Originally written by Jacek Krankowski on November 19, 2008 5:46 PM (desperately and hopelessly munching rice cakes...)

Ah, yes, rice cakes. I was considering using those to insulate our living room ceiling but unfortunately they are usually circular (and burn too easily) and 3 cm-thick styropor sheets turned out to be easier to handle.

Derek 

Do you think they may have less than 327 kcal/100g???

Originally written by Jacek Krankowski on November 20, 2008 6:18 AM Do you think they may have less than 327 kcal/100g???

I understand that natural rice cakes as they come off the rice cake tree have zero nutritional value (which is less than styropor) so they are often supplemented with brown sugar which brings them up to the figure you quoted. They still have no nutritional value but, when toasted, the smoke is said to be an effective mosquito repellent. Burning rate 127 mm/second at sea level. 

Derek

Rice cakes...Some people say they feel like foam, but I love them. In Uruguay I used to eat them on a daily basis. I remember running out of rice cakes and walking two blocks under heavy rain to buy more. The Macrobiotic Institute of Uruguay manufactures the best rice cakes I have ever had. Topping them with sugar free- additive free- no sweetener added cranberry or blueberry marmalade used to make me feel in heaven. (Trader Joe's has some good rice cakes here, too)

Bertha

Hi, Bertha. Pancakes with blueberry  marmolade  are heavenly  too. I think blueberries have been long underestimated. 

That depends on the manufacturer. A few companies do manufacture nutritious brown rice cakes, no dangerous sugars and corn syrups added.

Anyway, most packaged foods are junk. For instance, the packaged, yucky cereals so many people have for breakfast are nothing but a dangerous pile of preservatives and additives with no nutrient content. Few people take that into consideration and keep buying them like they were going out of style. Canned (tinned) foods are almost as bad or even worse, but they are advertised as *good n' healthy* and the masses keep on buying.

Waxes used to preserve fruits like oranges are believed to be cancer producing. The list is endless and so is the food industry's greed.

Bertha

Blueberries- especially organic ones - contain a rich amount of vitamins, antioxidants and bioflavonoids and they are delicious. I buy them frozen and like to eat them frozen too so I thaw them only 5 or ten minutes before serving.

As I also am much into juicing, I often add a handful of frozen blueberries to my morning juicing ceremony.

Bertha  

Originally written by Nichole Barlow on November 20, 2008 4:49 PM Now I want a rice cake with almond butter.  They are a lifesaver for those that can't tolerate wheat.

They sure are! I eat organic rice cakes, and they taste pretty good. They are not cookies, no...

Have you tried a crispy apple cut into slices and then you dip the apples slices into the almond butter. A real treat!

Nanna, another celiac