Guest guest Posted September 11, 2010 Report Share Posted September 11, 2010 *Question Responses* In regard to how Whole Grain White is made, Uncle Ben's starts with 100 percent whole grain brown rice (long grain parboiled rice), mills it and adds back the rice bran and germ in its unique and natural way. It contains the three components of whole grains – partially milled brown rice endosperm, rice bran and germ – in the same proportion they exist in whole grain brown rice, fulfilling the FDA’s definition of whole grains. Just one serving is a good source of fiber and contains nearly the daily recommended amount of whole grains. Additionally, Whole Grain White Rice and whole grain brown rice contain similar amounts of the following nutrients: calories, fat, carbohydrates, sodium, potassium and protein. The Whole Grain White Rice product line delivers a good source of fiber due to the addition of inulin (natural chicory root fiber) while having the taste and texture of white rice. The product is also enhanced with niacin, thiamin, folic acid and iron to help consumers more easily meet their daily requirement of these nutrients. -- Ortiz, MS, RD *The FRUGAL Dietitian* <http://www.thefrugaldietitian.com> Check out my blog: mixture of deals and nutrition * " Older Dietitians " - seasoned to PERFECTION** * Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 In a message dated 9/11/2010 11:43:41 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time, nrord1@... writes: *Question Responses* (from Uncle Ben's) In regard to how Whole Grain White is made, Uncle Ben's starts with 100 percent whole grain brown rice (long grain parboiled rice), mills it and adds back the rice bran and germ in its unique and natural way. Give me a BREAK! I hope as RDs we clearly recognize that there is NO legal definition of " natural. " Refining the germ and bran off, BREAKING up the germ and exposing the fat to oxygen increases oxidation and rancidity of the grain. Rancid fats are carcinogenic! You cannot refine a grain and add back the bran and germ and consider it anything the SAME as the " whole grain. " I think Uncle Ben's just LOST a client in me. (Not that I've purchased any of their products in a long, long time anyway, that I recall. . . ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 In a message dated 9/11/2010 11:43:41 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time, nrord1@... writes: *Question Responses* (from Uncle Ben's) In regard to how Whole Grain White is made, Uncle Ben's starts with 100 percent whole grain brown rice (long grain parboiled rice), mills it and adds back the rice bran and germ in its unique and natural way. Give me a BREAK! I hope as RDs we clearly recognize that there is NO legal definition of " natural. " Refining the germ and bran off, BREAKING up the germ and exposing the fat to oxygen increases oxidation and rancidity of the grain. Rancid fats are carcinogenic! You cannot refine a grain and add back the bran and germ and consider it anything the SAME as the " whole grain. " I think Uncle Ben's just LOST a client in me. (Not that I've purchased any of their products in a long, long time anyway, that I recall. . . ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 " Would you rather they had white rice or the new product if they won't eat brown rice? " On Sun, Sep 12, 2010 at 2:11 PM, Diane Preves M.S., R.D. < newlife4health@...> wrote: > > > Well this is sure to be an interesting discussion. Jan, thank you for being > a voice of reason in an age from which it is fast disappearing on every > front. Things get redifined if we are not careful to protect the original > meaning. It's becoming all about " how you think about things " . > > Diane Preves, M.S., R.D. > N.E.W. LIFE (Nutrition, Exercise, Wellness for LIFE) > www.newlifeforhealth.com > e-mail: newlife4health@... <newlife4health%40aol.com>, > newlife@... <newlife%40newlifeforhealth.com> > > > > > Re: Reply from Uncle Ben's Whole Grain white rice > > In a message dated 9/11/2010 11:43:41 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time, > nrord1@... <nrord1%40gmail.com> writes: > > *Question Responses* (from Uncle Ben's) > > In regard to how Whole Grain White is made, Uncle Ben's starts with 100 > percent whole grain brown rice (long grain parboiled rice), mills it and > adds back the rice bran and germ in its unique and natural way. > > Give me a BREAK! I hope as RDs we clearly recognize that there is NO > legal definition of " natural. " Refining the germ and bran off, BREAKING up > the germ and exposing the fat to oxygen increases oxidation and rancidity > of > the grain. Rancid fats are carcinogenic! You cannot refine a grain and add > back the bran and germ and consider it anything the SAME as the " whole > grain. " > > I think Uncle Ben's just LOST a client in me. (Not that I've purchased any > of their products in a long, long time anyway, that I recall. . . ) > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 " Would you rather they had white rice or the new product if they won't eat brown rice? " On Sun, Sep 12, 2010 at 2:11 PM, Diane Preves M.S., R.D. < newlife4health@...> wrote: > > > Well this is sure to be an interesting discussion. Jan, thank you for being > a voice of reason in an age from which it is fast disappearing on every > front. Things get redifined if we are not careful to protect the original > meaning. It's becoming all about " how you think about things " . > > Diane Preves, M.S., R.D. > N.E.W. LIFE (Nutrition, Exercise, Wellness for LIFE) > www.newlifeforhealth.com > e-mail: newlife4health@... <newlife4health%40aol.com>, > newlife@... <newlife%40newlifeforhealth.com> > > > > > Re: Reply from Uncle Ben's Whole Grain white rice > > In a message dated 9/11/2010 11:43:41 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time, > nrord1@... <nrord1%40gmail.com> writes: > > *Question Responses* (from Uncle Ben's) > > In regard to how Whole Grain White is made, Uncle Ben's starts with 100 > percent whole grain brown rice (long grain parboiled rice), mills it and > adds back the rice bran and germ in its unique and natural way. > > Give me a BREAK! I hope as RDs we clearly recognize that there is NO > legal definition of " natural. " Refining the germ and bran off, BREAKING up > the germ and exposing the fat to oxygen increases oxidation and rancidity > of > the grain. Rancid fats are carcinogenic! You cannot refine a grain and add > back the bran and germ and consider it anything the SAME