Guest guest Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 Rice is the worst enemy of mankind What is the main obstacle of our country's (Bangladesh) development (-prosperity- improvement-betterment) ? If it is asked, certainly different people will give different answer. But if you analyze it from the view-point of medical science, then I will say rice is our worst national enemy. Rice is such a prominent food item which contains excessive amount of sugar (carbohydrate). So it hastens our physical growth & we become adult (mature) very quickly. That's why we get married promptly & start having babies more speedily. Sometimes it seems to me that just a few days ago a guy who himself was a baby, now he is completely exhausted (-fagged-worn-out) being a father or grandfather of many children. That means eating rice is the root cause of population explosion in such a dreadful manner. If you don't believe you can look on the rice eating countries, like china-india-indonesia-thailand-japan-korea, all of them are going through population problem in highest degree. For the unimaginable explosion of population, government become a failure even spending billions of dollar annually to provide our basic needs like food, cloth, residence, education & health. Rice not only make us adult (mature) very quickly, but also rapidly converts us to old guys. As a result we become incompetent (worthless) for any jobs and turn to a burden to the family (thus to the society & country). As because in old age we lack energy to work & various diseases invade our body & mind. In our country almost ninety percent of people found to be have gastric ulcer who visits doctor. Excessive amount of sugar in rice causes flatulency (gas) in the stomach and gas formation tends to the acidity & ulcer. Perhaps nobody will deny the fact that rice is the root cause of diabetes. You will not find gastric ulcer & diabetes epidemic in those countries where bread (wheat) is the main food item. Now I am to say that this poor country has to waste millions of dollars every year to import the medicines only for this two diseases. Some may say that most of the medicines of this two diseases are manufactured in our country. Yea, that's right ; but raw materials, machinery, packing items all are have to imported. There are many pathological test done to diagnose these diseases and these diagnostic machineries & chemical reagents are also have to import spending lot of foreign currencies. Yet we can ignore the squandering of invaluable time (working hour) in the doctor's chamber, hospital & sick-bed. Not only these two diseases but hundreds of diseases can be named having link with this notorious rice. You may say that laziness is the main obstacle in the way of our country's development rather than rice. Then I will say that rice creates laziness in our body & mind. The excessive amount of sugar/carbohydrate in rice is the real cause of laziness. As it is usually seen we become exhausted from least exertion, excessive amount of sugar in rice is responsible for this situation. As rice contains immoderate amount of sugar & after eating rice it is digested quickly & the principal ingredient (sugar) is quickly absorbed in our bloodstream & the sugar level suddenly become high, so we begin to feel drowsy, weak & lazy like a diabetic patient. You can say, Japanese (, Chinese & Koreans) are also rice eater & still they are not lazy (like us); on the contrary they are very much active & hardworking & they don't become tired from little labor. Yea, in this regard they got some climatic advantage. They don't sweat so much even during hard work because of their cold weather, as we do. As a result they don't break-away easily from little labour like us. Moreover people of Mongolian origin (flat-nose) are anthropologically very much energetic & industrious. On the contrary we sweat much because of our hot & damp weather and that's why we get easily tired, exhausted through losing essential mineral salts with sweats. So excess sugar in rice & excess sweating both are equally responsible for our laziness, debility & inactivity. Somebody may say that poverty is our most vital problem. If you think little deeply then you will realize that rice is the basic cause of our incurable poverty. As because if we fill our stomach with rice unto the nose, it will digest & absorbed so quickly that within two hours we will become hungry again. So we have to eat too much & our expenditure on food purpose become high & it force us to reduce expenditure on other fields (like health, education, infrastructure etc) . Look at our physical strength or (slender) physical structure ; both are ridiculous, pathetic. And the notorious (black sheep) rice is responsible for this poor status. You will obviously understand the demerits of rice if you compare the physical structure of rice-eater Indians, Chinese & Indonesians with wheat-eater Arabian, European & American. You will certainly notice that players of rice-eating countries can not do much well in the strenuous games (like football, cricket, marathon, wrestling etc). The reason is same and that is if we eat rice our blood sugar level (energy) rises to the highest level for a short time & then it again reduce to an alarmingly lowest position. On the contrary, if you eat wheat (bread) it will digest steadily taking much time & that's why your blood sugar level will not suddenly jump to highest level for a little while. As a result your calorie/ energy level will remain in standard position comparatively for longer time. Like rice it does not suddenly rise to the highest level & then fall to the lowest level. If we do not start eating wheat bread quickly in stead of rice, then the millions of dollars our government is wasting every years for family planning, will have to continue for how many years Allah knows ! On the contrary, governments of the wheat-eater countries (like Middle east, Australia, Europe, America etc) are facing failure to increase their population even offering billion dollars bonus to their couples. Some people think that illiteracy is the main problem in the way of our national prosperity. In this point we can say that poverty is responsible