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Also be sure to visit my Diet page to see what sorts of food I frequent.

Grains & Legumes

Rinsing and soaking these are very helpful for my digestion. Since I'm a nomad and engage in dry camping (boondocking) I've had to find a way to still do this while conserving water so that I can stay out longer. As of April 2026 I've shortened it down to only using twice the amount of cooking water, rather than 3 times or more if using sepafate water for both the rinse and the soak. Further reduceing the water usage involved washing the meal's veggies in the soaked/rinsed water. So, basically, if making 1 cup of rice with 2 chopped zucchini:

Rinse & Soak Stage

1. Add 1 cup of rice to the Instant Pot bowl.
2. Add 3 cups of water.
3. Agitate the rice.
4. Close the lid.
5. Set the Instant Pot to Yogurt - Less - 30 minutes.
6. Allow to sit until ready to start cooking.

Food Preparation Stage

1. Open the Instant Pot.
2. Place the zucchini in the water, rinsing them off.
3. Pour the rice and water into a colander or strainer of some sort.
4. Cut the zucchini on a cutting board like you normally would.
5. Add all the ingredients back to the bowl.
6. Add 3 cups of water.
7. Set to Rice - High.

Then wait for it to complete and release the pressure naturally! :)

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