as the " whole > grain. " > > I think Uncle Ben's just LOST a client in me. (Not that I've purchased any > of their products in a long, long time anyway, that I recall. . . ) > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 > " Would you rather they had white rice or the new product if they won't eat > brown rice? " On the surface, one would say, eat the Uncle Ben's. But here's the thing, to me, anyway -- I would rather Uncle Ben's be upfront about their production methods. People would have realistic information upon which to make the decision on whether or not to eat brown rice. How do we know that the production process does not result in a product that is, perhaps, WORSE than eating white rice? - ne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 Well, I believe at this point in time I would have to say given only those 2 choices you propose--white rice or the new product--I have to choose unadulterated white rice (and work with the person to think about incorporating more brown rice in their diet by perhaps mixing white and brown for a while, etc other improvements that lead to change in desires down the road). Do we all remember how we were supposed to recommend margarine over butter because it has more " healthy " unsaturated fat, and indeed it does? Took 10+ years, but then we realized the unsaturated fat, which had to be " partially hydrogenated " to make the product, was worse for us than butter with the double-whammy of raising LDL cholesterol and lowering HDL cholesterol, not to mention all of the subsequent information linking trans fatty acids from the hydrogenation process to a host of additional degenerative diseases. , I see your question akin to me asking you " would you rather they had butter or margarine if they won't eat olive oil " ? Same thing--we argue a mute point if we only discuss margarine or butter with them when the healthiest choice is olive oil. Won't eat olive oil? Fine, start with my " Better Butter " recipe--1/2 butter, 1/2 olive oil (another 1/2 again water if they like) with a squirt of honey. Ultimately I don't have any huge gripes with clients eating Uncle Ben's whole grain white rice IF we educate our clients what they are getting in it and that there are better choices. However, I agree with others here that the deceptive advertising is enough for me to not recommend the product to increase their profits! Diane Preves, M.S., R.D. N.E.W. LIFE (Nutrition, Exercise, Wellness for LIFE) www.newlifeforhealth.com e-mail: newlife4health@..., newlife@... Re: Reply from Uncle Ben's Whole Grain white rice >> >> In a message dated 9/11/2010 11:43:41 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time, >> nrord1@... <nrord1%40gmail.com> writes: >> >> *Question Responses* (from Uncle Ben's) >> >> In regard to how Whole Grain White is made, Uncle Ben's starts with 100 >> percent whole grain brown rice (long grain parboiled rice), mills it and >> adds back the rice bran and germ in its unique and natural way. >> >> Give me a BREAK! I hope as RDs we clearly recognize that there is NO >> legal definition of " natural. " Refining the germ and bran off, BREAKING >> up >> the germ and exposing the fat to oxygen increases oxidation and rancidity >> of >> the grain. Rancid fats are carcinogenic! You cannot refine a grain and >> add >> back the bran and germ and consider it anything the SAME as the " whole >> grain. " >> >> I think Uncle Ben's just LOST a client in me. (Not that I've purchased >> any >> of their products in a long, long time anyway, that I recall. . . ) >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 Well, I believe at this point in time I would have to say given only those 2 choices you propose--white rice or the new product--I have to choose unadulterated white rice (and work with the person to think about incorporating more brown rice in their diet by perhaps mixing white and brown for a while, etc other improvements that lead to change in desires down the road). Do we all remember how we were supposed to recommend margarine over butter because it has more " healthy " unsaturated fat, and indeed it does? Took 10+ years, but then we realized the unsaturated fat, which had to be " partially hydrogenated " to make the product, was worse for us than butter with the double-whammy of raising LDL cholesterol and lowering HDL cholesterol, not to mention all of the subsequent information linking trans fatty acids from the hydrogenation process to a host of additional degenerative diseases. , I see your question akin to me asking you " would you rather they had butter or margarine if they won't eat olive oil " ? Same thing--we argue a mute point if we only discuss margarine or butter with them when the healthiest choice is olive oil. Won't eat olive oil? Fine, start with my " Better Butter " recipe--1/2 butter, 1/2 olive oil (another 1/2 again water if they like) with a squirt of honey. Ultimately I don't have any huge gripes with clients eating Uncle Ben's whole grain white rice IF we educate our clients what they are getting in it and that there are better choices. However, I agree with others here that the deceptive advertising is enough for me to not recommend the product to increase their profits! Diane Preves, M.S., R.D. N.E.W. LIFE (Nutrition, Exercise, Wellness for LIFE) www.newlifeforhealth.com e-mail: newlife4health@..., newlife@... Re: Reply from Uncle Ben's Whole Grain white rice >> >> In a message dated 9/11/2010 11:43:41 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time, >> nrord1@... <nrord1%40gmail.com> writes: >> >> *Question Responses* (from Uncle Ben's) >> >> In regard to how Whole Grain White is made, Uncle Ben's starts with 100 >> percent whole grain brown rice (long grain parboiled rice), mills it and >> adds back the rice bran and germ in its unique and natural way. >> >> Give me a BREAK! I hope as RDs we clearly recognize that there is NO >> legal definition of " natural. " Refining the germ and bran off, BREAKING >> up >> the germ and exposing the fat to oxygen increases oxidation and rancidity >> of >> the grain. Rancid fats are carcinogenic! You cannot refine a grain and >> add >> back the bran and germ and consider it anything the SAME as the " whole >> grain. " >> >> I think Uncle Ben's just LOST a client in me. (Not that I've purchased >> any >> of their products in a long, long time anyway, that I recall. . . ) >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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