“White” and “Soft” foods, these are what we say we should avoid when going on a diet.

“Brown” foods, on the other hand, are recommended for our healthy diet.

What are “white” and “Soft” foods? “White rice”, “White bread”,

“Superfine sugar”, and “granulated sugar” are the representatives.

“Brown” foods has “brown rice”, “wheat germ”, “sugar cane”, “soft brown sugar” as its representatives.

If you compare the white rice calories and brown rice calories, you might consider

“I will take white rice” since there is not any big difference between them.

If you save calories only for one day, there would not be any problem with this choice,

but if you would like to continue your diet, brown rice will bring you the success in it.

Here is the summary for brown rice.

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Low-calorie diet with brown rice!
5 facts for success

 

1. Glycemic Index of brown rice

 

Glycemic Index of white rice is 70, and that of brown rice is 50.

As lower as its Glycemic Index is, the food produces a long-lasting feeling of satisfy,

in another word, even you had exactly the same grams of rice,

you will not feel hungry for some while,

with slower increase in blood sugar level.

As a result of that, you do not have to have a snacks between each meal.

In general, “Brown” foods has a lower Glycemic Index than “White” foods,

so you might want to have “brown rice bread”, “bread made from wheat germ”, rather than “white and soft bread”.

The decision that you made then, had a low Glycemic Index for sure.

 

2. Nutritional balance of brown rice

 

You would see the difference when you compare white rice and brown rice from the nutritional aspect,

though the calories are almost the same.

Vitamin B2 and B6 brown rice contains are double compared with white rice.

Fiber, which has strong influence in the beauty in your intestine, is fivefold.

Brown rice is surely superior food, it can be said.

You might feel now it is a better choice to have brown rice if you have the same grams of rice.

Brown rice has been more common in the celebrity in overseas or those who are interested in macrobiotic diet.

Recipes are countless such as brown rice salad, or brown rice risotto,

you might want to check though internet and enjoy brown rice in your life.

Rice, this is what we have in our daily life in Japan,

and therefore, some changes in menu would bring us a new feeling,

and brown rice would be the help with its stylish and tasty recipes.

“Brown rice”, would bring you more beauty with its nutritional aspect, in a word, with its power as “beauty rice”.

 

3. Nutrition of brown rice for successful diet

 

Why brown rice is better for your diet from nutritional aspect?

Once again, Vitamin 2 and Vitamin6, the vitamin for your beauty skin, are double contained in brown rice.

Fiber, which has strong influence in the beauty in your intestine, is fivefold.

Vitamin1 which works for your recovery from tiredness is eightfold.

Especially, this fiber, you might want to see.

In general, whole amount you have as meals will be smaller than usual.

This can cause lack of nutrition, then constipation.

As a result, your skin might be rough, then you might have a strong pain in your stomach.

In order to succeed in a diet without constipation, fiber is necessary.

Your intestine can be kept as clean, waste cannot remain, brown rice can play a role in the formation of new cells

and this is why, brown rice-oriented life is recommended.

 

4. How to cook brown rice

 

You might want to start brown rice-oriented life, but wonder how?

You will see, however, brown rice as useful food once you get used to it since brown is simply apply.

You might want to try some recipes and find your favorite ones.

Here are some ways to “cook brown rice” as the first try for you.

The easiest one is of course, to use rice-cooker.

Before you put brown rice to the rice-cooker,

water absorption is very important for this rice

and you might want to follow the instruction the bag of the rice gives you.

If your rice-cooker has a course for brown rice, it would be better.

Next, pressure cooker is good as well.

You can save your time and at the same time, can save the cost for electricity.

As other ways to cook brown rice, you can use earthen pot or even normal pan.

The tools like pans, or cookers you have, depends on the volume you would like to cook,

time for cooking will change and you might want to try some and find the best way.

After cooking brown rice, it can be kept in the freezer as white rice,

you might want to cook a lot and put them into the freezer after you separate the rice into the volume for a meal.

If you still think that you are not feeling like to have brown rice of 100%,

you can mix brown rice with white rice.

You can start with a little brown rice with white rice then,

once you get used to the taste, you can change the volume of brown rice.

 

5. The know-how to continue brown rice-oriented life without bored.

 

Brown rice everyday.

You know it is good for your health and diet, sometimes you might feel bored.

The balance is surely good when you have brown rice with some dishes and then good for your diet,

but if you feel bored, that does not bring anything.

Here is what you might want to try when you feel bored of brown rice.

First, not to have as rice, but have something made from brown rice.

The simple examples are brown rice bread, brown rice cornflakes.

A lot of supermarkets have those foods now.

The material is the same, still it is “brown rice”, but you would enjoy them since looks and tastes are different.

Secondly, blending brown rice with some five grained rice or with rice cereals.

You can enjoy your favorite volume of combination when blending,

and it is similar feeling when we have rice with some materials like fishes or vegetables mixed in advance.

 

Summary

 

Would you like to try the 5 ways we have introduced above?

You will feel it is effective after some while when you try on a diet with brown rice,

and therefore, it might be important to find the best way that you can enjoy by, in order to continue.

If you cannot get used to the taste very soon, you can blend some white rice at the beginning as we have introduced.

For the success in the diet, to continue would be the most important,

and you can enjoy what is the best way with brown rice diet with this purpose.

There are variations such as bread or pasta made from brown rice,

you can enjoy various recipes once you get into it.