We all know the many health benefits of eating brown rice but most of us are quite reluctant to give it a try even though it is packed full of disease-fighting nutrients. Indeed, there are several misconceptions that may be holding you back from eating brown rice. Here, we dispel a few of them:

Myth 1: "It's difficult to cook brown rice..."
It can take slightly longer to cook brown rice but there are ways to save time.

1. Plan meals ahead and cook extra brown rice at one time. You could do this once a month. Portion out cooked brown rice in the amount needed for each meal. Store in a tightly sealed freezer container or ziplock freezer bags. You can store in the freezer for up to six months.
2. Cook brown rice in a crock-pot, pressure cooker, or steamer (For more details, see Heavenly Brown Rice).

Myth 2: "Brown rice has an unpleasant taste..."
Brown rice has a pleasantly nutty taste and chewy texture. In fact, most people find they like the taste and fragrance once they try it.

Myth 3: "Brown rice is not versatile..."
Long grain brown rice is good to serve with any type of dishes. In fact, brown rice can be used in the same recipes as white rice. Think brown when you make chicken rice, claypot rice, porridge, or other rice dishes.

Use leftover brown rice to make fried rice. Or add chicken, vegetable or pork stock as the cooking liquid for extra flavour. Check out our Brown Rice recipes.

This article was contributed by Josephine Huang. Josephine first discovered her appetite for food recipes and culture when she digested cookbooks as bedtime reading. She is accomplished in both cooking in the kitchen and writing about food. Josephine was previously the Editor for Eat! magazine, and continues to pursue her interests in food through copywriting, editing and food styling.

Order Heavenly Brown Rice now, or call us at 6535 5222.