Current Events > Can I just eat 1800 calories of rice every day and not die?

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I love that stuff
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one way to find out

No fat really so no
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vitamin deficiency welcomes new members

Seriously, how about if I add a multivitamin?

Should be good enough, right?
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Short term, yes. Long term, no.

You could hypothetically take supplements for all your vitamin / mineral needs, and eat nothing but rice for your calories, but... why would you?
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwashiorkor?wprov=sfla1

someone else can clarify but that came to mind. 500g of rice (dried) only has about 33g of protein, is 1740 cals, and even if rice isn't lacking any essential aminos i doubt you'd get enough of them.

no, doesn't have all the necessary nutrients
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just eat potatoes and milk
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CrimsonStrider posted...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwashiorkor?wprov=sfla1

someone else can clarify but that came to mind

I remember the first time I saw that when I was like 9 years old I remember thinking "how is someone starving to death have such a huge belly?"
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Too many carbs. Not enough everything else.
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NOM posted...

Seriously, how about if I add a multivitamin?

Should be good enough, right?

problem with supplements they're not 100% effective. they provide some but not all the nutrients.
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You will die, slowly.

SauI_Goodman posted...

Too many carbs. Not enough everything else.

eeeh there's some nuance there. I eat 540g of carbs most days and 680g twice a week.

But if you can only eat 1.8k a day then yeah way too many carbs

Alright then, how about rice AND chicken?
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NOM posted...

Alright then, how about rice AND chicken?

it's a complete protein source. but i'll have to let the judges decide for me.
for the record i might get chicken. it's going to be 1.50$ a pound.

all one needs is rice.
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kingdrake2 posted...

NOM posted...

Alright then, how about rice AND chicken?

it's a complete protein source. but i'll have to let the judges decide for me.
for the record i might get chicken. it's going to be 1.50$ a pound.

all one needs is rice.

I've been meaning to ask you why you post so... weirdly. Is it your gimmick now or did something happen to you?

You okay, man?

Anyway, I still love rice. I think I like brown rice more than white tbh. I wanna try black rice.
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we're always not okay. mentally screwed.
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everyone dies in the end. no exception.

as for the calories, average Asians consumed around 600 calories daily. 1800 would be inviting diabetes.
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kingdrake2 posted...

we're always not okay. mentally screwed.

Ah, so it's a gimmick. Got it.

Ricemills posted...

everyone dies in the end. no exception.

as for the calories, average Asians consumed around 600 calories daily. 1800 would be inviting diabetes.

lol where the hell did you pull that number from? 600 calories is nothing for the average human being trying not to starve! Hell, 1800 calories is not a lot either.
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NOM posted...

kingdrake2 posted...

we're always not okay. mentally screwed.

Ah, so it's a gimmick. Got it.

Ricemills posted...

everyone dies in the end. no exception.

as for the calories, average Asians consumed around 600 calories daily. 1800 would be inviting diabetes.

lol where the hell did you pull that number from? 600 calories is nothing for the average human being trying not to starve! Hell, 1800 calories is not a lot either.

you were asking about rice. a plate of rice is around 200 calories, average person eats 3x /day. so, 600 calories of rice daily.
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Ricemills posted...

NOM posted...

kingdrake2 posted...

we're always not okay. mentally screwed.

Ah, so it's a gimmick. Got it.

Ricemills posted...

everyone dies in the end. no exception.

as for the calories, average Asians consumed around 600 calories daily. 1800 would be inviting diabetes.

lol where the hell did you pull that number from? 600 calories is nothing for the average human being trying not to starve! Hell, 1800 calories is not a lot either.

you were asking about rice. a plate of rice is around 200 calories, average person eats 3x /day. so, 600 calories of rice daily.

Ah, I thought you were talking OVERALL food for the day. Not just rice.

My mistake.
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Eat rice and beans, with some occasional fruit so you don't get scurvy.
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The important question is why do you just want to eat rice and why 1800cal specifically?

Is this a troll/fun post or are you seriously trying to do something? Either is fine, just curious what you re trying to get out of this topic.

CrimsonStrider posted...

SauI_Goodman posted...

Too many carbs. Not enough everything else.

eeeh there's some nuance there. I eat 540g of carbs most days and 680g twice a week.

But if you can only eat 1.8k a day then yeah way too many carbs

Jesus christ I struggle to get through 100g of carbs a day and eat about 1700-1800 calories a day
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ok he got me, possibly a gimmick it's what i run in the show of my mind.
i'm ready for those HOA fuckers in the morning i'll tell that city what i think about mowing my goddamn lawn, gotta get angrier for that phone call to make it happen.
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rice is a nothing no-nutrient food. saying your eating rice and chicken is like saying your only eating chicken to live off of. the only way rice becomes marginally nutritious is the stuff added into it.
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myzz7 posted...

rice is a nothing no-nutrient food. saying your eating rice and chicken is like saying your only eating chicken to live off of. the only way rice becomes marginally nutritious is the stuff added into it.

we have to make note of our shopping list. maybe i'll add something to what i cook.
in fact not sure what i plan to have for dinner the next 5 days. should be going down there in afternoon i'll be able to figure something out (we're not broke thank god).

could try for 50% off ground beef if they have it or 1.50$ a pound chicken breast. but it dries out so damn fast in the oven. my stove burner's kinda suck so that option is off the table too.
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