Medically reviewed by Elizabeth Barnes, RDN Both quinoa and rice can be nutritious sources of grains for your diet. While both offer similar calorie content, quinoa is considered more nutrient ...

A weight-loss diet requires you to be conscious and cautious about what you eat. Rice is one of the foods that we tend to cut down on in the pursuit of weight loss. While consuming rice on a diet ...

RICE and rice-based dishes continue to make up about half of the average Filipino’s daily energy intake, far exceeding the recommended levels in a balanced diet. Citing data from the 2023 National ...

Dr. Walter Kempner devised the rice diet in the 1930s to treat certain medical ailments, most notably high blood pressure (hypertension) and renal disease. It has grown popular as a weight loss ...

The sheer number of rice dishes paired with curries and vegetables or by themselves denotes the popularity of rice in India. One can call it a staple food. It is also used as an offering in many ...

Moreover, rice in the West is often part of an oversized portion served without balance—missing vegetables, missing lean protein and often paired with sweetened beverages.

35 calories; 0.7 grams protein; 0.3 grams fat; 7 grams carbohydrates; 0.4 grams fiber; Keep in mind that salted or flavored rice cakes will contain more sodium and sugar than plain rice cakes.