for illiteracy, over-population is responsible for poverty & rice is responsible for over-population. Recently many people are claiming that corruption is our chief national problem. Think in this way that poverty-illiteracy- unawareness is responsible for corruption & in our country the primary cause of poverty & illiteracy is overpopulation. Population not being a blessing rather has become a curse & rice is wholly responsible for this kind of consequence. So we have to entirely give up the habit of eating rice from right now & start having wheat bread in order to build a healthy & happy nation. But our women community are more interested in cooking rice than baking wheat bread. As because cooking rice is very easy but baking wheat bread is much hard. At the same time women should think that to eat rice we need to cook many delicious curry but to eat wheat bread these are not essential. Only potato fry or pulse's soup is enough. At this case we can buy seasonal fruits with the money usually spent for vegetables. That would be also better for our health. As the vegetables price is sky-high, it would be wise to consume one kilogram fruits in lieu of three kilogram vegetables. As we know vegetables contain less nutrient & yet most of them are spoiled by heat during cooking. To save our women from the hazard of baking wheat bread, the owner of hotel, restaurant & food industry can play a vital role. They have to given up the habit of preparing incredibly small & thin bread fried with six month old burnt oil & rather have to begin making mega-size wheat bread like middle east countries, one of which is enough for an entire family. Moreover we can make wheat bread machine available in every family like Europe & America. Some may argue that wheat flour is more costly than rice, but at the same time they should also consider the facts of various diseases like diabetes & premature senility. According to expert, wheat flour's price can be easily reduced by mixing corn maze with it. We should also think about huge amount of water needed to produce paddy (rice), which will be a real problem in our country in near future. On the contrary so much water is not necessary for the cultivation of wheat. To acquire hundred percent benefit from eating wheat bread we have to consume unfiltered natural flour ; because the food companies (market packed flour) greatly reduce its nutrient quality by excessively straining it (to make flour white). So our request to the government is that govt. should encourage people to produce & consume wheat every way (and discourage the rice). If it is necessary we can depend on & produce genetically modified (GM) wheat. As GM food has gained acceptance in Europe & America, then we should not remain hesitated about it. Moreover our holy prophet (pbuh) has given his opinion in favor of genetically modified (GM) food. In one of his sayings he said, `in the last age there will be superabundance of food grains'. That means people rice, wheat, onion, garlic, fruit, vegetables etc of mega-size will be invented & people will be obliged to consume those (to get ride of famine). Bashir Mahmud Ellias author, Design specialist, Homeo consultant chamber : Mizan homeo pharmacy 9/D Toyenabi circular road, Kamalapore, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Mob : 01916-038527 E-mail : Bashirmahmudellias Website : www.geocities.com/Bashirmahmudellias Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 Perhaps brown rice is the solution? Many Asians associate white rice with affluence and brown rice with poverty, but that could change. , " Bashir Mahmud Ellias " <bashirmahmudellias wrote: > > > > Rice is the worst enemy of mankind > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 I would like to disagree with your view on rice. As a matter of fact, its not just rice, it the thing that everybody in Bangladesh, all the asian countries that suffer from diabetes due to rice is because its POLISHED Rice. White Rice is nothing but refined rice. Its stripped off all the good contents, similar to All Purpose Flour (Which is wheat flour minus the nutrients). Brown rice/Red Rice/Black Rice, there are many more varieties of rice in unpolished form and if that is consumed, due to high fiber and other nutrient content, you do not consume the same amount as you would on the White Rice(Polished). I would say the worst enemy is REFINED PRODUCTS, stripped off all their nutrient content. And dont get me started on GM foods. I would say stick to organic culture, and organic foods to have a long and healthy life. Thanks, Smitha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2008 Report Share Posted October 18, 2008 I think what you are saying is: Refined Grains cause Nutritional deficiencies and I agree with this; Refining Grains is one of the worst mistakes mankind has ever made; for example; the Hull of the Brown Rice Grain is where the B- Vitamins; especially Thiamine Vitamin B1; so whenever the Rice Grain is hulled or refined; 90% of the nutritional content is thrown away; The wheat grain is highly refined into white flour; the Germ of the Wheat is used for Wheat Germ; and the Bran is used for cattle feed; The cattle get a higher amount of nutrion from wheat bran than people who eat white flour products do As far as Corn goes and the milling and refined of this beneficial whole grain; they ruined it ! By refining the Corn Grain into a lifeless yellow powder (unless stone ground and not bleached etc) REFINED CORN ACTUALLY CAUSES PELLAGRA ! A Deficieny of Vitamin B3 ! Refined Rice Causes Beri Beri and White Flour has syn. vitsmins added The Reason Mankind refines our Grains is to extend grocery store shelf life; and this is the only reason So it is up to mankind to find a way to store and preserve Whole Grains; I bet Ancient Egyptians led by Pharess Cleopatra; who discoverd irrigation; knew how to grow and store any Whole Grain; albeit; Whole Grains themseleves; when cooked properly or sprouted are a superb source of nutrition; Jesus was into Whole Grains; so you smay consider writing WHITE Rice is the food enemy of Mankind ps White Rice etc increases one's need for Thiamine Vitamin B1; anna , " Bashir Mahmud Ellias " <bashirmahmudellias