Re:Tune Down and Bone Up on Brown Rice

[Guest guest]

Hi Gretchen,

I grew up in Hawaii so I have never been without a rice cooker.

We used to eat white rice, but now we eat short grain brown rice. I find it

nuttier tasting than jasmine rice. I also like the consistency better as it is

more together like steam rice - long rice is a bit dry for my liking.

A good thing that I do as it has the same cooking time is to add in wild rice to

the mix. Wild rice is not rice really it is I think a kind of algae, but it has

a rice consistency and the same cooking time as a brown rice. It adds some

variety.

And I never throw out the leftovers - I save the rice and for breakfast will

stir fry it with an egg and soy sauce and have a quick brekkie egg fried rice -

the combo of protein and carbos keeps me going all morning.

Thanks for asking a great question!

Donna from London

[Guest guest]

Hi Donna in London,

Thanks for your reply. I'm going to try a short grain brown rice as

well. I too do not toss out leftovers, the next morning before

aquatics I mix it with chopped chicken and low-fat cottage cheese for

energy and muscle-building

I absolutely love 'wild rice' - will try adding some of it too.

Sometimes I wonder if the medical professionals 'miss' something when

it comes to nutrients and nutritional needs of persons with CMT. We

need good food, nutritious food, and more and more I am finding foods

that benefits muscles and nerves. Am researching more on this plus re-

reading Senneff's " Nutrients for Neuropathy " with this in mind.

I get a tad bit tired waiting for researchers to get to the point with

their trials, and feel there is so much I can do to help myself

maintain a healthy lifestyle.

~ Gretchen in sunny So. California