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Cheap, easy substitute for rice?

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GanChan

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I've decided to remove rice from my diet after reading reports on arsenic content, etc. I wonder if you could help me find a substitute product that:

-Is comparable in price to white or brown rice
-Can be cooked in a simple rice cooker

Quinoa meets the second criterion but not the first (at least not where I shop). Maybe barley or some other similar grain?
 
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GanChan said:
I've decided to remove rice from my diet after reading reports on arsenic content, etc. I wonder if you could help me find a substitute product that:

-Is comparable in price to white or brown rice
-Can be cooked in a simple rice cooker

Quinoa meets the second criterion but not the first (at least not where I shop). Maybe barley or some other similar grain?
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Just eat the bloody rice. Rice makes up about 85% of my daily diet although I do get locally grown rice (an option since I live in south Louisiana).
 
colourfastt said:
Just eat the bloody rice. Rice makes up about 85% of my daily diet although I do get locally grown rice (an option since I live in south Louisiana).
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That area (and southeast TX) is actually supposed to be the worst for arsenic contamination, since they re-used cotton fields sprayed with DDT for their rice crops....

http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/magazine/2015/01/how-much-arsenic-is-in-your-rice/index.htm


..but hey, you're obviously not dead from bladder cancer yet, so I'm sure you'll be fine. Bon appetit! :)

If you do decide to answer answer the question I posted, I'll be right here.

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haxrnick said:
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Any other dietary tips you'd like to share?
 
Quinoa is the best substitute IMO. It's pretty cheap at Sam's Club/Costco/BJs, etc. Even Wegmans isn't too bad. It's a ripoff at Whole Foods.

However, being of Asian descent, rice is a huge portion of my diet. I usually buy rice from my local Asian or Indian markets. The taste is much better than the crap they sell at American grocery stores.
 
Stick with the rice. As AutoUnion39 says add Quinoa.
Also add Bulgar Wheat and Couscous to your diet.
 
GanChan said:
I've decided to remove rice from my diet after reading reports on arsenic content, etc. I wonder if you could help me find a substitute product that:

-Is comparable in price to white or brown rice
-Can be cooked in a simple rice cooker

Quinoa meets the second criterion but not the first (at least not where I shop). Maybe barley or some other similar grain?
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Apple seeds contain cyanide.

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And I'd like to replace rice and pasta in my diet as well, but because I'm looking for lower carb content.
 
GanChan said:
I've decided to remove rice from my diet after reading reports on arsenic content, etc. I wonder if you could help me find a substitute product that:

-Is comparable in price to white or brown rice
-Can be cooked in a simple rice cooker

Quinoa meets the second criterion but not the first (at least not where I shop). Maybe barley or some other similar grain?
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Why remove rice completely? Just switch to basmati which has the lowest level of arsenic and, IMHO, tastes best. You can bulk buy it at Costco at reasonable price.
 
GanChan said:
That area (and southeast TX) is actually supposed to be the worst for arsenic contamination, since they re-used cotton fields sprayed with DDT for their rice crops....
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Careful there. You are mixing up your issues. DDT does not contain arsenic. Chlorine, yes, but no arsenic. Arsenic has been used as an insecticide on it's own as lead hydrogen arsenate, monosodium methyl arsenate, and disodium methyl arsenate.
 
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