Eat black rice for ten days, eat when you are hungry all day, and drink when you can't help it. Black rice can be used for cooking (like white rice) or porridge.

Since ancient times, black rice has been regarded as a nourishing health product. The content of B vitamins in black rice is about 4 times that of polished rice. The contents of trace elements such as potassium, magnesium, iron, zinc and manganese are 4.4 times, 6 times, 1.7 times, 3.8 times and 1.7 times respectively. The lysine content is 2—

2.5 times. The color of black rice is different from other rice, mainly because its outer cortex contains anthocyanins, which has a strong anti-aging effect. Studies at home and abroad show that the darker the color of rice is, the stronger the anti-aging effect of epidermal pigment is, and the effect of black rice pigment is the strongest among all kinds of rice. In addition, this pigment is also rich in flavonoids active substances, which is five times that of white rice, and plays a great role in preventing arteriosclerosis.

Why is black rice effective in losing weight?

The first kind of black rice is brown rice, which has a rough taste. Studies have found that starchy foods with rough taste are more likely to feel full, less likely to overeat, and less likely to be hungry when eating the same amount.

The second100g of black rice has 333 calories. You can get more than half a catty of rice after boiling. Half a catty of rice is enough to keep you from feeling hungry. Theoretically speaking, a person's normal calorie consumption in a day is almost more than 2000 calories. If you only consume 333 calories, you will consume about 1700 calories.

Thirdly, black rice is rich in dietary fiber, and the digestion speed of starch is relatively slow, and the glycemic index is only 55 (87 for white rice). Therefore, eating black rice will slow down the rise of blood sugar, and will not cause violent fluctuations in blood sugar like eating white rice, with less insulin secretion and less possibility of synthesizing fat.

Fourth, black rice is rich in minerals and vitamins, which is the staple food when losing weight, so it is not easy to be undernourished and lack the motivation to lose weight. In addition, black rice is warm, especially black glutinous rice, which is not easy to get cold after eating.

Black rice doesn't need to be the only food to lose weight. You just need to change the staple food from white rice to black rice, reduce the quantity by half, and eat three meals normally. Of course, greasy food and snacks are basically inedible.

In order to preserve more nutrition, black rice is often not as polished as white rice, but is mostly eaten directly in the form of "brown rice" after hulling. This thick black rice is best for porridge, not for rice. When cooking porridge, in order to make it soft quickly, it is best to soak it in advance so that it can fully absorb water. Soak in the water for one day and one night in summer and two days and one night in winter. Then cook it in a pressure cooker and you can eat it in about 20 minutes. In order to prevent the pigment contained in black rice from dissolving in water during soaking, it can be washed gently with cold water before soaking, and it is not suitable for rubbing; The water used for soaking rice should be boiled with rice and cannot be discarded to preserve its nutrients.

If it is cooked with black rice, the ratio of black rice to water is 1: 2.5. When cooking, cook with high fire first. It's best to open the lid and let the rice roll freely, otherwise the purple-black water will overflow and be everywhere. When the water does not overflow, turn to low heat and simmer for about 20 to 30 minutes.