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How much rice is too much rice?

AnemiaJen

By AnemiaJen
in Coping with Celiac Disease

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AnemiaJen Newbie
AnemiaJen
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Hello Everyone, New here and have joined because I couldn't find an answer to my question online. I was diagnosed after a long spell with anemia in 2015 and have been on the diet (and improving!) ever since. But I wonder whether how much rice I'm eating is very healthy. I have always liked to bake and it took awhile to find a flour mix I like (Cup 4 Cup - worth its weight in gold...), but a lot of gluten-free food subs in rice (white rice, brown rice, rice flour) plus I eat actual rice as a side dish. Is this too much? Keep in mind, I also eat salads like it's my job and love making vegetable soups too.

Any advice on gluten-free foods (specifically flours) that don't fall back on rice as a substitute? I should add that I can't really get excited about quinoa, despite my best efforts.

Thanks in advance.

 

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32 minutes ago, AnemiaJen said:

Hello Everyone, New here and have joined because I couldn't find an answer to my question online. I was diagnosed after a long spell with anemia in 2015 and have been on the diet (and improving!) ever since. But I wonder whether how much rice I'm eating is very healthy. I have always liked to bake and it took awhile to find a flour mix I like (Cup 4 Cup - worth its weight in gold...), but a lot of gluten-free food subs in rice (white rice, brown rice, rice flour) plus I eat actual rice as a side dish. Is this too much? Keep in mind, I also eat salads like it's my job and love making vegetable soups too.

Any advice on gluten-free foods (specifically flours) that don't fall back on rice as a substitute? I should add that I can't really get excited about quinoa, despite my best efforts.

Thanks in advance.

 

I use almond, and coconut a lot now my bakery used to use oat and almond blends. We never used rice, or starches as our goal was to keep it low glycemic. Now days we are transitioning to cut out oats. I started having....ok I omitted and gave in after being in denial a similar reaction to oats (10% of celiacs do if I recall) over a year ago. Anyway as for flour blends premade avoiding rice and grains try simple mills at Open Original Shared Link

I have composed a huge list of various gluten-free goods here, even recently updated with grain free, and pizza section https://www.celiac.com/forums/topic/117090-gluten-free-food-alternatives-list/

 

Jmg Mentor
Jmg
Posted

Hello and welcome :)

I don't have an answer, like you I'm eating rice in processed foods as well as a side dish so I'm also wondering if I'm eating too much. If the rice is in a product like flour there's no way to tell how its prepared etc However for this:

1 hour ago, AnemiaJen said:

I eat actual rice as a side dish.

You can pre soak and rinse the rice in advance and change the way you cook it to reduce your exposure by up to 80% Details:

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AnemiaJen Newbie
AnemiaJen
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Thanks to both of you for your replies.

I wasn't so much concerned about the arsenic (although that is an additional consideration) as I was about the glycemic level.

I don't bake enough to make blending my own flour blends worthwhile, so I will definitely check out the links you provided, Ennis_TX. So far I'm tolerating oats and my gastro doc says I can keep eating them as long as they're certified GT.

I just looked at some crackers I have for hummus and noticed their main ingredient is rice. I should probably just eat the hummus with veggies!

cyclinglady Grand Master
cyclinglady
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If you are worried about your glycemic levels, then you should test with a glucose meter.  I have diabetes (insulin resistance/TD2) and rice and potatoes spike me like crazy!  I might as well consume ice cream!  But if you do not have diabetes, no worries!  

TexasJen Collaborator
TexasJen
Posted

I don't know if there is a simple answer to your question but I try to use "choose my plate" as a guide for my meals.  

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It basically suggests that when you sit down to a meal - 1/2 of your plate is fruits and veggies and the other 1/2 is dairy, carbs and protein.  It's a really simple way to look at my meals and see if they are balanced enough. It also suggests getting very few calories in liquid form and avoiding snacking.....

Good luck!

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