Speedy dinners have been the theme around my house lately.\u00a0 It has been hot, I have been tired and the kids have been busy.\u00a0 Enough said.\u00a0 I was running low on produce the other day, so I hit up the grocery store.\u00a0 While I was there, I walked past the deli and the smell of the rotisserie chicken drew me over faster than a bee to honey.\u00a0 I saw that they had my trusty Lemon-Herb Chicken and promptly deposited one in my cart.\u00a0 I wasn\u2019t feeling fantastic and this would make dinner quick & painless.<\/p>\n
I had a box of Uncle Ben\u2019s Whole Grain White Rice<\/a> (long grain version) in my pantry that I received to review from the Foodbuzz Tastemaker program & Uncle Ben\u2019s<\/a>, so I thought that would make the perfect, simple accompaniment to the chicken. I normally prefer to cook brown or basmati rice, so this would be my first time using Uncle Ben\u2019s.<\/p>\n The rice was very easy to make and took less than 15 minutes from start to finish.\u00a0 That is about a third of the time that it takes to cook my \u201cnormal\u201d rice.\u00a0 The rice has a great taste to it! I was impressed, as I really like my brown rice.\u00a0 The nutritional stats aren\u2019t bad, either with 170 calories, 4g fiber and 4g protein per serving.\u00a0 The ingredients are as follows:<\/p>\n WHOLE GRAIN WHITE RICE [PARTIALLY MILLED PARBOILED BROWN RICE, RICE BRAN AND GERM]; INULIN (CHICORY ROOT FIBER); GUAR GUM; NIACIN; IRON (FERRIC ORTHOPHOSPHATE); THIAMINE (THIAMINE MONONITRATE); FOLATE (FOLIC ACID).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n I am pretty sure that the reason for the additional ingredients is to add fiber and vitamins.\u00a0 When I buy my rice, it is simply \u201cbrown rice\u201d.\u00a0 The inulin and guar gum may be an issue for those sensitive to those ingredients, but they are gluten-free.\u00a0 There are other varieties of the Whole Grain White Rice. I have not confirmed the gluten-free status of the other versions, though Mars (the parent company of Uncle Ben\u2019s) is a company that will clearly label gluten on their packaging.\u00a0 Please exercise caution when choosing any of the other products. \u00a0 The gluten-free status of many Uncle Ben’s products can be viewed here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t forget to enter the Nature\u2019s Path giveaway<\/a> that ends on Monday night!<\/p>\n
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