Rice is part of the daily diet of many people, especially in Asian households. It is mixed with vegetables, curries and other dishes. Additionally, when people try to lose weight or build muscle, they often include rice as part of their diet.
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But is rice the best choice when you’re trying to lose weight? According to nutrition coach, Justin Gichaba, not really, especially if it happened on its own. In a video shared on November 1, the coach shared the best way to eat rice, as it can ‘control your belly fat’ on its own.
Why is rice not the best choice for weight loss?
When explaining why rice is not good for weight loss, the nutrition coach highlighted, “Chicken and rice is not what you thought… Every gym bro loves chicken and rice, but when I replaced the rice with this other category of foods, it made fat loss easier.”
The nutrition coach highlighted that although rice is a staple of many people’s diets, they may not know that:
- Rice can make it easier to gain weight.
- Rice is very easy to digest.
So, what does this mean for your body and weight loss journey? According to Justin, because rice is easy to digest, if it passes through your body faster, it means you’ll feel hungry faster than you would otherwise. With this you will eat more and weight also increases easily with rice.
What’s the best way to eat rice?
The instructor highlighted that if you want to eat food that will sustain you until the next meal, you need the thing rice lacks: fiber. “As you know, fiber is great for digestion. What most people don’t know is that fiber keeps you full for longer than most foods,” he emphasizes.
Because of the slow digestion of fiber, the nutrition coach highlighted, it takes much longer for you to feel hungry again. Furthermore, fiber is also beneficial for your gut health, cholesterol levels, blood sugar regulation and much more. So, if you want more fiber-rich foods, here are some foods recommended by Justin:
- raspberry
- blackberry
- beans
- Gram
- Lentils
- green peas
- spinach
- Broccoli
- avocados
“Use some of this list and start incorporating them into your diet. This doesn’t mean you can’t lose fat with rice. I do it myself. But rice isn’t the best choice because you can accidentally eat more rice than something like sweet potatoes,” the coach explained.
Finally, he suggests aiming for 30 grams of fiber per day or 10 grams of fiber per meal. “Just see how full you feel and how much easier it is to lose fat than eating rice all the time,” he said.
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