Switch From White To White Rice Today!

You simply can’t do without your daily dose of white rice, but did you know that brown rice has more to offer than white or polished rice? Besides being rich in antioxidants, brown rice helps protect you from the action of free radicals and eventually even reduces the chances of cancer! Here are more reasons you should switch from white rice to brown rice today:

Nutrients in Brown Rice: Simply put, brown rice is unpolished or coarse rice, which means that just the outer most cover or the hull is removed. This means that brown rice continues to be packed with nutrients and fibre, long after white rice has lost most of them due to the polishing process.

Brown Rice Nutrition Value: 100 gm of cooked brown rice contains 32 mg thiamine, 4.6 mg niacin, 39 mg calcium, 2 mg iron, 303 mg phosphorus, 150 mg potassium, 1.7 gm fat, 77.7 gm carbohydrates, 7.5 gm of protein and 360 calories.

Minerals like thiamine, niacin, calcium, potassium, and phosphorous enrich brown rice’s nutrient content and help in the formation of bones, healthy nails, strong hair and supple muscles.

Some More Reasons to Switch from White Rice to Brown Rice Today:

1. Brown rice is high in fibre and hence aids smooth digestion.
2. Brown rice has a low glycemic index and therefore helps control blood sugar levels. 
3. It also helps prevent other diseases related to diabetes like high blood pressure and cardiovascular diseases. People with type 2 diabetes stand to gain a lot by switching from white rice to brown rice.
4. Brown rice is far better for weight management than white rice, since it’s consumption leads to a healthier body weight. Therefore, if you are on a weight loss plan, it is best to switch to brown rice.
5. The healthy fat in brown rice helps reduce bad cholesterol and thereby reduces the risk of other lifestyle diseases as well.

You can substitute white rice with brown rice for almost any dish. Experiment with brown in all your favourite white rice preparations, right from brown rice kheer or pulao to rajma rice, biryani and risotto. Common brands like Kohinoor, Daawat and Lal Qila sell brown rice, both in the normal, and basmati variety. So what are you waiting for? You don’t have to anxiously await that one Sunday in the month to enjoy your favourite biryani – go pick some brown rice up from the provisions store and fire up the flame! Switching from white rice to brown rice will not only keep you healthy – it’ll add variety to your otherwise roti and bread existence.