wrote: > > > > Rice is the worst enemy of mankind > > > > What is the main obstacle of our country's (Bangladesh) > development (-prosperity- improvement-betterment) ? If it is > asked, certainly different people will give different answer. > But if you analyze it from the view-point of medical > science, then I will say rice is our worst national enemy. > Rice is such a prominent food item which contains excessive > amount of sugar (carbohydrate). So it hastens our physical > growth & we become adult (mature) very quickly. That's why > we get married promptly & start having babies more speedily. > Sometimes it seems to me that just a few days ago a guy > who himself was a baby, now he is completely exhausted > (-fagged-worn-out) being a father or grandfather of many > children. That means eating rice is the root cause of > population explosion in such a dreadful manner. If you don't > believe you can look on the rice eating countries, like > china-india-indonesia-thailand-japan-korea, all of them are going > through population problem in highest degree. For the > unimaginable explosion of population, government become a > failure even spending billions of dollar annually to provide > our basic needs like food, cloth, residence, education & > health. Rice not only make us adult (mature) very quickly, > but also rapidly converts us to old guys. As a result we > become incompetent (worthless) for any jobs and turn to a > burden to the family (thus to the society & country). As > because in old age we lack energy to work & various > diseases invade our body & mind. In our country almost > ninety percent of people found to be have gastric ulcer who > visits doctor. Excessive amount of sugar in rice causes > flatulency (gas) in the stomach and gas formation tends to > the acidity & ulcer. Perhaps nobody will deny the fact that > rice is the root cause of diabetes. You will not find > gastric ulcer & diabetes epidemic in those countries where > bread (wheat) is the main food item. Now I am to say that > this poor country has to waste millions of dollars every > year to import the medicines only for this two diseases. > > Some may say that most of the medicines of this two > diseases are manufactured in our country. Yea, that's right ; > but raw materials, machinery, packing items all are have to > imported. There are many pathological test done to diagnose > these diseases and these diagnostic machineries & chemical > reagents are also have to import spending lot of foreign > currencies. Yet we can ignore the squandering of invaluable > time (working hour) in the doctor's chamber, hospital & > sick-bed. Not only these two diseases but hundreds of > diseases can be named having link with this notorious rice. > You may say that laziness is the main obstacle in the way > of our country's development rather than rice. Then I will > say that rice creates laziness in our body & mind. The > excessive amount of sugar/carbohydrate in rice is the real > cause of laziness. As it is usually seen we become exhausted > from least exertion, excessive amount of sugar in rice is > responsible for this situation. As rice contains immoderate > amount of sugar & after eating rice it is digested quickly > & the principal ingredient (sugar) is quickly absorbed in our > bloodstream & the sugar level suddenly become high, so we > begin to feel drowsy, weak & lazy like a diabetic patient. > You can say, Japanese (, Chinese & Koreans) are also rice > eater & still they are not lazy (like us); on the contrary > they are very much active & hardworking & they don't become > tired from little labor. Yea, in this regard they got some > climatic advantage. They don't sweat so much even during > hard work because of their cold weather, as we do. As a > result they don't break-away easily from little labour like > us. Moreover people of Mongolian origin (flat-nose) are > anthropologically very much energetic & industrious. On the > contrary we sweat much because of our hot & damp weather > and that's why we get easily tired, exhausted through losing > essential mineral salts with sweats. So excess sugar in rice > & excess sweating both are equally responsible for our > laziness, debility & inactivity. > > Somebody may say that poverty is our most vital problem. If > you think little deeply then you will realize that rice is > the basic cause of our incurable poverty. As because if we > fill our stomach with rice unto the nose, it will digest & > absorbed so quickly that within two hours we will become > hungry again. So we have to eat too much & our expenditure > on food purpose become high & it force us to reduce > expenditure on other fields (like health, education, > infrastructure etc) . Look at our physical strength or > (slender) physical structure ; both are ridiculous, pathetic. > And the notorious (black sheep) rice is responsible for this > poor status. You will obviously understand the demerits of > rice if you compare the physical structure of rice-eater > Indians, Chinese & Indonesians with wheat-eater Arabian, > European & American. You will certainly notice that players > of rice-eating countries can not do much well in the > strenuous games (like football, cricket, marathon, wrestling > etc). The reason is same and that is if we eat rice our > blood sugar level (energy) rises to the highest level for a > short time & then it again reduce to an alarmingly lowest > position. On the contrary, if you eat wheat (bread) it will > digest steadily taking much time & that's why your blood > sugar level will not suddenly jump to highest level for a > little while. As a result your calorie/ energy level will > remain in standard position comparatively for longer time. > Like rice it does not suddenly rise to the highest level & > then fall to the lowest level. If we do not start eating > wheat bread quickly in stead of rice, then the millions of > dollars our government is wasting every years for family > planning, will have to continue for how many years Allah > knows ! On the contrary, governments of the wheat-eater > countries (like Middle east, Australia, Europe, America etc) > are facing failure to increase their population even offering > billion