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Good idea, I will also play it by ear. :)

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  • My alternatives to white rice and white bread

    Now I seldom have white rice.  Sometimes I have brown rice and whole wheat, but more often I have the followings:

    Green split peas are tasty, good to mix with others.

    Black matpe beans are from India.  It has mild flavour, also good to mix with others.

    Desi chick peas is my favourite.  I enjoy its flavour very much!

    Split red lentils are very easy to cook.  It takes less than 15 minutes, and it's tasty!

    Black glutinous rice can be mixed with others too, and it will dye the whole pot of porridge to dark color.  I don't use a lot each time.

    Red kidney beans is perfect for roasting with turkey drumstick or wings!   It takes longer time to cook.

    Split mung beans are also easy to cook.

    Chia seeds are said to be healthy.  But it's so expensive!  You may add one spoonful to the porridge mix.

    Probably you know quinoa already.  It's good, but also quite expensive.

    Hopefully you find it helpful to your diet!

     

    • That’s a lot of peas! I’ve heard a lot of people talking about benefits of peas, but never seriously thought about it, now it’s time to do some homework. :)
      • No homework required. :) BTW, all beans are from Walmart, imported from India. The price is very good.
        • Thanks, I will definitely check this out, browsing through PEA section at Walmart is going to be fun. :)
          • It's in the ethnic food - Indian section. That's also like a PEA section. I'm going to try different Indian food from Walmart. :D
            • Thanks, I will sort this out and chase down the PEA, I might grab some Indian food too. :)
              • Be aware that some could be super super hot spicy. :D
                • Some like it hot, that’s me. :)
                  • Aha!

                    Interesting enough, when I was in India, I didn't feel the food was that hot spicy.  Can you believe it?

                    • I can relate to that, I think it has to do with the weather and the eating culture, etc., that can affect your ‘real’ sensibility.
                      • Good point! Now I only use a little Indian spices. Get some flavour but not too strong. :)
                        • Good idea, I will also play it by ear. :)
    • Thanks, you might want to add millets to your list:D
      • Thanks for your suggestion! I used to have millets, but later I found that its glycemic index is quite high, so I no longer have it a lot.