegar, 2 table spoons of each in a bowl of water. Leave 2 hours and rincé 5-7 times.
Great idea. I wash my veggies that way.
🎉❤❤❤❤ so glad you we covering it in Publix
The operative word in the Lumberg product is 'blend' which includes regular, arsenic-laden black, brown, and red rice. It's on the back of the packaging.
Thanks, this was a reminder to me, I heard about it years ago and washed my black rice for a while until I got lax and quit. I will definitely start washing it again. Everyone needs to know this information 👍
My family half boils rice then strain off the water. They also add some water before straining. That's how every Indian I knew growing up, did it.
@thulomanchay Greetings
I like my rice grains separate also
How would zi cook it?
I thought it clumped up if you wash before cooking or if you didn't put the exact amount of water.
Thanks. Good day
I’m learning about all this can you tell me how to cook rice properly then? Do you just boil it like you would boil pasta? drain the rice once it comes to a boil I’m kind of confused... Thank you
@@rminfinityyoung2553 Yes, I remember a video somewhere, an Indian person said they didn't cook their rice until all water was absorbed. The drained the excess water off like you do when cooking pasta.
Thank you for taking the time to educate us. Amazing what we don't know.
Glad grandma washes her rice, she from the Carribbean so they wash everything lol, which is good
We jamaicans do wash our rice before cooking it.
Jesus I plead your precious blood over everything our family eats remove all toxins and poisons I also pray this for every innocent person and their household 😕🙏✝️❤ Protect us all Yeshua and keep us healthy and safe despite the attacks from Satan's puppets in Jesus name Amen 🙌
Wow! Not all are like you, a Christian. Our GOD, the Creator gave us commonsense to use to protect us, not calling out to your Jesus. Get real. GOD, The Almighty Father, is the only GOD. He created us, and the heaven and earth. Jesus is a fiction.
Suzi, AMEN THANK YOU JESUS &Thank you Suzi!! In JESUS'S NAME!!🙏🙏✝️🙏💜❤💜🙌🏽💋
I pray to God to protect us .
Amen! Thank you Suzi!
In Jesus name Amen 🙏
Dam it Bobby now I gotta wash rice ugh 🤦♀️
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Always 😁
It'll make your rice better.
Continuing water shortages are going to make rice cultivation in California ever more problematic. Then, of course, there's the problem that California rice, while lower in arsenic, does still contain arsenic. To put the amount into perspective, according to a Consumer Reports article from 2014, California rice contains 38% less arsenic than rice from Texas, Arkansas, or Louisiana (the highest levels in the country). That implies, though, that California rice still contains 62% as much arsenic as the highest levels in the country.
I really value your reviews! As a Vegan rice was one of my stables...I substitute with quinoa and other grains as well.
I’m Filipino and we are rice eaters and we always wash rice up to 3x before we cook it. I’m surprised not many people know that!
I'm Filipino as well, and we do it exactly the same way you do it. Rice is a staple in the Philippines, and even here that we now live in the US.
Poluted environment is the problem.
@@carollynne5943 There is pollution everywhere, even here in North America. At least in the Philippines. there is far less GMO products! Yep, the cows and chickens are free range and eat grass.
I love this guy. Thank you so much for your great information. I'll be going to my cabinet right now and look for rice to throw out
Again, like always, you never fail us, deliver more than we expect...Awesome information! God bless.
This is a super informative channel. I appreciate all of the hard work that you dedicate to it for yourself, your family, and all of us here. Thank you Bobby!
Now I know why my Asian wife use to rinsed the rice to clear water. My mother who is part American Indian fed us wild rice which I prefer today and my wife does as well. It's the only rice we eat. Now I know, you know.
Wild rice is not a rice but a grass, my favorite is from Minnesota.
@@joexg50 I heard it as well as you did..It's just labeled that
I find it funny Westerners never realize it. But then again, nixtamalization is not done in modern processing of corn. Anything to skip a step to save time or money.
@@TehKaiser One of the reasons is more choices for starch, potatoes is another so rice & corn is just another choice. As far as skipping steps is concerned with the big Ag corps lobbying the govt to remove restrictions on quality the food isn't getting any safer either.
I always learn many things from your informative videos! Thank-you!
I grew up in a country where we bought rice by the pound. The rice had to be washed until the water is clear before cooking. I don’t drink rice milk and I make my own almond and other nuts milk. Great video.
Would LOVE to hear how to make almond milk!
You do know the semi desert valleys in California have some of the highest levels of arsenic out there, right? The guy doesn't know what he's talking about. Dry lake beds out west have SUPER high arsenic levels. Well, guess what the central valley is???
Even though I had already heard of this, your video was not only easy to follow but highly informative!
My parents always washed rice, but it was never for that reason 😅 they washed it because it might have bugs that they couldn't see. I'm so glad we always practiced this when it came to Rice and also Grits 😊🙌🏾🇧🇸
I never thought to rinse grits! Thanks for the idea!
Thank u i am a daily eater of rice. I had no idea again. Why is there no info when shopping. Wild rice im in thank u again. Excellent. Keep on keeping on
Both my maternal and paternal grandparents were farmers and mainly grew rice. We had a special kind of rice for family members and the other kind to sell. Yes, we washed 3 times before we cooked and drain the rice juice, therefore, we never heard of diabetes in the past 20 years. But it is now dramatically arising because many people use a rice cooker except the ones who live in rural with no electricity access.
What kind did you grow for the family?
Thanks so much for what you do! Could you talk about the differences in cinnamon, such as Celon cinnamon which they are now saying lowers blood sugar, also the coconut cream powder----what to make with it?
Could you do an episode on the vitamins and supplements to be taking during the spring and summer. Given these COVID times I would to know what supplements are best for these times.
