Do you love eating rice? Are you super fond of having rice for your meals? Do you feel your day remains incomplete without a bowl of rice? Has eating rice and all the traditional dishes along with your family on the dinner table become a family ritual over the years?
Rice is one such food option that is chosen by most people all over the world. It is easy to include in our regular diet; you can opt to eat with other dishes or even make a dish out of rice. It serves both as a base dish and a complete dish in itself. The rice which we have been consuming for a long period of time was generally white rice. But, various researchers over the years have suggested the reasons why including white rice is not very healthy for the body, also suggested brown rice as an alternative to the regular white rice. So, all you will need to do now is to replace the white rice with brown rice, you will have a better health and at the same time be able to keep your family ritual alive!
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Why Is Brown rice better Than White Rice? How Many Calories Are There In Brown Rice?
#1. Compared to white rice, brown rice has a larger amount of nutrition in it. It is infused with a huge amount of nutritional value and has many health benefits. Both of them are gluten free!
#2. You will be surprised but, you can reduce the risk of having type two diabetes, by the consumption of two servings of brown rice in one week. On the other hand having white rice increases the chances of having type two diabetes by at least around 20 per cent.
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#3. In a cup of brown rice, you will get around 4.5 grams of protein, 45.8 grams of carbohydrate, 218 calories and 1.6 grams of fat.
#4. The fact that white rice is actually what is inside brown rice, we get white rice when brown rice is polished as a result of that the bran and all the important nutrition’s are removed.
#5. Some nutrients lost in the polishing process will shock you and compel you to opt for brown rice instead of white rice. The nutrition lost includes, 80 per cent of B1 vitamins, 67 per cent of vitamin B3, almost half the amount of phosphorus and manganese, 60 per cent of the iron and 90 per cent of vitamin B6. Along with these almost all of the fatty acid and fiber are lost.
#6. If you wish to transform your body and better your health, there is no better option for your daily diet. Brown rice will not only infuse all the nutrition into your body but also help you to have a filling meal. You can also try golden rice, which is great for the health.
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Are you trying to achieve better health? Have you tried including brown rice into your diet? Do you know it is not very healthy to eat white rice on a regular basis? Do you think this article gives the answers to all your questions regarding brown rice? Please comment below and let us know your opinion.
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