dollars bonus to their couples. > > Some people think that illiteracy is the main problem in > the way of our national prosperity. In this point we can > say that poverty is responsible for illiteracy, over- population > is responsible for poverty & rice is responsible for > over-population. Recently many people are claiming that > corruption is our chief national problem. Think in this way > that poverty-illiteracy- unawareness is responsible for > corruption & in our country the primary cause of poverty & > illiteracy is overpopulation. Population not being a blessing > rather has become a curse & rice is wholly responsible for > this kind of consequence. So we have to entirely give up > the habit of eating rice from right now & start having > wheat bread in order to build a healthy & happy nation. But > our women community are more interested in cooking rice than > baking wheat bread. As because cooking rice is very easy > but baking wheat bread is much hard. At the same time women > should think that to eat rice we need to cook many > delicious curry but to eat wheat bread these are not > essential. Only potato fry or pulse's soup is enough. At > this case we can buy seasonal fruits with the money usually > spent for vegetables. That would be also better for our > health. As the vegetables price is sky-high, it would be > wise to consume one kilogram fruits in lieu of three > kilogram vegetables. As we know vegetables contain less > nutrient & yet most of them are spoiled by heat during > cooking. To save our women from the hazard of baking wheat > bread, the owner of hotel, restaurant & food industry can > play a vital role. They have to given up the habit of > preparing incredibly small & thin bread fried with six month > old burnt oil & rather have to begin making mega-size wheat > bread like middle east countries, one of which is enough > for an entire family. Moreover we can make wheat bread > machine available in every family like Europe & America. Some > may argue that wheat flour is more costly than rice, but > at the same time they should also consider the facts of > various diseases like diabetes & premature senility. > > According to expert, wheat flour's price can be easily > reduced by mixing corn maze with it. We should also think > about huge amount of water needed to produce paddy (rice), > which will be a real problem in our country in near future. > On the contrary so much water is not necessary for the > cultivation of wheat. To acquire hundred percent benefit from > eating wheat bread we have to consume unfiltered natural > flour ; because the food companies (market packed flour) > greatly reduce its nutrient quality by excessively straining > it (to make flour white). So our request to the government > is that govt. should encourage people to produce & consume > wheat every way (and discourage the rice). If it is > necessary we can depend on & produce genetically modified (GM) > wheat. As GM food has gained acceptance in Europe & > America, then we should not remain hesitated about it. > Moreover our holy prophet (pbuh) has given his opinion in > favor of genetically modified (GM) food. In one of his sayings > he said, `in the last age there will be superabundance of > food grains'. That means people rice, wheat, onion, garlic, > fruit, vegetables etc of mega-size will be invented & people > will be obliged to consume those (to get ride of famine). > > Bashir Mahmud Ellias > author, Design specialist, Homeo consultant > chamber : Mizan homeo pharmacy > 9/D Toyenabi circular road, > Kamalapore, Dhaka, Bangladesh. > Mob : 01916-038527 > E-mail : Bashirmahmudellias > Website : > www.geocities.com/Bashirmahmudellias > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 19, 2008 Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 The Japanese who eat a lot of white rice, even for breakfast, have much longer life expectancies than other countries. I agree that refined carbohydrates are not good but in the case of the Japanese it is more what they eat with the rice which is lots of fruits, vegetables, seafood, tofu, etc. Richard Fear is a natural reaction to moving closer to the truth. ---Pema Chödrön Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 Richard wrote: in the case of the Japanese it is more what they eat with the rice which is lots of fruits, vegetables, seafood, tofu, etc. > True what you say; they add Seaweed for Iodine and w/veg. and fruits; this is not the way Rice is eaten in poor nations;Rice eaten plain if Brown Rice were eaten instead of White; people could subsist on Brown Rice daily; however White Rice is basically pure starch; thanks; , " RNR " <rnr4biz wrote: > > The Japanese who eat a lot of white rice, even for breakfast, have much longer life expectancies than other countries. I agree that refined carbohydrates are not good but in the case of the Japanese it is more what they eat with the rice which is lots of fruits, vegetables, seafood, tofu, etc. > > Richard > > Fear is a natural reaction to moving closer to the truth. > > ---Pema Chödrön > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 Anna, I agree with you on the poorer nations. White rice is used to fill the tummy. Not very nutritious but it prevents starvation though not the best way to do it plus can create a host of other problems. What has been highly successful with starving children is a mixture of peanut butter, dried milk and some other nutritional ingredients. It is packed with calories, protein, and other essentials and keeps without refrigeration. It is also relatively cheap and starving children who get it are now thriving. However, getting it is a another matter. Richard Fear is a natural reaction to moving closer to the truth. ---Pema Chödrön Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 Hello, I have a question about rice. Why some people wash it? Someone told me it's to eliminate the starch. However, if the starch is in the core of the grain, how can they eliminate it by washing? Does anyone know? Rena - Smitha Prasad Friday, October 17, 2008 4:12 PM Re:Rice is the worst enemy of mankind I would like to disagree with your view on rice. As a matter of fact, its not just rice, it the thing that