Rice drink is what I've weaned both girls onto. And with both girls inhaling this stuff at a first rate pace, the wallet is getting scary-light. Plus, I'm suspecting there is some sort of additive that my kids are sensitive too. I'm thinking this because as soon as we switched from breast milk to rice drink the diaper issues began. **sigh** After over a year of dealing with this, I finally got brave and just tried making it myself. Time consuming? Yes. Hard? Nope! I found a recipe online and since it has waaaaay bigger proportions than my little 3-cup rice cooker, I cut it down a lot. Then I found out that it makes rice CREAM. So, next time I added a lot more water. The next batch after that I added some maple syrup because I was having a really hard time convincing the girls that it was good. Ash especially couldn't switch gears and I was mixing half store bought and half homemade. So I upped the amount of maple syrup by 1 more Tbs per 4 cups. That seemed to make it more popular with both the girls, but randomly. Then I added applesauce. That was not very well received. So I tried a pinch of cinnamon. Eureka! Ash and Britt drink it with gusto and no mixing with store bought drink necessary.
Quick run through of the process. The rice gets cooked. I throw a fourth of the done rice in the vitamix with enough water to fill it (until it reaches the 8 cup line). Then blend a LOT! After that it has to be strained. Lastly, in every 4 cups of rice drink I add 2 Tbs of maple syrup and a pinch of cinnamon. That's it!
We have to shake 'em up a bit before we pour.
Quick run through of the process. The rice gets cooked. I throw a fourth of the done rice in the vitamix with enough water to fill it (until it reaches the 8 cup line). Then blend a LOT! After that it has to be strained. Lastly, in every 4 cups of rice drink I add 2 Tbs of maple syrup and a pinch of cinnamon. That's it!
