i researched it by the numbers, tried to leave my ego out of it…hard to do. you’re right…not much difference at all. neither one is that great…i guess i’m back to oats and sweet potatoes. one good thing came out of this,i can quit pinging on my kids for eating white rice, and feeling all self-righteous about eating brown…good, one less thing to worry about.
[quote]MuzzyEsp wrote:
Alright so my mom made quite the point earlier today that i just couldnt argue against. She said this " why dont you eat rice, you wont gain weight from it, why do you see no fat asians"
Kind of stumped me because its true, the only fat asians you see are the ones in north america because their lives are ruined by fast food restaurants.
So whats the deal, is rice good or bad to eat?[/quote]
Huge misconception. Not all Asians are thin from eating rice, from Thailand yes, from India no. It is as an individual metabolism problem than anything else. I avoid rice as much as possible (probably at most 2 meals a week).
Choose Brown rice where possible.
[quote]Spartiates wrote:
[quote]MuzzyEsp wrote:
Alright so my mom made quite the point earlier today that i just couldnt argue against. She said this " why dont you eat rice, you wont gain weight from it, why do you see no fat asians"
Kind of stumped me because its true, the only fat asians you see are the ones in north america because their lives are ruined by fast food restaurants.
So whats the deal, is rice good or bad to eat?[/quote]
As far as the body is concerned rice is a nutritionally devoid sugar source. If that’s what you’re looking for, then they’d be good.
The next point: there are fat Asians, especially in the cities. There are very few fat farmers anywhere. If you spent 8-10 hours a day in a rice field, and then ate 3-4 cups of rice a day, you wouldn’t get fat: that has to do with life-style and portions, not the food itself.
When your body sees that sugar, it could be from a doughnut: if you eat it every night and then sit in front of the TV, it may make you fat. If you eat it before you run a marathon, probably not.[/quote]
I disagree. The sugar in a doughnut is going to be sucrose/fructose (probably HFCS), the sugar in rice is going to be glucose. Body handles them differently.
Good. Very good (there’s your answer).
Seriously, IMO there is nothing better than a post-workout meal of chicken and rice, steak and rice, etc. IMO if you keep your carbs to: rice, ezekiel bread, sweet and white potatoes, you are good to go. Just don’t eat 6 fucking cups at a time. Based on your bodyweight/goals have anywhere to 1-2.5 cups of rice in a meal.