Knowledge Base > Deb Kennedy, PhD - Culinary Medicine: A Focus on Grains
Deb Kennedy, PhD - Culinary Medicine: A Focus on Grains
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Thursday, October 03, 2024 at 11:00 am Pacific, 2:00 pm Eastern
Join Dr. Deb for this engaging session where she takes whole grains from the clinic to your plate. She delves into culinary medicine with a focus on the vital role whole grains play … Read More.
Question:
Do all grains need to be rinsed before cooking and what is the purpose of rinsing them?
— Heidi Hanz
Answer:
Grains need to be rinsed unless they're enriched grains or they're partially cooked already like the bulgar wheat. Um, and the reason is to wash away debris, to wash away any type of, um, like maybe some of the uh, antinutrients that are on the outside that'll help with some of that. So yes, it is important to rinse your grains unless they have the nutrients on them like enrich grains.
