Looking for a good snack between meals?  Rice might be the perfect substitute for that snack. There are many different kinds of rice, as well as, many different nutritional benefits to eating rice. Rice comes in three different types – long, medium or short-grain and from there, there are different varieties within.    

Rice is a healthy alternative to cookies or chips for a snack because of what it has to offer.  Rice is low in fat, salt, sugar, saturated fats and trans fatty acids.  Furthermore, it has no cholesterol, no gluten and no additives or substitutes.  Basically, rice is all natural.  For that reason, it’s good to put into your body.  It’s also a good thing to add to your diet, whether it be for a snack or for a side with a meal. 

So if you have that mid-afternoon craving for something filling and healthy, rice is just what you’re looking for!