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The Truth About Rice Cakes

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  • SunofaBeach14
    SunofaBeach14 Posts: 4,899 Member
    I read it with a chuckle, and yes, absolutely agreed
  • lacurandera1
    lacurandera1 Posts: 8,083 Member
    My post questioning on similar grounds doesn't seem to have been approved.

    Wish they'd go for informed opinion, rather than the pop-trash you'd expect to see in some magazine that's got to justify people buying 12 issues a year, or websites desperate for clicks.

    Informed opinions don't sell. They're playing to their market. Also, people eat ish like that up. (the, don't eat x BC it is bad/will make you fat, etc)
  • neandermagnon
    neandermagnon Posts: 7,436 Member
    The truth about rice cakes: they taste like expanded polystyrene
  • Happilyeverafters
    Happilyeverafters Posts: 18
    What do you expect? It's advice coming from a dietician, a field rife with just about every nutrition nutbaggery known to man. There are good ones out there but finding them is like that proverbial needle in a haystack except the needle is the size of a hair from a hairless cat's butt.
    Well, I feel I need to step in and defend my professional field. In the field of dietetics, we try to stress the importance of a healthy balanced diet that is evidence based. How is that "nutbaggery" ? That being said, we also believe in moderation. As for the article, I agree with the OP. She could have written about other important nutritional issues. The bottom line is, if you like eating your rice cakes, go ahead and eat your rice cakes. I enjoy eating rice cakes I also would like to invite you to take a look at eatrigt.org. where you can learn about the field of dietetics and what we stand for. Thank you.

    You're right, your entire profession is filled with people exactly as you described. Every member is level headed, preaches moderation and a healthy diet.

    I stand corrected.

    Just as my description of the profession and of the number of good practitioners was overly disparaging (the needle comment was a poorly delivered and recieved joke), yours is far too flowery.

    Thanks I love being right ;)
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    What do you expect? It's advice coming from a dietician, a field rife with just about every nutrition nutbaggery known to man. There are good ones out there but finding them is like that proverbial needle in a haystack except the needle is the size of a hair from a hairless cat's butt.
    Well, I feel I need to step in and defend my professional field. In the field of dietetics, we try to stress the importance of a healthy balanced diet that is evidence based. How is that "nutbaggery" ? That being said, we also believe in moderation. As for the article, I agree with the OP. She could have written about other important nutritional issues. The bottom line is, if you like eating your rice cakes, go ahead and eat your rice cakes. I enjoy eating rice cakes I also would like to invite you to take a look at eatrigt.org. where you can learn about the field of dietetics and what we stand for. Thank you.

    You're right, your entire profession is filled with people exactly as you described. Every member is level headed, preaches moderation and a healthy diet.

    I stand corrected.

    Just as my description of the profession and of the number of good practitioners was overly disparaging (the needle comment was a poorly delivered and recieved joke), yours is far too flowery.

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  • EvgeniZyntx
    EvgeniZyntx Posts: 24,208 Member
    The truth about rice cakes: they taste like expanded polystyrene

    Yeah, this too.
    And apparently they smell like hamster. At least my daughters thinks so. Won't touch them. Which is another reason I buy them as a snack. I can pretty much be sure I'll have them went I want.
  • michellekicks
    michellekicks Posts: 3,624 Member
    Interesting. I've actually been experimenting with a high carb diet in the last 3 weeks. I've increased from 150-200g carbs daily to 300-400g daily following Matt Fitzgerald's Racing Weight book to fuel my endurance running with a goal of leaning out to my best racing weight. In order to do that I've had to drop protein to .8g/kg body weight and fat to 20% of total calories.

    It has taken my body 3 weeks to adjust to higher carbs, but now my weight is as it was when I started 3 weeks ago, my body fat % is dropping and my glycogen stores are maintained far higher than they were with a lower carb diet. I have more energy, I'm not cold anymore and I don't need naps like I did before.

