How many cups of brown rice a day?

sherrimaer
sherrimaer Posts: 8 Member
edited May 2015 in Health and Weight Loss
I'm trying to lose weight and I decided to switch to brown rice instead of eating ½c of white rice per day. How many cups of brown rice should I eat if I want to lose weight? or should I not eat rice at all?

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  • tibby531
    tibby531 Posts: 717 Member
    the rice brands that I buy, the brown rice is about 10 calories more per 1/4 C dry. so I would eat a bit less brown rice than I would white rice to stay within my calorie deficit.
  • sherrimaer
    sherrimaer Posts: 8 Member
    tibby531 wrote: »
    the rice brands that I buy, the brown rice is about 10 calories more per 1/4 C dry. so I would eat a bit less brown rice than I would white rice to stay within my calorie deficit.
    thanks. but, should I eat brown rice every single meal?
  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,294 Member
    however much fits your macros. In other words don't eat too much that you can't hit your protein or fat goals.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    edited May 2015
    Eat what you want as long as it fits into your calories. I'm assuming you're from a region where rice is a staple. Make sure you're still able to get in the rest of your nutrients (fat/protein/micros) as well.
  • Muscleflex79
    Muscleflex79 Posts: 1,917 Member
    lol, why would you want to do that??
  • mirrim52
    mirrim52 Posts: 763 Member
    sherrimaer wrote: »
    tibby531 wrote: »
    the rice brands that I buy, the brown rice is about 10 calories more per 1/4 C dry. so I would eat a bit less brown rice than I would white rice to stay within my calorie deficit.
    thanks. but, should I eat brown rice every single meal?

    If you want to?
    There is nothing special about brown rice, it just has more fibre than white. It is fairly calorie dense though. If you love it and it fits in your calories, eat it, but eating it with every meal won't help you lose weight if you eat too many calories.
  • mirrim52
    mirrim52 Posts: 763 Member
    edited May 2015
    sorry, dup.
  • DemoraFairy
    DemoraFairy Posts: 1,806 Member
    sherrimaer wrote: »
    tibby531 wrote: »
    the rice brands that I buy, the brown rice is about 10 calories more per 1/4 C dry. so I would eat a bit less brown rice than I would white rice to stay within my calorie deficit.
    thanks. but, should I eat brown rice every single meal?

    Eat however much brown rice you want as long as it fits in your calories.
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    You have to eat precisely 3.14159265359 of brown rice per day to lose weight. I think that's the number. I remember it for some reason...
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    Hornsby wrote: »
    You have to eat precisely 3.14159265359 of brown rice per day to lose weight. I think that's the number. I remember it for some reason...

    Rice pie? Sounds...interesting.
  • beastmode_kitty
    beastmode_kitty Posts: 844 Member
    There's no magical number for weight loss. Its all about how many calories you are taking in.
  • JennieMaeK
    JennieMaeK Posts: 474 Member
    Hornsby wrote: »
    You have to eat precisely 3.14159265359 of brown rice per day to lose weight. I think that's the number. I remember it for some reason...

    Great, now I want pie :p
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    MrM27 wrote: »
    Hornsby wrote: »
    You have to eat precisely 3.14159265359 of brown rice per day to lose weight. I think that's the number. I remember it for some reason...

    What happens if you eat 3.14159265358 cups?

    a siamese kitten dies...
  • amyj514
    amyj514 Posts: 53 Member
    malibu927 wrote: »
    Hornsby wrote: »
    You have to eat precisely 3.14159265359 of brown rice per day to lose weight. I think that's the number. I remember it for some reason...

    Rice pie? Sounds...interesting.

    I've been meaning to try making a rice pie...seriously!
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    Brown rice isn't going to help any more than white rice

    I eat a fair amount of basmati, I measure out 100g to go with vegetable stew or similar, I also eat risotto rice (arborio) because I like butternut squash risotto

    The question is not how much rice you should eat but are you meeting your calorie defecit

    Also don't measure in cups,weigh in grammes
  • jonward85
    jonward85 Posts: 534 Member
    Hornsby wrote: »
    You have to eat precisely 3.14159265359 of brown rice per day to lose weight. I think that's the number. I remember it for some reason...

    This made me smile. Love it...Rice Pi!

  • freqzinbigd
    freqzinbigd Posts: 56 Member
    MrM27 wrote: »
    Hornsby wrote: »
    You have to eat precisely 3.14159265359 of brown rice per day to lose weight. I think that's the number. I remember it for some reason...

    What happens if you eat 3.14159265358 cups?

    Starvation mode, sheesh.
  • DeguelloTex
    DeguelloTex Posts: 6,652 Member
    Lucky Charms have about the same carbs and calories as brown rice. Lucky Charms are fortified with more vitamins and minerals than brown rice has. If you're eating brown rice for the sake of eating brown rice, you'd probably have more fun eating Lucky Charms. That said, fried rice made with Lucky Charms isn't all that great.
  • amcook4
    amcook4 Posts: 561 Member
    However much rice fits into your calories/macros for the day is how much you can eat, if you want to eat it. For what it's worth, I've lost 86 pounds and have eaten my fair share of white rice, I just make sure i"m in a calorie deficit.

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