Food Tip: Brown Rice and Wild Rice

by Shereen Jegtvig

Eating foods from the grains and cereals food group is essential for a healthy balanced diet.  The grains and cereals give your body energy and can offer fiber, vitamins and minerals.  Typically, we think of grains as being wheat, oats and barley, but rice fits into the grains and cereals category too, although technically rice is not a grain, but a grass.

There are several types of rice that vary in starchiness, shape and size, plus there are subtle differences in flavor.  Most of the rice you’ll find is white rice that has had the bran covering removed, which gives your rice dish that fluffy texture.  Unfortunately, stripping the bran removes the fiber and some nutrients.  Although any type of rice will give your body energy from the starch stored inside each seed, your best bet for good health is to choose brown rice over white rice for extra fiber.  Read more

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