A Deeper Look into Rice

Starch Retrogradation

If you refrigerate cooked rice overnight, it causes starch retrogradation, increasing contents of resistance starch and lowering glycemic response. In other words, it allows for your body to break it down and digest it easier, and counts as less carbs than if it were not stored overnight. This is great for someone who is on a low carb diet, but doesn’t want to cut carbohydrates completely.

White vs. Brown Rice

Another thing to consider when cooking with rice is the difference in brown and white rice. Although we have all been told that brown rice is healthier than white, this isn’t necessarily true, depending on what you are trying to accomplish in your meals. While brown rice is a whole grain, containing all parts of the grain— including the fibrous bran, nutritious germ, and carb-rich endosperm, white rice is actually easier for the body to digest. Here are some other health benefits to white over brown rice...

Because white rice is fairly high on the glycemic index, it actually helps stabilize blood sugar levels.

White rice, because the bran has been removed— in many asian cultures, this has been done by soaking— it allows for our digestive system to break the grain down properly, digesting easier.

White rice doesn’t contain Gluten and for the most part hypoallergenic.

Many asian cultures have used white rice for centuries to heal gut issues, and is complimented with bone broth, soaking up the nutrients of residue from the broth.

White vs. brown rice isn’t always which one tastes better or which one has more nutrients. It’s important to consider what your body needs and what you are trying to accomplish with your meals. Are you wanting more nutrients? Do you need a more soothing compliment to your meal? Do you need it to contain less carbs? Use this info to help you decide!

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@Eliza Kinder⁠

Sources

5 Reasons Why White Rice Is Good for You - Fearless Eating. https://fearlesseating.net/why-white-rice-is-good-for-you/.

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