15-Do you Know (Rice)
Can We Eat Raw Rice?
No is the answer Rice, like wheat and corn, cannot
be eaten raw. It must be cooked. Even if we are starving, we cannot eat
rice in the raw form. This is because we do not have the system of enzymes
to break raw rice down.
Can We Eat Half-cooked Rice?
Try eating rice half cooked. Rice is very difficult to
digest. It is 'heavy stuff'. If we have problems with digestion, try skipping
rice for a few days. You will be amazed at how the problem will just go away.
Rice mostly cooked in temples and hotels is half-cooked, however Rice cooked
from South Indian hotels is not so much half-cooked, still is not so well-cooked
as it should be.
Is Rice Identical to Sugar?
Yes. This is a fact that no nutritionist denies: rice is
chemically no different from sugar. One bowl of cooked rice is the caloric equal
of 10 teaspoons of sugar. This does not matter whether it is white, brown or
herbal rice. Brown rice is richer in fiber, some B vitamins and minerals but it
is still the caloric equal to 10 teaspoons of sugar. Rice is digested to become
sugar. Rice cannot be digested before it is thoroughly cooked. However, when
thoroughly cooked, it becomes sugar. Since white rice has no fiber, we end up
eating lots of 'calorie dense' food before our stomach gets filled up. Brown
rice has little more fiber but still the same amount of sugar.
Does Eating Rice Cause to Intake More Salt?
Eating rice causes us to eat more salt. As rice is
tasteless, we tend to consume more salt - another villain when it comes
to high blood pressure. We tend to take more curry that has salt to help
flavor rice. We also tend to consume more ketchup and soy sauce, which are
also rich in salt.
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