Tilda wholegrain basmati, full of nutrients and more filling than white rice so got to be worth a shot at this price!
I stocked up at this price because this stuff never goes off... and perfect to live on in a zombie apocalypse :smiley:
500g size.
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Quids
16 Jan 17#1
Hot. Cheers OP, been trying to figure out if wholegrain rice was available. Been using brown rice recently.
Shirl to Quids
16 Jan 171#2
Thanks :smiley: Me too. I did read that brown and wholegrain are the same but surely if that was the case then more manufacturers would write 'wholegrain' on the packaging. Next cheapest I could find was Morrisons at £2 so its quite a saving..
stuht to Quids
16 Jan 171#3
What reason do you have to believe brown rice is not wholegrain? Genuinely interested, as always thought they were one and the same.
I am familiar with the fact that brown bread is most certainly not, necessarily, wholegrain, but I thought rice was different.
Update:
From wiki, "Brown rice is whole grain rice, with the inedible outer hull removed; white rice is the same grain with the hull, bran layer and cereal germ removed. ... Whole rice has a mild, nutty flavor, and is chewier and more nutritious than white rice."
So if we believe wiki, perhaps save yourself the money and buy supermarket's own brand where available (e.g. Sainsburys).
dark_shadow to Quids
16 Jan 172#6
You should pop into home bargains. I eat a lot of brown rice, so I bought 20 bags of East End 1KG bags at £1 each!
Shirl
16 Jan 17#4
What made me suspicious is the fact that 'wholegrain' is a buzz word. Even crappy cereals like to put that is contains wholegrain goodness, so surely if you were a manufacturer you would put wholegrain for shelf appeal?
I buy wholegrain where I can, including oat groats and wheat grain for flour making. It certainly helps digestion :smiley:
stuht
16 Jan 17#5
Agree wholeheartedly, but wish I could actually establish what "brown" rice is, if it isn't wholegrain!
Edit: P.S. there's nothing quite like oat groat porridge :-)
Shirl
16 Jan 17#7
I just try to source the wholegrain so there is no niggling doubt in the back of my mind. You hit the nail on the head with the brown bread thing..
I eat oat groats probably 5 - 6 mornings a week, and just jazz it up with fruit, or cocoa or whatever I fancy. I try to do the two meals a day thing and I find i'm not hungry until around 3pm.
stuht
16 Jan 171#8
You should research a lady called Ellen White. Way ahead of her time in terms of dietary advice. If you go to egwwritings.org and search for two meals, you'll find she was promoting this as far back as the 19th century. Her book "Counsels on Diet and Foods" is a fascinating read to anyone interested in eating well...
Shirl
16 Jan 17#9
That sounds interesting thank you. I became interested when reading about fasting. I don't really have any excess weight but like the idea of cell renewal etc. Then I started eating only when hungry, which turned out to be usually just twice a day. I found that my waist got smaller and stomach flatter. I have never been a 'snacker' either so that works in my favour.
Dogeared
16 Jan 17#10
Interested to know where you buy your groats and the price you pay? I use a blend of porridge oats, oat bran and jumbo oats to make porridge but groats may replace this mixture. Thanks
DBO187
16 Jan 17#11
I'm 99% Certain this was on sale at Aldi this week for 79p
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Opening post
I stocked up at this price because this stuff never goes off... and perfect to live on in a zombie apocalypse :smiley:
500g size.
All comments (17)
I am familiar with the fact that brown bread is most certainly not, necessarily, wholegrain, but I thought rice was different.
Update:
From wiki, "Brown rice is whole grain rice, with the inedible outer hull removed; white rice is the same grain with the hull, bran layer and cereal germ removed. ... Whole rice has a mild, nutty flavor, and is chewier and more nutritious than white rice."
So if we believe wiki, perhaps save yourself the money and buy supermarket's own brand where available (e.g. Sainsburys).
I buy wholegrain where I can, including oat groats and wheat grain for flour making. It certainly helps digestion :smiley:
Edit: P.S. there's nothing quite like oat groat porridge :-)
I eat oat groats probably 5 - 6 mornings a week, and just jazz it up with fruit, or cocoa or whatever I fancy. I try to do the two meals a day thing and I find i'm not hungry until around 3pm.