Types of brown rice used for weight loss and the 4 most popular and popular ways to use it today

There are several types of brown rice

Nowadays, choosing brown rice for weight loss diet menus is gradually popular and very popular because of the great effectiveness they bring. There are many types of brown rice that you can choose to add to your weight loss diet menu. Commonly mentioned are dragon blood brown rice, organic brown rice, purple brown rice, sticky brown rice, black brown rice, etc. These types of weight loss brown rice all contain high nutritional ingredients while limiting calories. , allowing you to lose weight safely.

Based on the color and characteristics of rice grains, the following are the 3 most commonly used types of brown rice:

Red Brown Rice

Red brown rice provides a lot of healthy nutrients such as abundant fiber, liqid, vitamins A, B1,... helps stabilize blood sugar, does not cause weight gain like white rice, suitable for tall people. blood pressure, diabetes, the elderly. In addition, the Vitamin content in red brown rice helps bring beautiful skin and supports bright eyes. In addition, the high amount of fiber helps keep you full longer, reduces cravings, helps maintain shape and lose weight.

Black Brown Rice

Black brown rice is surrounded by a black whole-grain shell, inside is a white starch, which when cooked will have a characteristic dark purple color. There have been many studies showing that black brown rice provides better nutrition and weight loss effectiveness than red brown rice because it has a low sugar content but has a lot of fiber and contains many strong antioxidants, so patients People with heart disease and cancer can use it very well.

Brown Rice

Regular brown rice is very popular today and is used by many people pursuing clean eating and dieting to replace white rice every day. Cooked brown rice has a slightly yellowish brown color, has a sweet taste, is not greasy. Once we get used to eating it, we will find that it has a very special sweet flavor and is very easy to eat, nutritious and maintains the diet. Eat a good diet, maintain shape and lose weight effectively. In addition, they reduce bad cholesterol and prevent cardiovascular diseases, slowing down the process of conversion into sugar absorbed into the blood.

Uses of brown rice for weight loss

All three types of brown rice bring great benefits to our health such as:

• Helps lose weight - this is the most widely known use and is the current trend of use. Because brown rice provides an abundant amount of fiber, creating a feeling of fullness for a long time, limiting calorie intake, helping to lose weight effectively.
• Limit sugar intake, prevent diabetes and blood pressure
• High fiber content helps us have a good digestive system
• Reduces bad cholesterol, helps stabilize the cardiovascular system

Differences between types of brown rice for weight loss

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• Black brown rice is more flexible when eaten, has a very fragrant flavor and is easy to prepare. It does not need to be soaked overnight before using like other types of brown rice.
• Red brown rice also has the same softness, delicious flavor and nutritional value as black brown rice, however before using it needs to be soaked for 12-24 hours to get the desired fragrant consistency. , this is quite inconvenient for many users.
• Plain brown rice is not sticky, much drier and harder. Before use, it must be soaked for 20 minutes to 1 hour.

Popular ways to use brown rice to lose weight that you can refer to

Cook brown rice instead of white rice

Replacing white rice with brown rice is becoming popular and a good habit for young people who are pursuing a diet, staying in shape, etc. and is also gradually becoming a diet for adults who need a diet. Strict diet to minimize the amount of sugar and calories absorbed into the body. Let's see how to cook simple brown rice at home below.

Step 1: Prepare raw materials for processing

Brown rice needs to be washed and soaked in warm water so that the rice grains are softer and more pliable. Depending on the type of brown rice, we soak it for different amounts of time. The most popular is regular brown rice, the soaking time is only 30 minutes to 1 hour, but with red brown rice we need to soak it for at least 12 to 24 hours to get soft and flexible rice grains. Most especially with black brown rice, we absolutely do not need to soak it and just soak it directly. If you like softer and more flexible rice, you can soak it for 10-15 minutes before cooking.

Step 2: Cook rice

After soaking for the necessary amount of time, we put the rice in the pot at the ratio of 2 water: 1 rice and press the button like cooking white rice every day.

Step 3: Finished product

After the rice is cooked, don't rush to unplug the power source immediately, but keep the rice in the pot for another 10-15 minutes so that the rice can bloom evenly and become softer. Finally, you will have a bowl of fragrant, soft and healthy brown rice.

Use brown rice powder to lose weight

If you don't have too much time to prepare quality meals from brown rice, processing it into powder form for use is also very effective and quick. There are many types of ready-made brown rice flour on the market, but it is difficult to control the quality and avoid mixing flours that reduce the quality and affect the weight loss process. Take some time to make your own pure brown rice flour at home by following the steps below.

Step 1: You only need 1 simple ingredient: pure brown rice and a blender right at home.

Step 2: Wash brown rice and drain.

When the rice is dry, place it in the pan and roast evenly. Be careful to roast a little at a time over low heat, stirring regularly so that the brown rice can cook evenly.

After roasting, let it cool. Put into blender and blend until smooth.

Pour into a sieve and continue grinding the large particles still on the sieve until you get a fine powder, store in a sealed jar for preservation.

Step 3: How to use

You mix brown rice flour with warm water at 40-50 degrees Celsius (if the water is too hot, the dough will swell and become mushy). Depending on your preference for a thin or thick drink, you can freely adjust the amount of water accordingly. If you are not used to drinking it, you can add a little honey to make it easier to drink. Drink before main meals to help you reduce cravings and eat less, helping you lose weight more effectively.

Dried brown rice

In addition to using brown rice for main meals, you can also combine using dried brown rice for snacks to achieve maximum effectiveness in limiting the amount of calories absorbed into the body. Mailey tells you how to make the most delicious and simple dried brown rice at home.

Step 1: Prepare ingredients including brown rice, black/white sesame and dried seaweed

Step 2: Prepare ingredients

Wash brown rice to remove dirt and soak in warm water for 30 minutes.

You also wash the black sesame and let it drain

Step 3: Process brown rice

After brown rice has been soaked, take it out and cook it in the rice cooker at the ratio of 2 water : 1 rice.

After the rice is cooked, pour it into the basket and let it dry completely

Place the pan on the stove, wait for the pan to heat up, then add brown rice and stir well under low heat. To make the dish more flavorful, if you don't need to avoid salt, you can add a little salt to roast before roasting the rice.

Roast until you see the rice grains have swelled and make a popping sound, then pour them into a sieve to let the rice grains cool completely. Then roast again 2-3 more times then stop

While waiting for the rice to cool, you can roast the sesame seeds until fragrant. Then grind the sesame seeds with salt until the sesame seeds are small

Step 4: Finished product

You mix brown rice with roasted sesame and prepared dried seaweed together and enjoy.

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