No, this isn’t a post about racial tensions! It’s not a court case either!
I wanted to weigh in on the subject of food processing regarding brown vs. white.
Take rice for example. Rice goes through a variety of processes before it gets to your table. After harvesting, a machine removes the outer husks. When this is done you're left with brown rice. Simple, huh?
To create white rice, there's an added step. The inner husk is removed and the grain is polished. This second removal process is what makes the rice white. Unfortunately, it comes at a price: a nutritional loss. The difference in minerals, vitamins and fiber is significant. Plain white rice has far less Vitamin E, Vitamin B6, Potassium, Magnesium, Iron and over a dozen other nutrients. Added to that, the dietary fiber contained in white rice is around a quarter of brown rice.
Surprisingly, this “brown is better than white” pattern does not seem to extend to sugar or eggs. (I can give you more on this if you ask) But generally, in regards to your health, brown is beautiful.
I wanted to weigh in on the subject of food processing regarding brown vs. white.
Take rice for example. Rice goes through a variety of processes before it gets to your table. After harvesting, a machine removes the outer husks. When this is done you're left with brown rice. Simple, huh?
To create white rice, there's an added step. The inner husk is removed and the grain is polished. This second removal process is what makes the rice white. Unfortunately, it comes at a price: a nutritional loss. The difference in minerals, vitamins and fiber is significant. Plain white rice has far less Vitamin E, Vitamin B6, Potassium, Magnesium, Iron and over a dozen other nutrients. Added to that, the dietary fiber contained in white rice is around a quarter of brown rice.
Surprisingly, this “brown is better than white” pattern does not seem to extend to sugar or eggs. (I can give you more on this if you ask) But generally, in regards to your health, brown is beautiful.
Over time I've not only gotten used to the switch from white to brown, I actually prefer brown now. I'm a rye bread, brown rice brother.
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