Soaking the grains overnight is the most nutritious way to prepare your grains for cooking. This will increase the nutrition, especially the b vitamins.

Use a thick bottom pan and always cook your grains on low after initially bringing them to a simmer for approximately one hour. Do not stir. The amount of water used is still the same for soaked grains as you would use for non soaked grains. If you are soaking them overnight, soak them in half the amount of water called for, and then measure the amount left after soaking and draining and add the amount of fresh water back to it to cook with the other half of water. Following are the grains and water used. Add 1/4 – 1/3 t. Salt for every cup of water.

1 Cup Quinoa 2 Cups Water

1 Cup Buckwheat 3 Cups Water

1 Cup Brown Rice 2 Cups Water

1 Cup Millet 4 Cups Water

1 Cup Rice 2 Cups Water

1 Cup Cornmeal 4 Cups Water (For Polenta)

1 Cup Minute Oats 2 Cups Water

1 Cup Old Fashioned 2 Cups Water

1 Cup Barley 3 1/2 Cups Water

1 Cup Amaranth 2 Cup Water