White Rice and Carbs

Hello MeenLoch,

Your absolutely right that 1800 cals is recommended for people with moderate activity .Also a regular workout of 200 cals/day is also important for people with sedentary life style esp in USA.The most important thing is to spread your carbohydrate intake through out the day and eating smaller portions in regular intervals of time.

I tried brown rice for only 2 weeks last November and also did a work out of about 100-150 cals/day for 4 weeks...as a result lost 10 lbs weight.I was overweight by 10 lbs.

Brown Rice has the same calories as white rice but keeps you full for a longer time than white rice because of its fiber content.

I had great difficulty eating it as i felt that brown rice didn't go well with all South Indian curries except gravy/ stew curries & also is chewier than white rice.

I stopped workout 2 months back and also brown rice.Am sure i must have gained some weight by now... it will not work out like this for a longer time as my body must have started accumulating fats by now.

 

Hi Meenloch,
My husband is eating brown rice with south indian food in the afternoon.
I also tried sometime back. But I felt hungry within 2 hours of eating. I quit.
Now I prepare brown rice for my husband and white rice for me and my
daughter. My husband says he feels full and it helps in his digestion.
Because of the more fibre content, it digests easily.

 

Hi

If you are looking to lose weight, please try and avoid rice, at least, initially, and have cereal in breakfast and eat roti in lunch and dinner. Rice has empty carbs however roti has good carbs but it also has a lot of fibre which is really good for you. Brown rice is not liked by many as it doesnt gel well with the indian cuisine.

Basically, being fit is all about eating nutritious food and working out right. If you have a regular workout and when it starts shwoing good results you can eat rice and whatever once in a while, but once the fitness bug bits someone, you yourself would not feel like going back on that track again.

All the best !

 

I too tried brown rice for couple month when I was a health freak and i was ok with it. But my husband didnt like it at all and he gave me a hard time. So i switched back to white rice again. But brown rice is definitely better than white since it is unrefined rice and has lots of fiber.
If possible try brown rice guyz.

 

hi ..
u can get brown rosematta rice and brown basmati rice in indian stores...
or in farmers market u do get by weight wise maybe u cab get a pound of brown rice and try it ...n c how u like it...