everybody in Bangladesh, all the asian countries that suffer from diabetes due to rice is because its POLISHED Rice. White Rice is nothing but refined rice. Its stripped off all the good contents, similar to All Purpose Flour (Which is wheat flour minus the nutrients). Brown rice/Red Rice/Black Rice, there are many more varieties of rice in unpolished form and if that is consumed, due to high fiber and other nutrient content, you do not consume the same amount as you would on the White Rice(Polished). I would say the worst enemy is REFINED PRODUCTS, stripped off all their nutrient content. And dont get me started on GM foods. I would say stick to organic culture, and organic foods to have a long and healthy life. Thanks, Smitha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Depends on what type of Rice you are talking about If it is Whole Brown Rice you wash to remove Dust and debris If it is White Rice; you do not wash; here is why.... As I mentioned Brown Rice has Thiamine Vit. B1 in the Hull of the Rice White Rice has the Hull removed and thrown out; so what happens is: Rice Companies actually SPRAY Thiamin Vit. B1 on the White Rice; so if you wash White Rice; you wash all the Thiamine B1 away; however; If you use Brown Rice; you will not wash any Vitamins away; so better to not wash White Enriched Rice but do wash Whole Brown Rice and cook Brown Rice for 40 minutes; Anna- -- In , " evergreengarden " <evergreengarden wrote: > > Hello, > > I have a question about rice. > Why some people wash it? > Someone told me it's to eliminate the starch. However, if the starch is in the core of the grain, how can they eliminate it by washing? > Does anyone know? > Rena > > - > Smitha Prasad > > Friday, October 17, 2008 4:12 PM > Re:Rice is the worst enemy of mankind > > > I would like to disagree with your view on rice. As a matter of fact, its not just rice, it the thing that everybody in Bangladesh, all the asian countries that suffer from diabetes due to rice is because its POLISHED Rice. White Rice is nothing but refined rice. Its stripped off all the good contents, similar to All Purpose Flour (Which is wheat flour minus the nutrients). > > Brown rice/Red Rice/Black Rice, there are many more varieties of rice in unpolished form and if that is consumed, due to high fiber and other nutrient content, you do not consume the same amount as you would on the White Rice(Polished). > > I would say the worst enemy is REFINED PRODUCTS, stripped off all their nutrient content. And dont get me started on GM foods. I would say stick to organic culture, and organic foods to have a long and healthy life. > > Thanks, > Smitha > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 I wanted to add that whether one uses white rice or brown rice then what you mix with it can dramatically change the nutritional value. Beans and rice together have the amino acids to make complete protein. Personally I would still choose brown, wild, or the many varieties now sold. But as we all know the price goes up with flavor and nutritional value. For those in poverty this may not be an option though plain brown rice is still reasonable in cost. Richard Fear is a natural reaction to moving closer to the truth. ---Pema Chödrön Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 Does this include washing instant rice? --- On Fri, 10/24/08, Anne <annroc2004 wrote: Anne <annroc2004 Re:Rice is the worst enemy of mankind Friday, October 24, 2008, 6:46 PM Depends on what type of Rice you are talking about If it is Whole Brown Rice you wash to remove Dust and debris If it is White Rice; you do not wash; here is why.... As I mentioned Brown Rice has Thiamine Vit. B1 in the Hull of the Rice White Rice has the Hull removed and thrown out; so what happens is: Rice Companies actually SPRAY Thiamin Vit. B1 on the White Rice; so if you wash White Rice; you wash all the Thiamine B1 away; however; If you use Brown Rice; you will not wash any Vitamins away; so better to not wash White Enriched Rice but do wash Whole Brown Rice and cook Brown Rice for 40 minutes; Anna- -- In , " evergreengarden " <evergreengarden@ ...> wrote: > > Hello, > > I have a question about rice. > Why some people wash it? > Someone told me it's to eliminate the starch. However, if the starch is in the core of the grain, how can they eliminate it by washing? > Does anyone know? > Rena > > - > Smitha Prasad > > Friday, October 17, 2008 4:12 PM > Re:Rice is the worst enemy of mankind > > > I would like to disagree with your view on rice. As a matter of fact, its not just rice, it the thing that everybody in Bangladesh, all the asian countries that suffer from diabetes due to rice is because its POLISHED Rice. White Rice is nothing but refined rice. Its stripped off all the good contents, similar to All Purpose Flour (Which is wheat flour minus the nutrients). > > Brown rice/Red Rice/Black Rice, there are many more varieties of rice in unpolished form and if that is consumed, due to high fiber and other nutrient content, you do not consume the same amount as you would on the White Rice(Polished) . > > I would say the worst enemy is REFINED PRODUCTS, stripped off all their nutrient content. And dont get me started on GM foods. I would say stick to organic culture, and organic foods to have a long and healthy life. > > Thanks, > Smitha > > ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ __ > > > http://mail. