Sport How much is enough brown rice?

[acg1587]

Hey everyone,

I eat brown rice daily, usually at lunch and dinner with my EFA fish oil.

How much brown rice is a healthy amount? 1 cup? 1/2 cup?

 

[malkore]

since yer goal is fat loss, I'd go with 1/2 cup servings.

try to get more carbs from vegetables (no potatoes) and fruits (watch bananas though) and less from starchy carbs like rice, pasta, bread and potatoes when leaning out.

 

[scubadhp]

is that a half cup, pre or post cooking?

 

[theleip]

1/4 of a cup pre-cooked comes out to about a cup or close once cooked.

 

[acg1587]

Thanks a lot guys.

I only have brown rice with 1 meal a day, but fruits with almost every meal.

 

[malkore]

post cooking.

rice should double in size when cooking...hence why 1 cup rice needs 2 cups of water to cook it.

don't do too many fruits..you need veggies too. green leafy veggies = fiber, calcium, iron...among other goodies.

 

[junkfoodbad]

rice should double in size when cooking...hence why 1 cup rice needs 2 cups of water to cook it.

pasta doubles in size, rice actually triples