| When thinking of healthy foods does brown | | | | with healthy nutrients like magnesium, |
| rice or rice bran come to mind? It is common | | | | phosphorus, copper, thiamin, niacin, fiber, |
| for us to have a list of favored healthy | | | | iron and vitamin B-6. Brown rice is a staple |
| foods; our favorite fruits and vegetables; | | | | with other healthy grains in vegetarian and |
| skinless white meat chicken; yogurt and low | | | | macrobiotic diets for these nutrients. It |
| fat cheese. | | | | also has three quarters more dietary fiber |
| | | | than white rice. |
| Then there is that list of foods that brown | | | | |
| rice may be on. The list of foods one knows | | | | The benefits of whole grains may not mean |
| is healthy like brown rice or rice bran and | | | | that every individual on the planet needs to |
| maybe they'll try it one day; or not. Healthy | | | | follow the recommended guidelines. |
| grains like brown rice or rice bran are | | | | |
| usually on this list. | | | | Individuals seeking medical attention for |
| | | | diabetes or allergies may receive special |
| Consciously, the choice is made for white | | | | nutritional advice from professionals |
| rice instead of brown rice; processed baked | | | | regarding their diet. However adding the |
| goods instead of something with perhaps a | | | | right mix of vegetables and healthy grains to |
| healthy grain like rice bran on the | | | | your diet is smart eating. |
| ingredient list. | | | | |
| | | | No doubt your taste buds will need some time |
| We opt out of the chewy texture and nutty | | | | to adjust. Make your brown rice selection |
| flavor of a natural whole grain item like | | | | with care. Check labels to ensure a freshness |
| brown rice; or the unexpected sweetness of a | | | | packing date. Since brown rice hasn't been |
| rice bran product? If you had a choice and | | | | through the same processes as white rice the |
| were ordering take out, would you look on the | | | | expiration date may not be as lengthy. Stale |
| menu for brown rice? Would you go out of your | | | | brown rice will taste rancid and shouldn't be |
| way to inquire if brown rice were available | | | | eaten. |
| at your local Asian restaurant? | | | | |
| | | | Make the transition of adding brown rice or |
| I'm not talking about the fried rice that | | | | rice bran to your diet a slow process. |
| just happens to be brown from the cooking and | | | | Gradually swap out processed foods for a |
| seasoning process; I'm talking about | | | | smart food like brown rice and rice bran. |
| unadulterated brown rice. | | | | Read ingredient labels; find whole grain |
| | | | breads that list rice bran in the first few |
| Hopefully we haven't lost something in the | | | | ingredients. |
| low-carb revolution; the part of the message | | | | |
| about needing grains like brown rice in our | | | | Ask your favorite Asian restaurant if they |
| diets to aid in digestion; fight | | | | serve brown rice in place of white rice. Mix |
| constipation; control blood pressure; and | | | | it with white rice in a favorite recipe like |
| perhaps lower LDL cholesterol in the fight | | | | stuffed peppers until you're used to the |
| against heart disease. | | | | nutty whole grain goodness of the brown rice |
| | | | on its own. In no time your taste buds will |
| In addition brown rice provides our bodies | | | | be thanking you. |