Rice — Always Nice

Rice — Always Nice

September 6, 2005

Do you toss “factoids” into party talk? Here’s one for National Rice Month: The world grows more than 40,000 types of rice and about 1.3 trillion pounds of rice annually—a lot of rice!

Store shelves may display more than traditional white rice: arborio (short-grain for risotto); aromatic, often nutty-flavored rices (basmati, Black Japonica, jasmine, Texmati, Wehani); brown rices (all whole-grain), among others.

Good for you? You bet! Any rice is high in complex carbs. Enriched white rice has thiamin, niacin, folic acid, and iron added.  Brown rice offers these nutrients, and with its bran layer intact, even more fiber and protein, too.

Enjoy rice — in soup or salad or perhaps in pilaf, paella, risotto or stir-fried rice.

Source: 365 Days of Healthy Eating from the American Dietetic Association (Wiley 2004), Roberta Larson Duyff, MS, RD, FADA, CFCS

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