Good for you rice
Rice is one of the great products produced on the earth that is good for you in everyway. The best thing about rice is it’s easy to prepare. Here are some of the most popular rice varieties and the amount of water and cook time for each. Try chicken or vegetable stock to put a twist on the original preparation of it.
• Basmati, Brown Rice: Cook 1 cup rice with 2 cups water for 50 minutes.
• Basmati, White Rice: Cook 1 cup rice with 1-1/2 cups water for 18 minutes.
• Brown, Long-Grain Rice: Cook 1 cup rice with 2 cups water for about 50 minutes.
• Brown, Short-Grain Rice: Cool 1 cup rice with 2 cups water for about 50 minutes.
• Jasmine Rice: Cook 1 cup rice with 1-1/2 cups water for about 18 minutes.
• Sushi Rice: Cook 1 cup rice with 1-1/2 cups water for 18 minutes.
• White, Long-Grain Rice: Cook 1 cup rice with 1-1/2 cups water for 18 minutes.
• Wild Rice: Cook 1 cup rice with 2 cups water for 50 minutes, then drain before serving.
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Earthly Eating Tip:
*Keeping kids, as well as yourself active is the best way to stay healthy. Doing 60 minutes of physical exercise is the best way to encourage kids to stay active. Doing exercise like aerobic type physical activity like biking, skiing, dancing, hopping, hockey, jump rope, karate, running, or even swimming can be done to help get the heart rate up. Muscle strengthening is needed for kids as well as bone strengthening too and playing tug-of-war or playing on trees, or playing on playground equipment can help build muscles and strengthen the bones as well.
Happy Eating!
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