Pantoasted Millet

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Pan toasting grains makes them more digestible and alkalizing, as their phytic acid breaks down making the minerals in the grains more assimilable. Millet is already alkalizing, so this would be super alkalizing!

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[WholeFoodies]

Does non-pantoasted millet have the same effect on you? It could be the heating process.. but the toasting and cinnamon have a very strong heating effect on the body which energizes some, but could make others tired. Also, try just eating 25% of your meal as grains, and include lots of veg... eating 100% grain at a meal can be tiring! I'm glad you're experimenting! Also make sure that you have cinnamon and not cassia, (a cinnamon look alike) that could make a difference! Good luck!

[WholeFoodies]

Yes... quinoa can be toasted too! Anything can be done with any grain! Even brown rice!  Thanks for the comment!

[WholeFoodies]

No oil needed!! Pan toasting dry works like a charm!! Just not too hot.... I'm glad this video was helpful for you!

[RochelleHansonMusic]

That actually looks really good.

[bcnewe]

So medium or medium high????

[stereom]

Good point that the heating effect may tire me. Today I boiled some buckwheat and I ate some veggies too in addition. I didn't pantoast that and when the water had evaporated, the buckwheat had not stuck to the pot. Unlike millet. I felt a bit better today. Then again, do you think it can be detrimental to eat grains so often (like I have lately)?

I decided to skip millet for a week. Then boil it without cinnamon and see what happens. If I get sick of it, I guess I shouldn't eat it.

[stereom]

Unfortunately I'm disappointed in pantoasting millet. Or I suspect I have reasons to be. I've eaten millet four times now. The last two have made me feel kind of lethargic and foggy. Not good. Although, it has to be said that the third time around I added cinnamon to the mix but before that, the second time I felt okay. Even kind of energetic.

Thus, I think I have some kind of allergy/intolerance. Should I abstain from millet altogether or is cinnamon the culprit?

[stereom]

Thanks. Have you tried quinoa? I'm considering trying it and I'm wondering if I could give it the same treatment as millet: pantoasting, addition of raisins and all.

[stereom]

A helpful video for someone like me who only recently has tried to prepare millet. One question: do I have to use oil for pan-toasting before adding water?