Day: October 11, 2012

You’ve probably seen the recent news on high arsenic levels found in rice grown in the United States. As gluten-free eaters Jessica and I are big consumers of rice and its derivatives, so this news came as quite a shock. We wondered why arsenic levels are just being discovered now, and what it will mean for our diets. Realistically we understand this will be one of many “food issues” we face in our lifetime, so an all out panic and ensuing wide-scale elimination of this month’s offending food won’t work in the long term. Instead, we’re looking at the facts, weighing the consequences against other “food issues” out there, and setting a plan that will allow us to eat and live without fear.  And, while this plan involves fewer grains of rice, we won’t eliminate the starch completely.  We will, however, take precautionary measures with the rice we eat and use this as an opportunity to bring out our favorite, practical, non-rice recipes that allow us to explore some of the wonderful other grains that we can find. There’s the silver lining!  Come and cook with us! Continue reading “Arsenic and Old… Rice?”