Preening

[liz]

I was told to wash the rice in clear water until the water stays clear.

[Roonil Wazlib]

Good point, liz. Supposed to get rid of all that starch for us humans anyway - but i find I'm too lazy for me , perhaps i'll get into the habit by doing it for Julian.

I found some Quinoa Seeds in the supermarket today, but they were a mixture of three different Quinoa seeds - and i couldn't find the just normal quinoa seeds - do you think this would be ok, if not better? - i'v been meaning to try my hand at sprouting - so quinoa seeds sounds perfect to do this.

[Pajarita]

You can't wash the starch out of brown rice, only the white one but the white one is no good for birds because all that's left is, precisely, starch.

I buy the good quality packaged whole grain rice so I just put it under the faucet in a colander and run some water over it before I cook it - but I do this more out of habit than because I think it's necessary.