    I have found brown rice cakes to be helpful for getting the carbs I need without added fat.

    How's your muscle mass?

    120lbs LBM at 5'7". Happy with that.
  • jayliospecky
    jayliospecky Posts: 25,022 Member
    The truth about rice cakes: they taste like expanded polystyrene

    Yeah, this too.
    And apparently they smell like hamster. At least my daughters thinks so. Won't touch them. Which is another reason I buy them as a snack. I can pretty much be sure I'll have them went I want.

    My 9-year old has loved them as a snack ever since she was chewing solid food.
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,151 Member
    I'd rather eat the rice, preferably with butter or Thai chili sauce.
  • SuperstarDJ
    SuperstarDJ Posts: 444 Member
    Guess it comes back to the old adage, 'everything in moderation'. Labelling foods good or bad just isn't helpful. If I was going to publicly trash a food, it sure wouldn't be rice cakes. I've never seen them mentioned in one of those "what made you obese?" posts :-/

    Personally, I don't like them unless they're chocolate covered. But then everything tastes good with chocolate on top :)

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    Brussels sprouts? Human flesh?
    Depends on how well cooked the Brussels sprouts are: al dente, yes. Mushy, no. Human flesh covered in chocolate? That's a bit risqué for here. Leave that for the 'Chit Chat, Fun and Games' forums :wink:
    The truth about rice cakes: they taste like expanded polystyrene

    Yeah, this too.
    And apparently they smell like hamster. At least my daughters thinks so. Won't touch them. Which is another reason I buy them as a snack. I can pretty much be sure I'll have them went I want.
    Oh my god, your daughters are right on the button :laugh:
  • LiftAllThePizzas
    LiftAllThePizzas Posts: 17,857 Member
    I expect more from the blog. Rice cakes. Seriously?

    Ref: http://blog.myfitnesspal.com/2014/04/the-truth-about-rice-cakes/
    Yep, I'm glad they got that huge infusion of cash so they could spend it on demonizing rice cakes and other such ridiculousness instead of actually hiring software designers (who, you know, USE the site's software so they know what features to add/update instead of just changing the layout and breaking stuff) and a decent QA team.
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    I expect more from the blog. Rice cakes. Seriously?

    Ref: http://blog.myfitnesspal.com/2014/04/the-truth-about-rice-cakes/
    Yep, I'm glad they got that huge infusion of cash so they could spend it on demonizing rice cakes and other such ridiculousness instead of actually hiring software designers (who, you know, USE the site's software so they know what features to add/update instead of just changing the layout and breaking stuff) and a decent QA team.

    :laugh:
  • _Zardoz_
    _Zardoz_ Posts: 3,987 Member
    I thought it was an April fool!
  • _Zardoz_
    _Zardoz_ Posts: 3,987 Member
    Interesting. I've actually been experimenting with a high carb diet in the last 3 weeks. I've increased from 150-200g carbs daily to 300-400g daily following Matt Fitzgerald's Racing Weight book to fuel my endurance running with a goal of leaning out to my best racing weight. In order to do that I've had to drop protein to .8g/kg body weight and fat to 20% of total calories.

    It has taken my body 3 weeks to adjust to higher carbs, but now my weight is as it was when I started 3 weeks ago, my body fat % is dropping and my glycogen stores are maintained far higher than they were with a lower carb diet. I have more energy, I'm not cold anymore and I don't need naps like I did before.

    I have found brown rice cakes to be helpful for getting the carbs I need without added fat.

    How's your muscle mass?
    Her muscle mass is probably fine considering those are the sort of Macros a lot of endurance athletes use. Scott Jurek aims for 15% protein when racing. Rich Roll a man you could never say has a problem with his muscle mass aims for between 10% and 15% protein. There are way too many myths and scaremongering around protein.
  • AllonsYtotheTardis
    AllonsYtotheTardis Posts: 16,947 Member
    MFP probably hired their 'dietician' from the same high school where they got their programmers.
  • Graelwyn75
    Graelwyn75 Posts: 4,404 Member
    I used to love having a bag of mini organic apple rice cakes after dinner, for dessert. They were 100% natural ingredients, no sugar as they were marketed towards toddlers, and still are oddly.

