Brown rice vs white rice

paganvegan
paganvegan Posts: 34 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I switched into whole grain items when i started my weight loss journey. I am just having problems with one food. I really like rice with dinner but seem to not be digesting brown rice. Is white rice really that bad for you? I have some food sensitivity so rice is quite a staple food for me.
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  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
    Eat the white rice. There is barely any difference nutritionally between white and brown rice.
  • tugsandpulls760
    tugsandpulls760 Posts: 206 Member
    Search this site there was just a thread about this eat the white rice
  • shaddowstorm
    shaddowstorm Posts: 155 Member
    you should try basmati white rice
  • ReaderGirl3
    ReaderGirl3 Posts: 868 Member
    paganvegan wrote: »
    I switched into whole grain items when i started my weight loss journey. I am just having problems with one food. I really like rice with dinner but seem to not be digesting brown rice. Is white rice really that bad for you? I have some food sensitivity so rice is quite a staple food for me.

    There's no significant difference between the two. I eat white rice 4-5 days a week, and brown rice 1-2 times a month.
  • dnicholson127
    dnicholson127 Posts: 2 Member
    Recently I tried white jasmine rice and really liked it! Try that too!
  • hassankarimi82
    hassankarimi82 Posts: 153 Member
    dnicholson127 wrote: »
    Recently I tried white jasmine rice and really liked it! Try that too!

    Jasmine rice is awesome!
  • Klylng
    Klylng Posts: 6 Member
    http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/natural-health/brown-rice/

    http://www.fitday.com/fitness-articles/nutrition/healthy-eating/the-difference-between-brown-rice-and-white-rice.html
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    Klylng wrote: »
    http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/natural-health/brown-rice/

    http://www.fitday.com/fitness-articles/nutrition/healthy-eating/the-difference-between-brown-rice-and-white-rice.html

    http://www.aworkoutroutine.com/brown-rice-vs-white-rice/
  • Queenmunchy
    Queenmunchy Posts: 3,380 Member
    I pretty much only buy Jasmine or Basmati - occasionally I get forbidden rice. I'm not crazy about brown rice, but I'll eat it if it's the only choice.
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    Yup. Eat what you like. They are basically the same. I like yellow saffron rice :)
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    queenliz99 wrote: »
    Klylng wrote: »
    http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/natural-health/brown-rice/

    http://www.fitday.com/fitness-articles/nutrition/healthy-eating/the-difference-between-brown-rice-and-white-rice.html

    http://www.aworkoutroutine.com/brown-rice-vs-white-rice/

    ^ That article takes a much more sensible and scientific approach than the previous two. The other ones are basically "omgzzz processed foodz!" hysteria. They also significantly misstate/overstate the nutritional differences and fail to mention that GI is irrelevant unless a particular food is eaten in isolation from other foods.
  • Queenmunchy
    Queenmunchy Posts: 3,380 Member
    Hornsby wrote: »
    Yup. Eat what you like. They are basically the same. I like yellow saffron rice :)

    My daughter's favorite! I use jasmine rice to make it, though. Thank God one of my friends brought me back a bunch of saffron from Dubai.
  • AmazonMayan
    AmazonMayan Posts: 1,168 Member
    I only worry about flavor and quantity. I love white rice for most things including my asian dishes and sometimes I love seasoned wild or black rice as a side with a good lean stuffed pork chop or chicken breast.

    When I buy regular brown rice I usually just get very irritated at how long it takes to cook even in the rice maker so I end up making it much less often and it slowly slinks to the back of the pantry not to be seen again for months :D
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    I eat white rice. Eat what you prefer.
  • mamafazz
    mamafazz Posts: 92 Member
    shaddowstorm wrote: »
    you should try basmati white rice

    I find this is easiest to digest for me

  • beemerphile1
    beemerphile1 Posts: 1,710 Member
    Make sure the rice isn't rancid. Brown rice goes rancid much faster than white due to the extra oil in the brown.
  • StacyChrz
    StacyChrz Posts: 865 Member
    I agree with those who say eat what you like. There is such a minimal difference nutritionally you shouldn't sweat it.
  • upoffthemat
    upoffthemat Posts: 679 Member
    I agree with above posters. I eat brown rice and quinoa because I actually prefer the flavor, I find white rice too tasteless, but then I have never liked normal pasta, white bread, etc. The only reason I don't eat white rice is flavor.
  • OldHobo
    OldHobo Posts: 647 Member
    Whole grains, including rice, are generally more healthful. So use brown or white, but don't join the stupid party or man the barricades over it.
  • CrabNebula
    CrabNebula Posts: 1,119 Member
    Both are meh. Bulgur is where it is at!
  • MlleKelly
    MlleKelly Posts: 356 Member
    mmm.....Basmmmmati rice is delicious. I'm also a fan of quinoa, but if you're having a hard time digesting brown rice, then maybe that would be out as well.
  • CooCooPuff
    CooCooPuff Posts: 4,374 Member
    CrabNebula wrote: »
    Both are meh. Bulgur is where it is at!
    Couscous is my favorite tbh.

  • fishshark
    fishshark Posts: 1,886 Member
    i dont really like brown rice so i dont eat it... could eat white rice (pilaf, risotto, fried rice, plain with butter) just about everyday
  • Dr1nkbleachndye
    Dr1nkbleachndye Posts: 441 Member
    edited May 2016
    Jasmine rice all day.

    Brown rice started off as the new grain dietary savior that everyone touted at the healthy option, meanwhile people were just parroting what they heard, which is how most dietary changes start from people who don't research anything. So what followed was a lot of broscience and not a whole lot of empirical evidence.

    I don't know who likes the taste of brown rice more, but just about anyone u ask who eats it will say it's healthier then white rice. My response, you just keep sheepin' on. :)
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    edited May 2016
    CrabNebula wrote: »
    Both are meh. Bulgur is where it is at!

    Yeah, agree, but my preference is wild rice.

    Or potatoes. ;-)

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