The Healthiest Way to Cook Rice (and Other Grains)

Rice is an excellent staple food, well balanced in nutrients and nourishing for the body. And just as it’s important to choose rice that’s not overly processed, not enriched, and unbleached, just as important is the way you cook it. We are here to tell you about the healthiest way to cook rice, which happens to be the oldest and most traditional method and delicious too…

When cooked in conventional metal/ceramic cookware, rice becomes unhealthy in many ways…

1. Metals of metal cookware: At cooking temperature, all metals release ions that react with food, a biochemical entity consisting of water, nutrients, vitamins and minerals, protein, and carbohydrates.

2. Ceramic and Glaze Chemicals: Similarly, chemicals in ceramics, glazes, and glazes leach toxins into food. These toxins are assimilated with food and accumulate in the organs and blood, causing serious health problems over time.

3. Undercooked rice and grains: Also, the heat from metal/ceramic pots is harsh and not evenly distributed; they are always hotter at the bottom than at the top. So the rice cooks unevenly unless you stir it frequently.

4. Diabetes – A Pandemic: Rice and other grains are made of simple carbohydrates, complex carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals. These powerful nutrients are delicate and subject to damage. So most of the complex carbohydrates AND vitamins and minerals are lost. When the body is fed a reduced diet with an excess of simple carbohydrates, it leads to mismanagement of the hormone insulin which leads to diabetes; no wonder it has become a common health problem among the masses.

Cooking rice in a conventional metal/ceramic container can be anything but healthy. Fortunately, there is a healthy alternative: pure clay pots. These are made from certified pure clay that has been proven to be 100% non-toxic as it is free of metals and chemicals. Being made from a pure form of earth, the walls of these pots are microporous which allow excess moisture to evaporate once the rice is cooked, naturally separating the grains.

There are many other features for cooking rice in these healthy “earth” pots besides the metals and ceramics. Alisa, a passionate pure clay cook, says after cooking rice in pure clay pots: “The rice cooks even before the water boils completely!”

You can learn more about this fascinating and healthy method of cooking grains directly from the creator of this line of cookware. All of these features are what make these all-natural pure clay pots the best rice cookers.