Brown rice vs white rice
paganvegan
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I switched into whole grain items when i started my weight loss journey. I am just having problems with one food. I really like rice with dinner but seem to not be digesting brown rice. Is white rice really that bad for you? I have some food sensitivity so rice is quite a staple food for me.
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The difference between both is minute. 1 gram of fiber more in brown rice. Not significant enough to make a difference. Calories are basically the same.
Eat white if you like it.
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Eat the white rice. There is barely any difference nutritionally between white and brown rice.3
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I used to eat brown rice because "it was better for me".
Then I realised how similar they are nutritionally and I changed to white rice.
For me, it's more filling, tastier and quicker to cook. Win, win, win!6 -
Search this site there was just a thread about this eat the white rice0
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you should try basmati white rice1
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paganvegan wrote: »I switched into whole grain items when i started my weight loss journey. I am just having problems with one food. I really like rice with dinner but seem to not be digesting brown rice. Is white rice really that bad for you? I have some food sensitivity so rice is quite a staple food for me.
There's no significant difference between the two. I eat white rice 4-5 days a week, and brown rice 1-2 times a month.0 -
Recently I tried white jasmine rice and really liked it! Try that too!3
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As shown here per 1/4 cup serving, there is very little difference nutritionally between the two. Therefore I would eat whichever one you like best.
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dnicholson127 wrote: »Recently I tried white jasmine rice and really liked it! Try that too!
Jasmine rice is awesome!1 -
White.. because it doesn't take six days to cook.
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I pretty much only buy Jasmine or Basmati - occasionally I get forbidden rice. I'm not crazy about brown rice, but I'll eat it if it's the only choice.1
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Yup. Eat what you like. They are basically the same. I like yellow saffron rice 2
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queenliz99 wrote: »
^ That article takes a much more sensible and scientific approach than the previous two. The other ones are basically "omgzzz processed foodz!" hysteria. They also significantly misstate/overstate the nutritional differences and fail to mention that GI is irrelevant unless a particular food is eaten in isolation from other foods.0 -
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I only worry about flavor and quantity. I love white rice for most things including my asian dishes and sometimes I love seasoned wild or black rice as a side with a good lean stuffed pork chop or chicken breast.
When I buy regular brown rice I usually just get very irritated at how long it takes to cook even in the rice maker so I end up making it much less often and it slowly slinks to the back of the pantry not to be seen again for months 1 -
I eat white rice. Eat what you prefer.0
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Make sure the rice isn't rancid. Brown rice goes rancid much faster than white due to the extra oil in the brown.0
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I agree with those who say eat what you like. There is such a minimal difference nutritionally you shouldn't sweat it.0
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I agree with above posters. I eat brown rice and quinoa because I actually prefer the flavor, I find white rice too tasteless, but then I have never liked normal pasta, white bread, etc. The only reason I don't eat white rice is flavor.0
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Whole grains, including rice, are generally more healthful. So use brown or white, but don't join the stupid party or man the barricades over it.0
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Both are meh. Bulgur is where it is at!0
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mmm.....Basmmmmati rice is delicious. I'm also a fan of quinoa, but if you're having a hard time digesting brown rice, then maybe that would be out as well.0
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i dont really like brown rice so i dont eat it... could eat white rice (pilaf, risotto, fried rice, plain with butter) just about everyday0
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Sticky rice is where it's at. Much better to eat with chopsticks anyway.6
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Jasmine rice all day.
Brown rice started off as the new grain dietary savior that everyone touted at the healthy option, meanwhile people were just parroting what they heard, which is how most dietary changes start from people who don't research anything. So what followed was a lot of broscience and not a whole lot of empirical evidence.
I don't know who likes the taste of brown rice more, but just about anyone u ask who eats it will say it's healthier then white rice. My response, you just keep sheepin' on. 4 -
CrabNebula wrote: »Both are meh. Bulgur is where it is at!
Yeah, agree, but my preference is wild rice.
Or potatoes. ;-)0
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