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Rice cakes

rachyray19
rachyray19 Posts: 13
edited January 31 in Food and Nutrition
One of my favorite quick breakfasts is rice cakes with almond butter and bananas.
My question is, how bad are rice cakes really for you?

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  • anna_conkers
    anna_conkers Posts: 24 Member
    They have a very high glycemic index and really not much nutritional value - but they are low cal and I'm sure like anything they don't do much harm in moderation.

    I think they taste like polystyrene, personally :laugh:

    This was a pretty interesting thread about it from a few months ago:

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/874284-are-rice-cakes-bad-for-you
  • aquarabbit
    aquarabbit Posts: 1,622 Member
    I think the thing with rice cakes is that they are more low in calories than high in nutrition. I don't know if they're good or bad, but they give you that crunch satisfaction instead of going for chips or fried stuff. Personally, I'd take the chips anyways because I think rice cakes taste like packing peanuts, but I don't think they seem too terrible. Just not very good either.
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