White rice, which is commonly found in many varieties in all grocery stores, is a popular food.

It has several characteristics that make it a valuable food for those with food intolerances or digestive difficulties, but also some defects. Let's see some of them.

White rice: strengths and weaknesses

Advantages of white rice : it is gluten-free, therefore suitable for a diet for celiacs;

it is an easily digestible food.

Defects of white rice : it is subjected to different stages of refining which deprive it of fibers, making it a poor food; the brilliance is obtained through substances harmful to health, such as talc and glucose.

White rice: why replace it with other cereals

White rice is a poor food from a nutritional point of view : refining deprives it of fibers, useful for intestinal health, and its main nutrients, including vitamin E, some B vitamins, as well as folic acid and minerals. The white rice from a macrobiotic point of view is a "dead" food as much as sugar. His glycemic intake is also very high, causing insulin spikes with a consequent sense of hunger within a short period.

To exploit the qualities of rice without encountering the defects of this food subjected to processing that is so impoverishing from a nutritional point of view, it can be replaced with other cereals to be used in the same way in the various recipes .