One of the toughest shifts in thinking I've had to make is the acceptance of white rice as not good for me. Like most of you who have grown up here, I love white rice; it is probably my single favorite food item in the whole world.
As it is with many less-than-healthy foods, there are ways to enjoy it without wrecking your body, but mostly that means eating less of it, and eating it less often. I've managed a few times to wipe it almost completely out of my life (with good results, I have to say), but what I really want is just a less-unhealthy alternative.
Prevailing advice seems to be to avoid rice if you can, and to have something whole-grain if you can't, such as brown rice.
I do enjoy brown rice, and lately I've enjoyed multi-grain mixtures (with wild rice, barley, and other stuff). What else is there? Anyone out there making quinoa a staple at home? I'd like to add a few new things to the pantry to satisfy my yearning for something starchy to accompany meat and veggies. What's working for you?
As it is with many less-than-healthy foods, there are ways to enjoy it without wrecking your body, but mostly that means eating less of it, and eating it less often. I've managed a few times to wipe it almost completely out of my life (with good results, I have to say), but what I really want is just a less-unhealthy alternative.
Prevailing advice seems to be to avoid rice if you can, and to have something whole-grain if you can't, such as brown rice.
I do enjoy brown rice, and lately I've enjoyed multi-grain mixtures (with wild rice, barley, and other stuff). What else is there? Anyone out there making quinoa a staple at home? I'd like to add a few new things to the pantry to satisfy my yearning for something starchy to accompany meat and veggies. What's working for you?
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