Eat Less Rice ?  Why??  -   KADANG 2  TAK BOLEH TAHAN -

Eat Less Rice! The human body was never meant to consume rice! You see, our genes have hardly changed in more than 30,000 years. However, our food choices and lifestyle have changed dramatically. The caveman would hardly recognise our food or way of life. Caveman food was never cooked as fire was not yet tamed. Thus, he ate only those foods that you can eat without treatment with or by fire. He ate fruits, vegetables, fish (sushi anyone?), eggs, nuts and meat. Yes, even meat! You can even eat meat raw if you were starving in the forest. You have the necessary enzymes to digest meat. However, rice, like wheat and corn, cannot be eaten raw. It must be cooked. Even if you were starving in the desert, you cannot eat rice in the raw form. This is because we do not have the system of enzymes to break rice down. You were never meant to eat rice. To make matters worse, you not only eat rice, but also make it the bulk of your food. In some parts of Asia , rice forms up to 85% of the plate. Even if you take rice, keep it to a minimum. Remember, it is only for your tongue - not your body. Actually, rice and other grains like wheat and corn are actually worse than sugar. There are many reasons: Rice becomes sugar - lots of it! This is a fact that no nutritionist can deny: rice is chemically no different from sugar. One bowl of cooked rice is the caloric equal of 10 teaspoons of sugar. This does not matter whether it is white, brown or herbal rice. Brown rice is richer in fibre, some B vitamins and minerals but it is still the caloric equal of 10 teaspoons of sugar. To get the same 10 teaspoons of sugar, you need to consume lots of kangkong-10 bowls of it. Rice is digested to become sugar. Rice cannot be digested before it is thoroughly cooked. However, when thoroughly cooked, it becomes sugar and spikes circulating blood sugar within half an hour-almost as quickly as it would if you took a sugar candy. Rice is very low in the 'rainbow of anti-oxidants. ' This complete anti-oxidant rainbow is necessary for the effective and safe utilisation of sugar. Fruits come with a sugar called fructose. However, they are not empty calories as the fruit is packed with a whole host of other nutrients that help its proper assimilation and digestion. Rice has no fibre. The fibre of the kangkong fills you up long before your blood sugar spikes. This is because the fibre bulks and fills up your stomach. Since white rice has no fibre, you end up eating lots of 'calorie dense' food before you get filled up. Brown rice has more fibre but still the same amount of sugar. Rice is tasteless-sugar is sweet. There is only so much that you can eat at one sitting. How many teaspoons of sugar can you eat before you feel like throwing up? Could you imagine eating 10 teaspoons of sugar in one seating? Rice is always the main part of the meal. While sugar may fill your dessert or sweeten your coffee, it will never be the main part of any meal. You could eat maybe two to three teaspoons of sugar at one meal. However, you could easily eat the equal value of two to three bowls (20-30 teaspoons) of sugar in one meal. I am always amused when I see someone eat sometimes five bowls of rice (equals 50 teaspoons of sugar) and then asks for tea tarik kurang manis! There is no real 'built in' mechanism for us to prevent overeating of rice: How much kangkong can you eat? How much fried chicken can you eat? How much steamed fish can you eat? Think about that! In one seating, you cannot take lots of chicken, fish or cucumber, but you can take lots of rice. Eating rice causes you to eat more salt. As rice is tasteless, you tend to consume more salt-another villain when it comes to high blood pressure. You tend to take more curry that has salt to help flavor rice. We also tend to consume more ketchup and soy sauce which are also rich in salt. Eating rice causes you to drink less water. The more rice you eat, the less water you will drink as there is no mechanism to prevent the overeating of rice. Rice, wheat and corn come hidden in our daily food. As rice is tasteless, it tends to end up in other foods that substitute rice like rice flour, noodles and bread. We tend to eat the hidden forms which still get digested into sugar. Rice, even when cooked, is difficult to digest. Can't eat raw rice? Try eating rice half cooked. Contrary to popular belief, rice is very difficult to digest. It is 'heavy stuff'. If you have problems with digestion, try skipping rice for a few days. You will be amazed at how the problem will just go away. Rice prevents the absorption of several vitamins and minerals. Rice when taken in bulk will reduce the absorption of vital nutrients like zinc, iron and the B vitamins. Are you a rice addict? Going rice-less may not be easy but you can go rice-less. Eating less rice could be lot easier than you think. Here are some strategies that you can pursue in your quest to eat less rice:                                                              Eat less rice-cut your rice by half. Barry Sears, author of the Zone Diet, advises 'eating rice like spice'. Instead, increase your fruits and vegetables. Take more lean meats and fish. You can even take more eggs and nuts. Have 'riceless' meals. Take no rice or wheat at say, breakfast. Go for eggs instead. Go on 'riceless' days. Go 'western' once a week. Take no rice and breads for one day every week. That can't be too difficult. Appreciate the richness of your food. Go for taste, colours and smells. Make eating a culinary delight. Enjoy your food in the original flavours. Avoid the salt shaker or ketchup. You will automatically eat less rice. Eat your fruit dessert before (Yes! No printing error) your meals. The fibre rich fruits will 'bulk up' in your stomach. Thus, you will eat less rice and more fruits. It's your life. Decide what you want to eat! But eat less rice!

KENYATAAN HIDUP DISEBALIK PERMAINAN INI.

