Rice is Nice

I recently read the book "The Starch Solution" by Dr. John McDougall. His premise is that our digestive tract is designed to handle starches as a significant portion of our diet, and that by eating what our bodies expect we will lose weight and be naturally healthy. This perspective correlates with my own on diet; that eating foods that help our bodies feel safe leads to natural health. I also saw that I lost weight while living in Thailand and I attribute a portion of that to the fact that, while there, I ate a lot of rice.

So I started eating copious quantities of gluten-free steel-cut oats for breakfast and rice for lunch and dinner. My digestion stopped up for the first couple of days, probably because my digestion hadn't seen such foods in a long time and was trying to not squander the opportunity. But after consistently feeding it these particular grains my body is now quite happy with them and even craves them.

Beets

I mostly use my sous vide to cook meats. But on occasion I have cooked vegetables. Lately I have been cooking beets sous vide which results in tender, juicy, flavorful beets.

Tools

• Sous vide cooker: this is essential, my cooker looks like a crock pot, but any kind will work
• Zip-top bags: name-brand will be better; off-brand may leak which results in less-flavorful beets
• Large bowl: for driving out the air from the zip-top bags

Ingredients

• Beets (red, yellow, or otherwise)
• Water
• Mild-flavored oil (optional): I use a refined coconut oil which is liquid at room temperature