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 I agree; my point is the dif. in nutrional value between White Rice and Brown Rice is far worse than the dif. between White and Wheat Flour The no 1 reason people eat rice is Takes less time to cook This is important for people who use wood stoves or campfires to cook this is why I do recommedn QUICK COOK BROWN RICE; takes about 20 mins. a. Whole Brown Rice most Nutrients b. Converted White Rice also called Par Boiled White Rice very good c. plain refiend whte rice kernels a good source of starch not vits. You can soak Brown Rice during the day to shorten cooking time; anne ps I am sprouting some Brown Rice; will let you know hoe this is; I sprout brown lentils which are excelelnt with oil and soy sauce; Anna sauteed , " RNR " <rnr4biz wrote: > > I wanted to add that whether one uses white rice or brown rice then what you mix with it can dramatically change the nutritional value. Beans and rice together have the amino acids to make complete protein. Personally I would still choose brown, wild, or the many varieties now sold. But as we all know the price goes up with flavor and nutritional value. For those in poverty this may not be an option though plain brown rice is still reasonable in cost. > > Richard > > Fear is a natural reaction to moving closer to the truth. > > ---Pema Chödrön > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 Instant Rice is pure starch with sprayed on Vitamins like Thiamin; so if you wash any commercial White Rice; you wash away all the Vitamins; pciture like this; The Hull of the Rice Bran contains the Vitamins The Hull is like a seed shell; full of Nutrients The White Rice is Rice with no hull; instead of a hull; they spray Vit so I ask you .... what do you think is best; a Rice Hull you can see and cook and retains nutritional value during cooking or a sprayed on Vitamin that cannot even stand cold water ? so NO do not wash any commercial white Rice before or after cooking; if you buy Bulk White Rice; then you should wash to remove debris; CONVERTED WHITE RICE also called PAR BOILED WHITE RICE RETAINS VITS. also as well as Brown Rice; commercial instant white rice does not; You could add Rice Bran to White Rice to improve Nutrioanl value; anna , Jenifer <genevive32 wrote: > > Does this include washing instant rice? > > --- On Fri, 10/24/08, Anne <annroc2004 wrote: > Anne <annroc2004 > Re:Rice is the worst enemy of mankind > > Friday, October 24, 2008, 6:46 PM > > > > > Depends on what type of Rice you are talking about > > > > If it is Whole Brown Rice you wash to remove Dust and debris > > > > If it is White Rice; you do not wash; here is why.... > > > > As I mentioned Brown Rice has Thiamine Vit. B1 in the Hull of the Rice > > > > White Rice has the Hull removed and thrown out; so what happens is: > > > > Rice Companies actually SPRAY Thiamin Vit. B1 on the White Rice; > > > > so if you wash White Rice; you wash all the Thiamine B1 away; > > > > however; > > > > If you use Brown Rice; you will not wash any Vitamins away; so better > > to not wash White Enriched Rice > > but do wash Whole Brown Rice and cook Brown Rice for 40 minutes; Anna- > > -- In , " evergreengarden " > > <evergreengarden@ ...> wrote: > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > I have a question about rice. > > > Why some people wash it? > > > Someone told me it's to eliminate the starch. However, if the > > starch is in the core of the grain, how can they eliminate it by > > washing? > > > Does anyone know? > > > Rena > > > > > > - > > > Smitha Prasad > > > > > > Friday, October 17, 2008 4:12 PM > > > Re:Rice is the worst enemy of > > mankind > > > > > > > > > I would like to disagree with your view on rice. As a matter of > > fact, its not just rice, it the thing that everybody in Bangladesh, > > all the asian countries that suffer from diabetes due to rice is > > because its POLISHED Rice. White Rice is nothing but refined rice. > > Its stripped off all the good contents, similar to All Purpose Flour > > (Which is wheat flour minus the nutrients). > > > > > > Brown rice/Red Rice/Black Rice, there are many more varieties of > > rice in unpolished form and if that is consumed, due to high fiber > > and other nutrient content, you do not consume the same amount as > > you would on the White Rice(Polished) . > > > > > > I would say the worst enemy is REFINED PRODUCTS, stripped off all > > their nutrient content. And dont get me started on GM foods. I would > > say stick to organic culture, and organic foods to have a long and > > healthy life. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Smitha > > > > > > ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ __ > > > > > > > > > http://mail. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 as you say; in poor nations; they do not have the option of adding fresh veggies or beans to the rice; they eat white rice 3 x per day so by merely eating Brown Rice instead they would live healthier lives; and illnesses due to poverty and malnutriton would be less; thnx rich;a Brown Rice is difficult to store; high in Oils; oils go rancid; if Brown Rice could be stored better; Brown Rice would be prevelant; A. White Rice is ok short term but not as a life time staple;brown rice ok; , " RNR " <rnr4biz wrote: > > I wanted to add that whether one uses white rice or brown rice then what you mix with it can dramatically change the nutritional value. Beans and rice together have the amino acids to make complete protein. Personally I would still choose brown, wild, or the many varieties now sold. But as we all know the price goes up with flavor and nutritional value. For those in poverty this may not be an option though plain brown rice is still reasonable in cost. > > Richard > > Fear is a natural reaction to moving closer to the truth. > > ---Pema Chödrön > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 I never did, but I saw many people washing white rice thinking they were eliminating the starch. - Anne Friday, October 24, 2008 6:46 PM Re:Rice is the worst enemy of mankind Depends on what type of Rice you are talking about If it is Whole Brown Rice you wash to remove Dust and debris If it is White Rice; you do not wash; here is why.... As I mentioned Brown Rice has Thiamine Vit. B1 in the Hull of the Rice White Rice has the Hull removed and thrown out; so what happens is: Rice Companies actually SPRAY Thiamin Vit. B1 on the White Rice; so if you wash White Rice; you wash all the Thiamine B1 away; however; If you use Brown Rice; you will not wash any Vitamins away; so better to not wash White Enriched Rice but do wash Whole Brown Rice and cook Brown Rice for 40 minutes; Anna- -- In , " evergreengarden " <evergreengarden wrote: > > Hello, > > I have a question about rice. > Why some people wash it? > Someone told me it's to eliminate the starch. However, if the starch is in the core of the grain, how can they eliminate it by washing? > Does anyone know? > Rena > > - > Smitha Prasad > > Friday, October 17, 2008 