> Seorang guru wanita sedang bersemangat mengajarkan sesuatu kepada
> murid-muridnya. Ia duduk menghadap murid-muridnya. Di tangan kirinya ada
> kapur, di tangan kanannya ada pemadam. Guru itu berkata, "Saya ada satu
> permainan... Caranya begini, ditangan kiri saya ada kapur, di tangan
> kanan ada pemadam. Jika saya angkat kapur ini, maka berserulah "Kapur!",
> jika saya angkat pemadam ini, maka katalah "Pemadam!"
>
> Murid muridnya pun mengerti dan mengikuti. Guru berganti-gantian
> mengangkat antara kanan dan kiri tangannya, semakin lama semakin cepat.
> Beberapa saat kemudian guru kembali berkata, "Baik sekarang perhatikan.
> Jika saya angkat kapur, maka sebutlah "Pemadam!", jika saya angkat
> pemadam, maka katakanlah "Kapur!". Dan diulangkan seperti tadi, tent! u
> saja murid-murid tadi keliru dan kekok, dan sangat sukar untuk
> mengubahnya. Namun lambat laun, mereka sudah biasa dan tidak lagi kekok.
> Selang beberapa saat, permainan berhenti.
>
> Sang guru tersenyum kepada murid-muridnya. "Murid-murid, begitulah kita
> umat Islam. Mulanya yang haq itu haq, yang bathil itu bathil. Kita
> begitu jelas membezakannya. Namun kemudian, musuh musuh kita memaksakan
> kepada kita dengan perbagai cara, untuk menukarkan sesuatu, dari yang
> haq menjadi bathil, dan sebaliknya. Pertama-tama mungkin akan sukar bagi
> kita menerima hal tersebut, tapi kerana terus disosialisasikan dengan
> cara-cara menarik oleh mereka, akhirnya lambat laun kamu akan terbiasa
> dengan hal itu. Dan anda mulai dapat mengikutinya. Musuh-musuh kamu
> tidak pernah berhenti membalik dan menukar nilai dan ketika.
>
> "Keluar berduaan, berkasih-kasihan tidak lagi sesuatu yang pelik, Zina
> tidak lagi jadi persoalan, pakaian seksi menjadi hal yang lumrah, tanpa>
> rasa malu, sex sebelum nikah menjadi suatu kebiasaan dan trend, hiburan
> yang asyik dan panjang sehingga melupakan yang wajib adalah biasa,
> materialistik kini menjadi suatu gaya hidup dan lain lain." "Semuanya
> sudah terbalik. Dan tanpa disedari, anda sedikit demi sedikit
> menerimanya tanpa rasa ia satu kesalahan dan kemaksiatan. Paham?" tanya
> Guru kepada murid-muridnya. "Paham cikgu..."
>
> "Baik permainan kedua..." begitu Guru melanjutkan.
>
> "Cikgu ada Qur'an,cikgu akan letakkannya di tengah karpet. Sekarang anda
> berdiri diluar karpet. Permainannya adalah , bagaimana caranya mengambil
> Qur'an yang ada ditengah tanpa memijak karpet?"
>
> Murid-muridnya berpikir . Ada yang mencuba alterna tif dengan tongkat,dan
> lain-lain.
>
> Akhirnya Guru memberikan jalan keluar, digulungnya karpet, dan ia ambil
> Qur'an. Ia memenuhi syarat, tidak memijak karpet ."Murid-murid,
> begitulah ummat Islam dan musuh-musuhnya. .. Musuh-musuh Islam tidak akan
> memijak-mijak anda dengan terang-terang. ..Kerana tentu anda akan
> menolaknya mentah mentah. Orang biasapun tak akan rela kalau Islam
> dihina dihadapan mereka. Tapi mereka akan menggulung anda perlahan-lahan
> dari pinggir, sehingga anda tidak sadar.
>
> "Jika seseorang ingin membuat rumah yang kuat, maka dibina tapak yang
> kuat. Begitulah Islam, jika ingin kuat, maka bangunlah aqidah yang kuat.
> Sebaliknya, jika ingin membongkar rumah, tentu susah kalau dimulai dgn
> tapaknya dulu, tentu saja hiasan-hiasan dinding akan dikeluarkan dulu,
>
> kerusi dipindahkan dulu, Almari dibuang dulu satu persatu, baru rumah
> dihancurkan. .."
>
> "Begitulah musuh-musuh Islam menghancurkan kita. Ia tidak akan
> menghentam terang-terangan, tapi ia akan perlahan-lahan meletihkan anda.
> Mulai dari perangai anda, cara hidup, pakaian dan lain-lain, sehingga
> meskipun anda muslim, tapi anda telah meninggalkan ajaran Islam dan
> mengikuti cara yang mereka... Dan itulah yang mereka inginkan." "Ini
> semua adalah fenomena Ghazwul Fikri (Perang Pemikiran). Dan inilah yang
> dijalankan oleh musuh musuh kita... "
>
> "Kenapa mereka tidak berani terang-terang memijak-mijak cikgu?" tanya
> murid- murid.
>
> "Sesungguhnya dahulu mereka terang-terang menyerang, misalnya Perang
> Salib, Perang Tartar, dan lain-lain. Tapi sekarang tidak lagi."
> "Begitulah Islam... Kalau diserang perlahan-lahan, mereka tidak akan
> sedar, akhirnya hancur. Tapi kalau diserang serentak terang-terangan,
> mereka
>
> akan bangkit serentak, baru mereka akan sadar".
>
> "Kalau begitu, kita selesaikan pelajaran kita kali ini, dan mari kita
> berdoa dahulu sebelum pulang..." Matahari bersinar terik takala
> anak-anak itu keluar meninggalkan tempat belajar mereka dengan pikiran
> masing-masing di kepalanya...
>
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>
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