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Brown Rice vs White Rice

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  • sixxpoint
    sixxpoint Posts: 3,529 Member
    OldHobo wrote: »
    Started making brown rice about ten years ago because I heard that it's healthier.
    OldHobo wrote: »
    I wasn't brainwashed


    Contradiction there. :)
  • OldHobo
    OldHobo Posts: 647 Member
    edited August 2015
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  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    psulemon wrote: »
    chatnel wrote: »
    I thought brown had more fibre and protein and lower GI than white?

    White vs brown is like 1g of fibre. IIRC, white has 1g or 2g of fiber (brand dependent) and brown is a gram above that. Personally, 3g of fiber (less than most breads these days) is negligible.



    Especially if you eat it with lots of vegetables, as I would.
  • stealthq
    stealthq Posts: 4,298 Member
    Whatever you prefer. I like all types, brown, red, purple, black, white. But certain varieties clearly suit different dishes. Do not put brown rice in sushi, for example.

    I will say that the whole grain rices seem to be difficult to cook correctly than white. I prefer my rice on the firm side, and whole grain rices seem to go from hard to overdone in no time. When I do get it in a restaurant it's almost always over - and not just over for my tastes, but really mushy.
  • karyabc
    karyabc Posts: 830 Member
    White rice 7 days a week here :*

    Can't stand brown rice
  • ldrosophila
    ldrosophila Posts: 7,512 Member
    just remember to portion control rice can be a calorie bomb
  • ASKyle
    ASKyle Posts: 1,475 Member
    Honestly, black rice. Whenever I come across black rice at a thai place I get excited.

    Day to day, which rice wins. Basmati. Brown rice is mushy and gross to me.
  • chatnel
    chatnel Posts: 688 Member
    psulemon wrote: »
    chatnel wrote: »
    I thought brown had more fibre and protein and lower GI than white?

    White vs brown is like 1g of fibre. IIRC, white has 1g or 2g of fiber (brand dependent) and brown is a gram above that. Personally, 3g of fiber (less than most breads these days) is negligible.



    bah why have I been wasting my time with brown, I much prefer the taste of white ricec
  • chatnel
    chatnel Posts: 688 Member
    and white cooks in half the time :)
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,439 MFP Moderator
    chatnel wrote: »
    psulemon wrote: »
    chatnel wrote: »
    I thought brown had more fibre and protein and lower GI than white?

    White vs brown is like 1g of fibre. IIRC, white has 1g or 2g of fiber (brand dependent) and brown is a gram above that. Personally, 3g of fiber (less than most breads these days) is negligible.



    bah why have I been wasting my time with brown, I much prefer the taste of white ricec

    Probably because you fell for the same crap we all did......
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