Thank you, I will pass this along to my family. I eat very few grains these days, bc I eat for my bloodtype now, and vegetables, bison, and elk are at the top of my food pyramid, not grains.
Plot twist: every naturally grown food contains arsenic, cadmium, chromium, zinc and other heavy metals.
Source: I'm a chemist and test food products for a living.
Nice can you test the fake meats for estrogen im told they are saturated.
@@steventripp4530 I don't do meat products. I actually test a lot of nutraceuticals and dietary supplements which include plant based items and extracts from plants, think ashwagandha, cinnamon, grape seed extract. The FDA actually has allowances for heavy metals because it's impossible to not have them in plants and anything extracted from plants.
However, i've read they can be removed from our body through chelation.
Our groundwater has consentrated heavy metals so we must be careful. Cool job
@@tarokeefe7722 yes so called soft metals being sprayed on everyone worldwide its to make people loose their minds. Look at the elderly and wonder who is going loose it next . Their are documents of this plan the rulers of this planet are at antarctic. Certain politicians and wealthy individuals go their and are told what to do with the rest of the slaves.
@@tarokeefe7722 one more thing not only ground water its in your and mine and everyone's blood . Aluminum barium lithium strontium coalash arsenic and more. Breath the air its in your body.
That rice came from my backyard! Lol Seriously, I drive by huge rice fields often in Sacramento. 🍚🌾
Hello neighbor, from Brentwood Nor Cal have a good day
@@debbz575 nice!! Great area!! Weather has been beautiful. 🌞 Enjoy!
Well that was eye opening for me. What good is paying taxes for all of these agencies to help protect our food supply when they aren't doing a thing at all to protect the consumer?
Please give me the name to your air purifier machine 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 the one that removes odors-Thank you🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
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I had to cut out rice cause of my auto immune... my favorite rice was medium grain. Always California grown. Cali knows what they’re doing when it comes to most things. The problem with rinsing is that many rices are enriched so the bags literally state don’t wash. That’s extremely problematic for low income families whose staple dish is rice.
Enriched, means they’ve added some chemical synthetic bad for you vitamin. Useless! The best is to have natural, organic, not refined wild rice.
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I will be looking for California rice after I finish the 20 pound bag of par billed Carolina rice..
Bobby, thank you 🙏 so very very much for the hard work and research you do for us to get educated on what we put into our bodies, you are smart kind and a good person to share this information with us thank you again so much!!!!!😊😊😊😊😊
Oh wow! I’m so glad I found you! Thank you so much for sharing all this information! My poor kids!! Change is coming, thanks to you! Bless you and your family! John 3:16❤️
Austin 3:16 says I just kicked your ass
Also Jesus was brown and gay
My grandmother has always thought me to clean my rice. It is funny how many people did not know to clean your food and are just finding this out...I thought everyone knew this.😕
I never knew to do that!!!!! I'm 77....but eat very little rice. I want to use it as a prep staple now and glad I found Bobby's video here!!!!
I never knew until just recently to wash rice.... I wash vegetables, fruit, meat but never occurred to me to wash rice or pasta for that matter
Thank you Bobby for enlightening us! Now I know what not to feed my grandkids because of you much 💗 love
Thank you , I had high arsenic , I ate thai food alot .
I don't go to Asia restaurant anymore .
I hardly eat out now .
I'll wash the rice now .
Thankfully, I never ate that much rice, because it has a constipating affect on me. I have also begun to sub barle and whole oats for rice applications. I get way more fiber, both soluble and insoluble. The oats are very close to brown rice when done, and both are good for faux fried rice recipes.
Biryani can usually make me constipated maybe because of the basmati rice and also the lack of vegetables in Biryani since it’s usually chicken or mutton biryani that I eat. We are regular eaters of Kerala Kuthari rice (brown /red) and no problem at all with constipation.
@@MalluStyleMultiMedia Even brown rice will stop me up. I keep investigating other grains, and so far the groats and barley have the highest fiber counts. I'm also fortunate because I have quite a few Asian and Indian supermarkets in my area, plus Trader Joes and Whole Foods.
I'm currently teaching myself how to cook certain Indian dishes where the gravies are essentially pureed vegees.
I've read articles about arsenic in rice for a couple of years, now. Yahoo had a story about baby cereals being recalled over the arsenic problem.
@@brendasavini7098 Kerala Kuthari Matta Rice is a red rice.. it comes from the state of Kerala in India. If you have any friends from Kerala, ask them. Or check out a Kerala store (Malayalee store). This rice can’t be compared to the typical brown rice. Anyways, whatever rice it is, make sure you wash the rice x 3 before cooking. Then boil the rice with lots of water. Once cooked, drain the water out. This method gets rid of the starch, dirt, chemicals like arsenic, etc.
chickpeas curry, Sambar, etc are good for 🚽.
The best is Moringa leaves. If you can get those, give it a try. It should solve the constipation issue. Its a superfood. It’s like spinach.
@@brendasavini7098 here’s a moringa leaves recipe with oats and eggs:
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Constipation from rice is a problem for me as well. When I get a craving for rice (love the taste) I substitute Epsom salt for the cooking salt, and it works well; though the taste is a little different, it's not objectionable.
Most Asians are taught to rinse the rice several times... 😅
Great info! I’m buying only Cali organic rice and wild rice.
We were taught to wash it 3-4X until water is clear. Also rub the grains between our palms to truly remove the dirt.
OMG!! I'm trying to be healthy but when I hear this I'm so scary it does not matter if is organic so I have to be careful and read very well the labels. Thank you for your amazing help. God Bless You!!🙏
I stopped caring as long my stuff aint process we all go at some point less fear of death more free we are