Half of your plate should be filled with veggies and fruits. What goes into the other half?
<div class="ExternalClass41BB0FAA50DC4011864992E03676DF53"><p></p><h1>Importance Of Brown Rice</h1><p>Half of your plate should be filled with veggies and fruits. What goes into the other half?
</p><p>At least a quarter of our <strong>Healthy Plates</strong> should be filled with wholesome goodness — whole-grains to be exact. Brown rice, wholemeal bread and <em>chappati</em>, which is traditionally made from wholemeal flour, are some of the commonly available whole-grains. Wholemeal pasta, noodles, biscuits and oats are also more commonly available in the supermarkets today.
</p><p>Half of your plate should be filled with veggies and fruits. What goes into the other half?</p><p>At least a quarter of our <strong>Healthy Plates</strong> should be filled with wholesome goodness — whole-grains to be exact. Brown rice, wholemeal bread and <em>chappati</em>, which is traditionally made from wholemeal flour, are some of the commonly available whole-grains. Wholemeal pasta, noodles, biscuits and oats are also more commonly available in the supermarkets today.</p><p style="text-align:center;">
<img src="/sites/assets/Assets/Categories/Pregnancy/Article211_images_inlineimage1.jpg" alt="My Healthy Plate - Carbohydrates" style="margin:5px;" /> </p><p>Whole-grain foods contain vitamins (vitamins B and E), minerals (iron, zinc and magnesium), phytochemicals (lignans, phytosterols) and inulin (a type of dietary fibre).</p><p><strong>Related: <a title="Wholegrains — The Wise Choice!" href="http://www.healthhub.sg/live-healthy/183/whole_grains_wise_choice">Wholegrains — The Wise Choice!</a></strong></p><div style="border-width:3px 0px 0px;border-style:solid;border-color:#21b8a5;padding:10px 5%;margin:10px 0px;background-color:#fafafa;"><h3>The Dark Side of Whiteness</h3><p>The opposite of whole-grain is not half-grain but refined grains. White rice and white bread are made from refined grains.</p><p>What most people don't know is that all grains start off as whole-grains. When refined in a process known as milling, the bran and germ — the parts that contain the nutrients that are good for us — are removed.</p><p style="text-align:center;">
<img src="/sites/assets/Assets/Article211_images_inlineimage2.png" alt="cross-section of a wholegrain" style="margin:5px;" /> </p><p>White rice contains five times less fibre and two times less iron than brown rice. Brown rice is rice that has not been refined, polished or milled.</p><p style="text-align:center;"><img src="/sites/assets/Assets/Article211_images_inlineimage3.png" alt="" style="margin:5px;" /></p><h2>Is Brown Rice Healthy?
</h2><p>The nutrients in whole-grain can help us maintain healthy blood pressure, lower our risk of heart disease and help manage blood sugars if we have diabetes. When you switch to whole-grains, you'll notice that you experience fewer intense hunger pangs.
</p><div style="text-align:center;"> <img src="/sites/assets/Assets/Article211_images_inlineimage4.png" alt="" style="margin:5px;" /> </div><p>Whole-grain foods contain vitamins (vitamins B and E), minerals (iron, zinc and magnesium), phytochemicals (lignans, phytosterols) and inulin (a type of dietary fibre).
</p></div><p>Copyright © 2016 HealthHub.sg. All rights reserved.</p><hr /><p><strong>Read these next:</strong></p><ul><li><a title="A guide to carbs" href="https://www.healthhub.sg/programmes/58/a-guide-to-carbs">A Guide to Carbs</a></li><li><a title="Tips on Cooking Wholegrains" href="https://www.healthhub.sg/live-healthy/166/tips_cooking_whole_grains">Tips on Cooking Wholegrains</a>
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