What’s a good portion size of cooked rice for dinner & at least a rough idea of the calories?

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petrinaradford
petrinaradford Posts: 77 Member
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Finding it hard to work out a healthy portion size of white rice cooked.
I have Coles brand white rice planned for dinner tonight.

1/2 a cup or 1 cup? Any advice?

I’d like to know the calories too.

Thanks.

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  • harper16
    harper16 Posts: 2,564 Member
    edited June 2020
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    Eat however much you like, and will be happy counting in your calories.
    Base the calories off the weighed uncooked rice.
  • PAPYRUS3
    PAPYRUS3 Posts: 13,259 Member
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    Doesn't the Cole's brand have nutrition label? Coles brand is in the MFP database too.
  • cleopold4
    cleopold4 Posts: 16 Member
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    I'm not an expert, but to answer for today:
    Aussie cup is 250 grams.

    Half a cup of white rice ( 125 grams ) is about 470 calories.
    That should be enough to provide a filling meal and have leftover. And if you eat it all, that's fine.
    On the side you can have a chicken breast with vegies.

    A curry would be nice lol - keep off the oil.

    Of course, it should balance out with whatever else you have eaten through the day so it doesn't go over your daily calorie count
  • busyPK
    busyPK Posts: 3,788 Member
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    I use rice as a side to my dinner often and typically make 1/4 cup uncooked rice for a serving. Once cooked it makes about 3/4 cup.
  • HeidiCooksSupper
    HeidiCooksSupper Posts: 3,831 Member
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    There are some listings for calories of cooked rice in the database. A cup of cooked white rice is roughly 200 calories. Your serving size is what fits in your daily caloric intake.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 27,900 Member
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    Depending on what else will be in the meal, I have 50 - 100 grams of cooked rice and use this entry: "Rice, white, long-grain, regular, cooked, unenriched, with salt"
  • gallicinvasion
    gallicinvasion Posts: 1,015 Member
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    I usually do 45 g uncooked rice (1/4 cup uncooked) which ends up being a little less than a cup of cooked rice, and is around 160-170 calories.

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