tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37886248.post6546455484881329532..comments2024-03-22T00:35:19.082-07:00Comments on Casual Kitchen: Brown Rice: Dietary PenanceDanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02388302796031288076noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37886248.post-44221821726653981962008-05-15T19:50:00.000-07:002008-05-15T19:50:00.000-07:00i never thought that I would ever buy instant rice...i never thought that I would ever buy instant rice of any type. I figured that I would give it a try to save some time.It's not bad, but of course the real stuff is a lot better. I bought Wegmans brand so it's not too costly. Making it in advance is a good idea, i will try that. Thanks!Hedy Leibowitz Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12190976529555843086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37886248.post-52286372108288855022008-05-15T06:14:00.000-07:002008-05-15T06:14:00.000-07:00Hi Hedy!I'm sure intant brown rice has more dietar...Hi Hedy!<BR/>I'm sure intant brown rice has more dietary benefits than instant *white* rice, but I seriously doubt that it has the same benefits as regular brown rice. <BR/><BR/>I'd encourage you to stick with regular brown rice and think of ways you can use "parallel processing" by working on other tasks while it's cooking. You'd be surprised how many other things you can do in the 45 minutes while you are waiting for the rice to cook! <BR/><BR/>Also you can simulate your own "quick brown rice" by making a large batch of brown rice over the weekend. Each day, just scoop out what you want for that day's meal, add a couple of teaspoons of water, and reheat it in the microwave. It's just as good and takes 60-90 seconds to heat up. <BR/><BR/>I have to tell you, I've never tried instant brown rice, and I don't think I could bring myself to try it. It seems sort of wrong to me to have somebody cook my food partially (on an industrial scale no less), put it in a box, and then sell it to me for more money. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for reading and thank you for your comment!<BR/><BR/>DKDanielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02388302796031288076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37886248.post-90956776685444623622008-05-14T19:37:00.000-07:002008-05-14T19:37:00.000-07:00Question for you...do you think that instant brown...Question for you...do you think that instant brown rice has the same health benefit as the regular stuff? I recently tried this and while it isn't quite as good as regular brown rice it is less time-consuming to make. I just don't always have the time to make regular brown rice these days.Hedy Leibowitz Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12190976529555843086noreply@blogger.com