Jasmine Rice!

[LiveFitBeFit]

Hey guys- Just went to Trader Joes today and got their Organic fully cooked Jasmine Rice. It looks great, the only ingredient is (Fully cooked Organic Jasmine Rice)... My question is- Is this a good source of carbs? I know it's a silly question but I'm gonna try substitute this rice for a few sweet potatoes on my carb load day (saturday). 1 cup is equal to 40g carbs.

Thanks guys, any and all input would be great!

LFBF

[LiveFitBeFit]

43 views... No replys? Come on guys! In need of an answer! ^405? GB? Lol

[Sgt. Hartman]

Jasmine rice tastes amazing - it's by far my favorite.

But it also has more carbs and is higher on the GI than any other type of rice. I still eat it pretty much everyday though......

[LiveFitBeFit]

Never tried it before! Really looking forward to it cause i've heard that it tastes great. I always looked for lower GI type of grains, but I've been reading a lot lately and it says that GI gets changed due to the other foods you add to the meal....

[Sgt. Hartman]

That's right. Glycemic load is mhch more important anyway. Most people don't eat a carb only meal which makes the glycemic index fairly irrelevant imo.

[Live for the PUMP]

My brother swears by Jasmine rice and keeps trying to get me to buy it. They don't sell it at my grocery store, so I haven't went out of the way for it. After Sgt. Hartman swearing buy it too I might have to break down and go to a different store. lol. I eat long grain white rice more than brown knowing it's a little higher on the GI. Like Sgt. said it's really the the Glycemic load or all the food combined that calculates your total GI.

[gbrice75]

That's right. Glycemic load is mhch more important anyway. Most people don't eat a carb only meal which makes the glycemic index fairly irrelevant imo.

^^ THIS. Unless you're eating rice/carbs by themselves (and I hope you aren't), GI really doesn't mean jack sh!t.

[LiveFitBeFit]

Awesome! Thanks for the input guys. Much appreciated. Trying jasmine rice tomorrow on my refeed! At work now 9-5 shift sneaking meals in lol 3 low carb days in a row is the worst.. Really is tough on the mind haha