I know that brown rice is supposed to be better for you than white rice; but, how much better is it actually for you? Is brown rice considered a health food? I'm cracking out my old steamer and am wondering which to buy.
White Rice vs. Brown Rice
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Shirt Ripper
Black Belt
I haven't a clue. I have heard this same thing for many years but have never encountered the evidence behind it. If you find anything substantial share it with us...
Shirt Ripper
Black Belt
So it basically comes down to the old "processed" rule. The less a food is processed, generally, the better off you are in eating it? i.e. chicken breast instead of chicken nuggets.
Aqua4ever
Blue Belt
I like the taste of Brown rice better too...
I've always heard Brown is better for the same reasons Marvin said...but i'm not sure how much better. If the rest of your diet is healthy, and you prefer white, I'm not sure it's that big of a deal. If you like brown, you might as well get the health-benifits, no matter how mild
Aqua
I've always heard Brown is better for the same reasons Marvin said...but i'm not sure how much better. If the rest of your diet is healthy, and you prefer white, I'm not sure it's that big of a deal. If you like brown, you might as well get the health-benifits, no matter how mild
Aqua
Thanks all!
Bob Hubbard said:
I agree with Bob,
Quinoa (Kinwa), Amaranth, Buckwheat and Millet.
I guess the Rice farmers are not mad. lol
luigi_m_
Yellow Belt
Aparantly the carb's in brown rice and slow-burning than white rice, making it more suitable for people who have a busier/more active lifestyle. I'm not sure what benefits there are in wild rice, but the lady in the health store told me it's good...
Personally, I prefer Spanish Rice. It's higher in fat and calories, but it tastes so damn good prepared as Paella with seafood or beef.
Personally, I prefer Spanish Rice. It's higher in fat and calories, but it tastes so damn good prepared as Paella with seafood or beef.
Brown rice is better. In M'sota we like our wild rice as well. Looks dark brown to almost black. It's really great in soups. Most food is judged on color. Bleached, faded or off color-not good as the natural state is changed by man or point of greatest nutrients/taste has passed or never got there-like in pink tomatoes.
In the South Beach Diet Book:
"By the time they make their way to your dinner plate, most types of rice are so milled and polished that only the calories are left. If you plan to eat rice, choose the brown type, as it still contains the bran, and consequently more fiber, vitamin E, folic acid, iron, potassium, phosphorus, and zinc than its white cousin. It's also lower in carbohydrates than white rice. A close second is wild rice, which actually isn't rice but a grass. Wild rice contains more appetite-suppressing protein than white rice as well as numerous other nutrients."
Yay, wild rice. TW
In the South Beach Diet Book:
"By the time they make their way to your dinner plate, most types of rice are so milled and polished that only the calories are left. If you plan to eat rice, choose the brown type, as it still contains the bran, and consequently more fiber, vitamin E, folic acid, iron, potassium, phosphorus, and zinc than its white cousin. It's also lower in carbohydrates than white rice. A close second is wild rice, which actually isn't rice but a grass. Wild rice contains more appetite-suppressing protein than white rice as well as numerous other nutrients."
Yay, wild rice. TW
Most white rice you buy at the stores is "enriched rice," which basically means that yes, they lost a lost of the nutrients when they were refined that their brown counterparts had, but some of those nutrients were put back in. You're still going to get a nutritious mean if you eat white rice; it's just that you'll be missing a few other nutrients that were not put back in.
If you eat a well-balanced diet, with good helpings of fruits and vegetables, then you don't have to worry about what kind of rice you eat.
If you eat a well-balanced diet, with good helpings of fruits and vegetables, then you don't have to worry about what kind of rice you eat.
JamesYazell
Yellow Belt
I kinda think of it in terms of white bread and wheat bread...
JamesYazell said:
Exactly, assuming that you're referring to true whole grain wheat bread. Remember, there are certain wheat breads that lack the whole grains, and use caramel coloring instead.
While white bread isn't quite as good for you as whole grain wheat, it's still not as bad as "empty calories," since there's still some fiber, as well as most of the B-complex vitamins in there (all white bread is usually made from enriched white flour).
I was raised on white rice, so the times I've chosen to eat brown rice have been, let's say eye raising. It tastes familiar, but not. Oh well, I'll eat it.
I suppose you could trade off. One week you buy brown. Another week you buy white. Different recipes call for different types of rice. And if a preference surfaces, by all means feel free to continue.
I suppose you could trade off. One week you buy brown. Another week you buy white. Different recipes call for different types of rice. And if a preference surfaces, by all means feel free to continue.
Mcura said:
Same here. It's taken some time to get used to brown rice, but now after getting used to brown rice, white rice tastes "not normal".
Great to have you here at MartialTalk, Mcura!
