Low Cal Japanese Rice?

Question

Rice for me has been like bread or potatoes for other people. I've been trying to cut my calories lately. I love Tamaki Gold but it's pretty high. 160 cal per 1/4 cup. I know I can make porridge (Cooking it with more water.) and save more calories there but is there any brands you recommend or other tricks that you can suggest? Maybe medium grain is better? I don't normally like long grain rice much.

Answer 1

Simple Answer: Keep putting on the calories! You turned down the right answer --- long grain.

Long grain rices are perfect for lo-cal diets. All others are more "natural" and are supposed to have calories. How else do people who depend on rice as their main stay get calories.

You're either an Asian born and raised in the USA or just one who likes Asian foods. All Japanese like short grain rice because it tastes better and Sumo wrestlers put on the pounds which is their purpose when eating 10 to 20 pounds of rice daily.

Answer 2

rice is rice... there would be not significant difference between brands.

That 160 Cals per 1/4 cup is for uncooked rice correct?

When cooked the 1/4 cup expands to at least 1/2 to 3/4 cup of cooked rice.

One thing you can do is switch to a medium grain or short grain brown rice.  Generally, brown rice has lower calories than white rice.

Answer 3

Actually alot of people are misleading you about rice.  There is really not much difference:

1 CUP RAW

White Short Grain: 716 cal

White Medium Grain:  702 cal

White Long Grain: 675 cal

Brown Long Grain: 685 cal

You are better off making the rice porridge because it's harder to with the longer grains.  Porridge you can easily double the volume and half the calories.

Answer 4

There's lots of other things that are plenty worse for you than rice.  If you're concerned with your caloric intake, why not try cutting down on other things, like meat?  Try replacing meat with tofu and vegetables, for instance.  And cut down on high sugar and high fat foods.