My hubby hates brown rice

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Sorry .. I am with your Hubby .. I would rather take the calorie hit than to eat brown rice

If there is something out there I'll try it

I don't mind brown rice.... I've noticed that if I cook it and add some soy sauce, I can't taste a different. Or, even less of a difference, because it absorbs the color, is to make homemade rice a roni, by adding in some chicken base with the rice while it cooks. Then it turns yellow like the chicken base and tastes like the chicken base.

He won't eat it.

Is there any kind of rice that looks and tastes like white rice but has the benefits of brown?

Probably a lost cause, lol.

I don't blame him. I hate it too. I have basmati rice but just have less of it. That way i'm enjoying something i like. But I also substitute it sometimes for bulgarwheat. And i do like that and alot less calories too.

Have you tried different kinds of brown rice? There is jasmine, basmati, short grain, long grain... We like basmati. Is it a flavor thing or a texture thing? Maybe try cooking it differently. I made Mexican Rice with basmati rice the other day. I made it with 1 cup of rice, 2 cups of water and then added a can of tomato sauce or diced tomatoes. My husband was surprised that it was brown when I told him. Maybe you can disguise it and see if he notices?

I personally prefer brown rice because I like the nuttiness of it. As others have suggested, you could try cooking it in some sort of low-sodium broth to see if that makes it more palatable to your hubby.

But you are not a short-order cook, either. He'll eat what you make or he'll learn to boil rice.

I'm Puerto Rican so I grew up on white rice & beans salty to the t!

My wife makes the brown rice as if she was cooking it the Latin way. Instead of water she uses low sodium chicken broth which makes a huge difference. No salt due to the broth.

Wild Rice may work for you.

My personal favorite is Millet!!! Its really really good for you (here's a link describing its health benefits: http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=53).

I buy it at my local natural foods coop, I'm guessing whole foods or trader joe's may have it as well.

I cook 1 cup of millet in 2 cups of low sodium chicken broth in a covered pot...bring to a boil, then down to a simmer, watch that it doesn't burn on the bottom. It doesn't take long 10 - 20 minutes? for all the liquid to absorb then I just turn the heat off and let sit covered til I'm ready to use it. I put it in all fashions of soup and it makes a great pilaf for jambalaya.

If it gets brown but not blackened on the bottom, eat it like corn bread! Its DELISH!!!

good luck and happy eating!!
JoJo

Rice is rice. Brown may score a little bit lower on the glycemic index, but truthfully doesn't do much for you otherwise.

I would also suggest either a) cutting it out completely or b) substituting something like quinoa or garbanzo beans instead.

There is no rules in a healthy lifestyle that say brown rice must be eaten.

I hate it too. i refuse to eat it. It's gummy and nutty. Yick. I like basmati

I cook mine with some sort of broth (chicken, veg, beef etc...) instead of plain water to inject some flavor in to it....my husband hates it too so we end up alternating between white and brown as a compromise.