Rice...Is This The Devil Even When Its Brown??

ThirdEyeOpen
ThirdEyeOpen Posts: 64
in Food and Nutrition
Hmmmm start off by saying the title of this post looks borderline racist at first glance hahahahah

But this is to ask you guys how everyone feels about white rice vs. brown rice. Do you guys stay away from rice completly or is brown rice the way to go if i want rice at all??

Iv heard mixed things regarding white rice so...your thoughts??
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  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    Hmmmm start off by saying the title of this post looks borderline racist at first glance hahahahah

    But this is to ask you guys how everyone feels about white rice vs. brown rice. Do you guys stay away from rice completly or is brown rice the way to go if i want rice at all??

    Iv heard mixed things regarding white rice so...your thoughts??

    White rice is better tastewise and arguably nutritionally as well
  • jacksonpt
    jacksonpt Posts: 10,413 Member
    What are your goals?

    Simply weight loss? It's fine.. eat whatever you want, just keep your overall diet fairly balanced with a reasonable total calorie intake.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    No food is the devil.

    brown rice has slightly more nutritional value in RE to fiber and what not than white rice...white rice tastes better and is a better energy source IMHO
  • TR0berts
    TR0berts Posts: 7,739 Member
    I'm not a ricist. I eat both. I prefer the taste of brown, though.
  • YesIAm17
    YesIAm17 Posts: 817 Member
    Hmmmm start off by saying the title of this post looks borderline racist at first glance hahahahah

    But this is to ask you guys how everyone feels about white rice vs. brown rice. Do you guys stay away from rice completly or is brown rice the way to go if i want rice at all??

    Iv heard mixed things regarding white rice so...your thoughts??

    Rice is good. Eat it in moderation. White or brown, doesn't matter. Yes there are differences and arguments can be made of why one is better for you than the other, but in moderation it just really isn't going to matter.
  • ElizabethFuller
    ElizabethFuller Posts: 352 Member
    I eat white rice because I don't like the texture of brown rice. I'm sure brown rice is better for you though, more vitamins and fibre.
  • awtume9
    awtume9 Posts: 423 Member
    I love rice. White rice. Brown rice is icky.
  • meeper123
    meeper123 Posts: 3,347 Member
    No such thing as demon food both will be just fine.
  • Mia_RagazzaTosta
    Mia_RagazzaTosta Posts: 4,885 Member
    White. With butter and salt.

    Eat allllll the toxins!
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  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    Once you go brown...
  • melsinct
    melsinct Posts: 3,512 Member
    News flash: no food is the devil. Even when it is considered (GASP!!!) a carb.
  • MyJourney1960
    MyJourney1960 Posts: 1,133 Member
    I'm not a ricist. I eat both. I prefer the taste of brown, though.
    me too. ( good one!)
  • Phoenix_Warrior
    Phoenix_Warrior Posts: 1,633 Member
    I can't cook brown rice. I fail at it SO hard. I burn it, every time. Or it ends up crunchy...sometimes both? I love white rice. It doesn't matter what rice you like, it's about the macros and your calorie limit. If you're in a calorie deficit you will lose weight :P
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  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    I'm not sure what I prefer more for a pre-ride carb load...it's a pretty close tie between white rice and a big *kitten* plate of pasta.
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    I've never been a huge fan of white rice. I prefer the nutty flavor of a whole grain rice, and I try to eat high fiber, so that's what I always prepare at home. Except for sushi. I'm prefer white rice for sushi. But if I'm out and white is served, I eat it.

    I have recently discovered black rice and like the taste of it as well, so I've been making it sometimes. Black doensn't work in all dishes because it tends to turn everything in the dish a purplish black. It doesn't affect the taste, but looks odd sometimes.

    For nutritional value black would win, I think.
  • MysteriousMerlin
    MysteriousMerlin Posts: 2,270 Member
    I prefer brown rice, I like the taste :laugh:

    That said, I don't eat it often because of the carbs (I'm diabetic). I can have 2 slices of bread (Healthy Life) and get 3 times the fiber and less carbs.
  • arghbowl
    arghbowl Posts: 1,179 Member
    Once you go brown...

    ... yeah, doesn't work with this one.