    I also sometimes like to have the less healthy Kallo chocolate coated rice cake thins before working out.
  • FlaxMilk
    FlaxMilk Posts: 3,452 Member
    Would it be ok if I ate my rice cakes with peanut butter and banana?
  • MelsAuntie
    MelsAuntie Posts: 2,833 Member
    Rice cakes aren't a food. They are the *kitten* offspring of styrofoam and cardboard.
  • MelodyandBarbells
    MelodyandBarbells Posts: 7,724 Member
    MFP probably hired their 'dietician' from the same high school where they got their programmers.

    Bump you guys. I love the app :tongue:
  • jofjltncb6
    jofjltncb6 Posts: 34,415 Member
    LOL! Eating 70 calories worth of rice cakes will make you fat — have a 400 calorie peanut butter and banana wrap instead!

    Whole grain, of course, because whole grain makes it "healthy".

    *sigh*



    The thing I'm most surprised about is that things like this on MFP still surprise me.
  • geebusuk
    geebusuk Posts: 3,348 Member
    The thing I'm most surprised about is that things like this on MFP still surprise me.
    This.
    When the first thing I found I needed to do was to completely ignore their 'recommendations' for macros, it's not like it's a new concept that MFP is faddish and behind the times :).
  • psmd
    psmd Posts: 764 Member
    Healthy or not, rice cakes taste like crunchy air.
  • fatfudgery
    fatfudgery Posts: 449 Member
    Healthy or not, rice cakes taste like delicious crunchy air.

    FTFY.
  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
    Healthy or not, rice cakes taste like delicious crunchy air.

    FTFY.

    Especially when topped with peanut butter and strawberries, bananas, and/or chocolate chips.
  • jayliospecky
    jayliospecky Posts: 25,022 Member
    Healthy or not, rice cakes taste like delicious crunchy air.

    FTFY.

    Especially when topped with peanut butter and strawberries, bananas, and/or chocolate chips.

    I like to top mine with nutella.

    Or cream cheese and jam.
  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
    Healthy or not, rice cakes taste like delicious crunchy air.

    FTFY.

    Especially when topped with peanut butter and strawberries, bananas, and/or chocolate chips.

    I like to top mine with nutella.

    Or cream cheese and jam.


    Ooooooh. Cream cheese and jam. Nutella naturally would be awesome but I tend to just eat it by the spoonful.
  • jayliospecky
    jayliospecky Posts: 25,022 Member
    Healthy or not, rice cakes taste like delicious crunchy air.

    FTFY.

    Especially when topped with peanut butter and strawberries, bananas, and/or chocolate chips.

    I like to top mine with nutella.

    Or cream cheese and jam.


    Ooooooh. Cream cheese and jam. Nutella naturally would be awesome but I tend to just eat it by the spoonful.

    Well of course, spoonfuls of nutella would be the normal method of nutella consumption.

    But once in a while I like to mix it up.
  • Thomasm198
    Thomasm198 Posts: 3,189 Member
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    I was so hungry I ate a whole packet of rice cakes. I was still hungry so I ate the box they came in. The box tasted better.
  • corgicake
    corgicake Posts: 846 Member
    Website dieticians are like doctors on television - not to be taken seriously. Doctors and dieticians you walk into the offices of are different. Those are good to take seriously unless something is flunking a giggle test.
  • tameko2
    tameko2 Posts: 31,634 Member
    Useful carrier for my protein I find - 2 rice cakes with horseradish and smoked mackerel today - yum!!

    that sounds delicious.

    I like the idea of rice cakes for smoked fish, gives you a nice light platform so as not to overwhelm the fish but without the sharp edges of crispbread.
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