4:12 PM > Re:Rice is the worst enemy of mankind > > > I would like to disagree with your view on rice. As a matter of fact, its not just rice, it the thing that everybody in Bangladesh, all the asian countries that suffer from diabetes due to rice is because its POLISHED Rice. White Rice is nothing but refined rice. Its stripped off all the good contents, similar to All Purpose Flour (Which is wheat flour minus the nutrients). > > Brown rice/Red Rice/Black Rice, there are many more varieties of rice in unpolished form and if that is consumed, due to high fiber and other nutrient content, you do not consume the same amount as you would on the White Rice(Polished). > > I would say the worst enemy is REFINED PRODUCTS, stripped off all their nutrient content. And dont get me started on GM foods. I would say stick to organic culture, and organic foods to have a long and healthy life. > > Thanks, > Smitha > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 Anne, Never thought of sprouting brown rice. I've sprouted lentils but wasn't sure brown rice would sprout. Let everyone know how it turns out. I love my neat little tier sprouter. Gives the sprouts a nice clean rinse and I get to sprout seeds at varying times. Richard Fear is a natural reaction to moving closer to the truth. ---Pema Chödrön Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2008 Report Share Posted October 29, 2008 Hi Rich; yeah I have my Brown Rice all ready to sprout; Sprouting is good to know how to do; because if we have an electric outage that lasts for days like after a Hurricane; and we can't cook lentils; or rice; we can sprout and eat the sprouts I use glass jars or glass plates with glass covers to let in light; a. ps what gives Sprouts a good flavor is adding soy sauce and a good Oil , " RNR " <rnr4biz wrote: > > Anne, > > Never thought of sprouting brown rice. I've sprouted lentils but wasn't sure brown rice would sprout. Let everyone know how it turns out. I love my neat little tier sprouter. Gives the sprouts a nice clean rinse and I get to sprout seeds at varying times. > > Richard > > Fear is a natural reaction to moving closer to the truth. > > ---Pema Chödrön > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2008 Report Share Posted October 29, 2008 Ann and Richard, could you tell me what kind of sprouters/methods you are using? Thank you Liz , " Anne " <annroc2004 wrote: > > Hi Rich; > > yeah I have my Brown Rice all ready to sprout; > > Sprouting is good to know how to do; because if we have an electric > outage that lasts for days like after a Hurricane; > > and we can't cook lentils; or rice; we can sprout and eat the sprouts > > I use glass jars or glass plates with glass covers to let in light; a. > > ps what gives Sprouts a good flavor is adding soy sauce and a good Oil > , " RNR " <rnr4biz@> wrote: > > > > Anne, > > > > Never thought of sprouting brown rice. I've sprouted lentils but > wasn't sure brown rice would sprout. Let everyone know how it turns > out. I love my neat little tier sprouter. Gives the sprouts a nice > clean rinse and I get to sprout seeds at varying times. > > > > Richard > > > > Fear is a natural reaction to moving closer to the truth. > > > > ---Pema > Chödrön > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2008 Report Share Posted October 29, 2008 Wow. I never knew brown rice could be sprouted. How long does it take to sprout? Typically the wheat I sprout takes upto 4 days. How long do you soak the brown rice. Please let us know. Thanks, Smitha , " Anne " <annroc2004 wrote: > > Hi Rich; > > yeah I have my Brown Rice all ready to sprout; > > Sprouting is good to know how to do; because if we have an electric > outage that lasts for days like after a Hurricane; > > and we can't cook lentils; or rice; we can sprout and eat the sprouts > > I use glass jars or glass plates with glass covers to let in light; a. > > ps what gives Sprouts a good flavor is adding soy sauce and a good Oil > , " RNR " <rnr4biz@> wrote: > > > > Anne, > > > > Never thought of sprouting brown rice. I've sprouted lentils but > wasn't sure brown rice would sprout. Let everyone know how it turns > out. I love my neat little tier sprouter. Gives the sprouts a nice > clean rinse and I get to sprout seeds at varying times. > > > > Richard > > > > Fear is a natural reaction to moving closer to the truth. > > > > ---Pema > Ch�dr�n > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 30, 2008 Report Share Posted October 30, 2008 Liz, I use a Kitchen Crop Sprouter. It is a tiered system whereby you can sprout different sprouts at different times. You pour water in the top and it slowly goes into each tier rinsing the seeds and sprouts and then drains in a bottom container for emptying. One of the problems with sprouts is bacterial growth so they need to be rinsed thoroughly several times a day. I do not recommend store bought sprouts in containers as some studies have shown high bacteria content and it is the type that makes you sick and not the good type. Richard Fear is a natural reaction to moving closer to the truth. ---Pema Chödrön Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 30, 2008 Report Share Posted October 30, 2008 Thanks for clearing that up for me. Genevive --- On Sun, 10/26/08, Anne <annroc2004 wrote: Anne <annroc2004 Re:Rice is the worst enemy of mankind Sunday, October 26, 2008, 7:48 PM Instant Rice is pure starch with sprayed on Vitamins like Thiamin; so if you wash any commercial White Rice; you wash away all the Vitamins; pciture like this; The Hull of the Rice Bran contains the Vitamins The Hull is like a seed shell; full of Nutrients The White Rice is Rice with no hull; instead of a hull; they spray Vit so I ask you .... what do you think is best; a Rice Hull you can see and cook and retains nutritional value during cooking or a sprayed on Vitamin that cannot even stand cold water ? so NO do not wash any commercial white Rice before or after cooking; if you buy Bulk White Rice; then you should wash to remove debris; CONVERTED WHITE RICE also called PAR BOILED WHITE RICE RETAINS VITS. also as well as Brown Rice; commercial instant white rice does not; You could add Rice Bran to White Rice to improve Nutrioanl value; anna , Jenifer <genevive32@ ...