    All I can think of are racist curry jokes.
  • JeniferEverx3
    JeniferEverx3 Posts: 219 Member
    There are so many different kinds of rice. White, brown, jasmine, basmati... does anyone know what the differences are as far as flavor and nutritional value? I prefer white rice over brown as far as flavor goes, and jasmine rice over all because I think it's magical (I can't cook rice if my life depended on it, but somehow I can make jasmine rice flawlessy every time).
  • jacksonpt
    jacksonpt Posts: 10,413 Member
    I'm not sure what I prefer more for a pre-ride carb load...it's a pretty close tie between white rice and a big *kitten* plate of pasta.

    I like the really starchy stuff from chinese places that you dump out of the box and it holds that square shape.


    So, I say white chinese. Just to confuse the racial issue.

    .
  • Ang108
    Ang108 Posts: 1,706 Member
    Brown rice is minimally more nutritious and has more fiber. But it is so minimal that in a normal serving size from .5 -1.0 cup it really makes no difference.
  • ThirdEyeOpen
    ThirdEyeOpen Posts: 64
    Once you go brown...

    HAHAHAHAHHAHAH!
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  • N3rdyBird_
    N3rdyBird_ Posts: 98 Member
    The nutritional value that comes from rice is concentrated in the husk of the rice itself. AKA The brown part. It's tough shell on the rice grain. Rice is like flower. Whole grain flower is brown, has a rougher texture than white flower and higher nutritional value. White rice is just brown rice that has had brown husk of the grain removed, making the rice softer, but not as healthy at brown rice. Personally, i eat both. If I'm just eating rice with some sort of sauce on it or vegetable, I prefer brown, because rice is still a starch. And if I'm going to eat it, I'll eat the starch that's high in nutrition. However, if I'm having sushi, I only eat white rice.
  • flumi_f
    flumi_f Posts: 1,888 Member
    No food is the devil!

    I love brown rice with it's nutty taste. Just made a brown rice risotto last weekend.
    To asian foods I really like basmati or jasmine.

    I find 'normal' white rice boring, but even it's not the devil ;-)
  • jgollnick
    jgollnick Posts: 73 Member
    I can't cook brown rice. I fail at it SO hard. I burn it, every time. Or it ends up crunchy...sometimes both? I love white rice. It doesn't matter what rice you like, it's about the macros and your calorie limit. If you're in a calorie deficit you will lose weight :P

    This! Brown rice sucks to cook and it doesn't have that much more fibre. I found that barley or quinoa can serve as a good substitute for rice with many dishes.
  • bachooka
    bachooka Posts: 719 Member
    I freaking love rice, so I sure hope not... because if you are what you eat...
  • flumi_f
    flumi_f Posts: 1,888 Member
    I can't cook brown rice. I fail at it SO hard. I burn it, every time. Or it ends up crunchy...sometimes both? I love white rice. It doesn't matter what rice you like, it's about the macros and your calorie limit. If you're in a calorie deficit you will lose weight :P

    This! Brown rice sucks to cook and it doesn't have that much more fibre. I found that barley or quinoa can serve as a good substitute for rice with many dishes.

    I don't understand the problem. If you soak it in water in the morning and cook it at night, you reduce the cooking time by about half. You just have to check it once in a while and add water, if it gets to dry, but isn't done yet.
  • ThirdEyeOpen
    ThirdEyeOpen Posts: 64
    Should starches be limited?? i Almost feel the white rice is empty calories & the starch will be turned into sugar/fat?? iv been informed several different things in regards to the white rice so thats why im a tad confused. I know brown rice has more nutritional value.

    i kind of heard the same thing about potatoes and it being a starch..to try & not eat white rice or potatoes every day..but i kind of feel like this may not necessarily be bad eating them as long as i stay in my calorie range
  • ElizabethFuller
    ElizabethFuller Posts: 352 Member

    I don't understand the problem. If you soak it in water in the morning and cook it at night, you reduce the cooking time by about half. You just have to check it once in a while and add water, if it gets to dry, but isn't done yet.

    As opposed to white basmati rice that just goes into boiling water for ten minutes. That's the other reason I don't eat brown rice..........speed! I must lean towards instant gratification :smile:

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