Food for thought: Brown rice

From: Vegetarian Times | Date: December 1, 1999| Author: Marandino, Cristin | Copyright information

Brown Rice

Ninety percent of calories in rice come from carbohydrates, with 1/2 cup of the cooked constituting one of the 6 to 11 recommended Food Guide Pyramid servings. But you should skip the nutrientstripped white rice and reach for its brown counterpart. The outer layer of the br...

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