Stryka’s BodyBlog

As a special request here is my recipe on how to make Brown Rice taste good. Making the stuff we eat taste nice is a huge step towards keeping the diet consistent. And keeping your diet consistent is always a great step towards achieving what we set out to do.

The problem with the Brown rice is that is very bland and has a horrible mushy texture to it. So when I was experimenting my main goal was to try and break that up a bit.

First thing is to cook it in Stock instead of just water. This does wonders towards the flavour factor. I get a salt reduced version of either Chicken or Beef stock that is 99% fat free. Even still make sure you drink lots of water to flush the added salt out. Sprinkle some mixed herbs into the mix before cooking to add extra flavours but make sure there isn’t added salt in the herbs.

Cut up fresh veggies such as Carrot, Corn, broccoli, etc and cook with the rice or throw in raw afterwards if possible. This really helps to break up the mushyness of the rice by adding fresh crisp flavours in there as well as a lot of colour.

Lastly chop up low fat ham into little pieces and mix through the rice. Again this breaks up the texture.

Get creative with what you throw in there. you can cut up an egg white omelette if you want to add some protein or simply serve as a side dish for your chicken breast or steak. Just be aware of the sodium content but that is the only negative with this dish.

Very easy to make in bulk as well!

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