> wrote: > > Does this include washing instant rice? > > --- On Fri, 10/24/08, Anne <annroc2004@ ...> wrote: > Anne <annroc2004@ ...> > Re:Rice is the worst enemy of mankind > > Friday, October 24, 2008, 6:46 PM > > > > > > > > > > > > Depends on what type of Rice you are talking about > > > > If it is Whole Brown Rice you wash to remove Dust and debris > > > > If it is White Rice; you do not wash; here is why.... > > > > As I mentioned Brown Rice has Thiamine Vit. B1 in the Hull of the Rice > > > > White Rice has the Hull removed and thrown out; so what happens is: > > > > Rice Companies actually SPRAY Thiamin Vit. B1 on the White Rice; > > > > so if you wash White Rice; you wash all the Thiamine B1 away; > > > > however; > > > > If you use Brown Rice; you will not wash any Vitamins away; so better > > to not wash White Enriched Rice > > but do wash Whole Brown Rice and cook Brown Rice for 40 minutes; Anna- > > -- In , " evergreengarden " > > <evergreengarden@ ...> wrote: > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > I have a question about rice. > > > Why some people wash it? > > > Someone told me it's to eliminate the starch. However, if the > > starch is in the core of the grain, how can they eliminate it by > > washing? > > > Does anyone know? > > > Rena > > > > > > - > > > Smitha Prasad > > > > > > Friday, October 17, 2008 4:12 PM > > > Re:Rice is the worst enemy of > > mankind > > > > > > > > > I would like to disagree with your view on rice. As a matter of > > fact, its not just rice, it the thing that everybody in Bangladesh, > > all the asian countries that suffer from diabetes due to rice is > > because its POLISHED Rice. White Rice is nothing but refined rice. > > Its stripped off all the good contents, similar to All Purpose Flour > > (Which is wheat flour minus the nutrients). > > > > > > Brown rice/Red Rice/Black Rice, there are many more varieties of > > rice in unpolished form and if that is consumed, due to high fiber > > and other nutrient content, you do not consume the same amount as > > you would on the White Rice(Polished) . > > > > > > I would say the worst enemy is REFINED PRODUCTS, stripped off all > > their nutrient content. And dont get me started on GM foods. I would > > say stick to organic culture, and organic foods to have a long and > > healthy life. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Smitha > > > > > > ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ __ > > > > > > > > > http://mail. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 I will; I'll soak the Brown Rice for a few hours; then set to sprout in glass; I will let you know how the Brown Rice Sprouting goes; I think Brown Rice Malt is from Sprouted Brown Rice I am seeking Recipies for LENTIL SPROUTS; which are already sprouted; I am seek recipies concerning cooking Lentil sprouts or other sprouts; PS Just exactly what do you do with your Whole Wheat Sprouts; " curious; , " smithanya " <smithanya wrote: > > Wow. I never knew brown rice could be sprouted. How long does it take > to sprout? Typically the wheat I sprout takes upto 4 days. How long do > you soak the brown rice. Please let us know. > > Thanks, > Smitha > > , " Anne " <annroc2004@> wrote: > > > > Hi Rich; > > > > yeah I have my Brown Rice all ready to sprout; > > > > Sprouting is good to know how to do; because if we have an electric > > outage that lasts for days like after a Hurricane; > > > > and we can't cook lentils; or rice; we can sprout and eat the sprouts > > > > I use glass jars or glass plates with glass covers to let in light; a. > > > > ps what gives Sprouts a good flavor is adding soy sauce and a good Oil > > , " RNR " <rnr4biz@> wrote: > > > > > > Anne, > > > > > > Never thought of sprouting brown rice. I've sprouted lentils but > > wasn't sure brown rice would sprout. Let everyone know how it turns > > out. I love my neat little tier sprouter. Gives the sprouts a nice > > clean rinse and I get to sprout seeds at varying times. > > > > > > Richard > > > > > > Fear is a natural reaction to moving closer to the truth. > > > > > > ---Pema > > Ch�dr�n > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 1, 2008 Report Share Posted November 1, 2008 Hello; there are various methods for sprouting; you can buy starter sprout kits; I have been using glass cake plates and glass covers I have been buying at the Thrift store ! You know the old fashioned Cake dishes with the glass covers or pastry dishes with glass or plastic covers ? I have been using these! and so far working out well; some people actually sprout using soil ! This is for tall wheat grass used in juicers to make Wheat Grass Juice You can begin with a clean glass Mayo jar; I rinse 2 x daily; or less; IT IS AMAZING HOW MANY SPROUTS a SMALL AMOUNT OF SEEDS MAKES; I am not an expert on sprouuts; Spouts are good on Sandwiches; I think You can spout almost any seed bean or nut; such as Sesame Seeds;Flax I sprouted Flax then grew Flax in my yard; but did not produce seed; a , " Elizabeth Brandegee " <lightspirals wrote: > > Ann and Richard, could you tell me what kind of sprouters/methods you > are using? > Thank you > Liz > > , " Anne " <annroc2004@> > wrote: > > > > Hi Rich; > > > > yeah I have my Brown Rice all ready to sprout; > > > > Sprouting is good to know how to do; because if we have an electric > > outage that lasts for days like after a Hurricane; > > > > and we can't cook lentils; or rice; we can sprout and eat the > sprouts > > > > I use glass jars or glass plates with glass covers to let in light; > a. > > > > ps what gives Sprouts a good flavor is adding soy sauce and a good > Oil > > , " RNR " <rnr4biz@> wrote: > > > > > > Anne, > > > > > > Never thought of sprouting brown rice. I've sprouted lentils but > > wasn't sure brown rice would sprout. Let everyone know how it > turns > > out. I love my neat little tier sprouter. Gives the sprouts a > nice > > clean rinse and I get to sprout seeds at varying times. > > > > > > Richard > > > > > > Fear is a natural reaction to moving closer to the truth. > > > > > > ---Pema > > Chödrön > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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