I love rice. I could eat it for every meal...but is it healthy?

It won’t kill you.

As a staple food, it’s far superior to bread

Just make sure you balance it with lots of fruits and veggies. Also check out quinoa!

sure it’s healthy. try it with milk. actually, try eating more long-grain white rice (like basmati). it’s better than good ol’ uncle ben’s.

i’m a fan of brown basmati rice. mmgood.

I like rice too.

Works for the Chinese and billions in Asia.

I eat rice all the time too. There’s always cooked rice available at my house. Everyone in my family seems to like it, but no one likes it as much as me.

i like brown jasmine rice

It is a staple of millions. Eat on.

As long as you get enough protein, fiber and the various essential vitamins by eating something with your rice, you should be fine. My husband is Asian and he eats rice every day and sometimes twice a day (he claims if he doesn’t his “eyes will go round”).

You might consider eating brown rice sometimes because it has more nutrients and fiber in it – in fact Asians eat it when they are feeling under the weather because it is healthier.

You might also try some of the different varieties of rice just for fun. There is basmati rice, jasmine rice, wehani rice, Texmati rice, and other “aromatic” rices. There are also short grain like Calmochi and Japonica, medium grain (typical of sushi rice and Arborio rice used in risotto) and long grain (indica) rice. There are special rices such as sticky or glutinous rice, or even red, mahogany or black rice.

I would tend to avoid things like Uncle Ben’s simply because the more something is pre-treated the less confident I am that it has all the nutrition it should. I also don’t like the taste.

i love freakin rice, i eat ALOT of it and i am still good LOL

@eponymoushipster long grown brown basmati is our family favorite! mmm.. Yum!

@The_Compassionate_Heretic – Depends on the bread.

I think rice, like bread and popcorn, is one of those foods that inherently are healthy—it’s just the toppings or extras added on that change that.

Being of Cuban descent, rice was served at every meal except breakfast when I was a kid. It was primarily white rice, although sometimes my Mom made arroz con pollo which is yellow due to the saffron added in.

These days I continue to love rice, although I don’t eat it everyday anymore.

My fave kinds are: sushi rice, Lundi Farms Texmati wild rice, and the rice they serve at Chipotle.