The Low Histamine Chef

Hi there!

Where to start?

Alpro Rice Milk
Ingredients
Water, Rice (16%), Sunflower oil, Calcium, (Tri -calcium phosphate), Maltodextrin, Emulsifier (Rapeseed lecithin), Sea salt, Stabiliser (Gellan gum), Acidity regulator (Dipotassium phosphate), Vitamins (B12, D2)

So, 16% is actually rice.

Maltodextrin is pretty much like MSG in its effect on the body.

Production http://www.livestrong.com/article/502241-the-risks-of-maltodextrin/
Manufacturers can derive maltodextrin from any starch. In the United States, manufacturers primarily use corn, and in Europe, manufactures primarily use wheat. The term maltodextrin applies to any starch hydrolysis product containing less than 20 glucose units. For this reason, maltodextrin refers to a family of products, instead of a specific product. Wheat-derived maltodextrin may pose health concerns for individuals with celiac disease because of the gluten found in wheat-derived maltodextrin. However, in most cases, the maltodextrin production process completely removes the protein from the wheat resulting in a gluten-free wheat-derived maltodextrin.


Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/502241-the-risks-of-maltodextrin/#ixzz2IBMk20rv
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/maltodextrin-dangers.html


Gellan gum is a bacteria. Bacteria raises histamine/tyramine.

Rapeseed is inflammatory (and usually genetically modified).

Vitamin b12 is also usually a histamine trigger.

Throw in the fact that the stuff has been sitting in a tetra pack on a supermarket shelf for a few years...

Rice milk:

Ingredients

3 cups water
1 cup organic brown rice (soaked overnight and drained)
vanilla (optional)

Directions

Soak raw (uncooked) rice in water overnight using two cups of soak water to every one cup of rice, and place in the refrigerator.
The next morning, drain the rice and put the soaked rice into the blender with three cups of water.
Blend until a milk like consistency is reached and add more water if needed.
Filter out the fiber using a fine strainer or pouring through cheesecloth.

Now, here's the point at which some say to me, "Soak the rice overnight? Isn't that really bad for you?".

Well, it's better than drinking something that was made over a year ago ;)

Hope this helps!