Any comments on this?

They are great at filling you up and being relatively healthy. If I'm hungry going to bed I have my serving of cottage cheese and worchesite sauce poured on it.

My dad actually bought them for me, even got him reading the content labels lol!

Here's the info per 1.
45 cals
10g carbs

ingredients
whole grain brown rice, caraway seeds, millet, flax seeds

Flax seeds, caught my eye, I've seen this referenced here before.. is that good for post workout?

Any comments on this?

They are great at filling you up and being relatively healthy. If I'm hungry going to bed I have my serving of cottage cheese and worchesite sauce poured on it.

My dad actually bought them for me, even got him reading the content labels lol!

Here's the info per 1.
45 cals
10g carbs

ingredients
whole grain brown rice, caraway seeds, millet, flax seeds

Flax seeds, caught my eye, I've seen this referenced here before.. is that good for post workout?


I love rice cakes... a lot of the time if I'm going to have natural peanut butter druing the day I put it on a rice cake.. I think they're yummy :drool: I even get the slightly flavored ones sometimes... they really aren't bad for you, even with the flavoring ;)

Rice cakes are pretty much completely empty calories with very little nutritional value. And eating them won't keep you feeling full for long. (You know why you're hungry again 30 minutes after eating Chinese food? It's because of the rice. It triggers a release of insulin into your bloodstream, reducing your blood sugar level and causing you to feel hungry.)

Rice cakes are pretty much completely empty calories with very little nutritional value. And eating them won't keep you feeling full for long. (You know why you're hungry again 30 minutes after eating Chinese food? It's because of the rice. It triggers a release of insulin into your bloodstream, reducing your blood sugar level and causing you to feel hungry.)

I disgaree... with both statements.

looks like the rice cakes you have are fine for snacks, etc.
but for post workout - you should be eating/consuming HIGH G.I. carbs (dextrose, etc) combined with protien.

I disgaree... with both statements.
What nutrients do rice cakes contain?

Here's the nutritional info: link (http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts-001-02s04cg.html).

Insignificant amounts of protein, fat, fiber, vitamins, and minerals. Empty calories.

What nutrients do rice cakes contain?

Here's the nutritional info: link (http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts-001-02s04cg.html).

Insignificant amounts of protein, fat, fiber, vitamins, and minerals. Empty calories.

They're about 50 calories each, that's like 1/70 of the calories in a pound. They have little-to-no sugar.

For someone who wants to "live on the edge", I think a rice cake is just fine.

They're about 50 calories each, that's like 1/70 of the calories in a pound. They have little-to-no sugar.
I know they don't have a lot of calories, but the calories they do have are relatively empty -- that is, they have way fewer nutrients per calorie than fruits, vegetables, or nuts.

To me, eating a rice cake is like eating a peice of cardboard: no calories, no nutritional value, no taste. ;)

But if you like 'em, I'm not trying to talk you out of them.

I know they don't have a lot of calories, but the calories they do have are relatively empty -- that is, they have way fewer nutrients per calorie than fruits, vegetables, or nuts.

To me, eating a rice cake is like eating a peice of cardboard: no calories, no nutritional value, no taste. ;)

But if you like 'em, I'm not trying to talk you out of them.

I like'em. Personally, I eat the choc. chip ones with PB and chopped banana on it. So now the calories aren't so empty. ;)

Either way, my reason for arguing with you about it is because if someone enjoys them, there really is no reason they should be persuaded not to eat them. At the end of the day, eating a rice cake or two isn't going to hurt anyone in the long run.

i eat 2 for lunch almost everyday, with natural peanut butter and a banana....SOOOO good! :drool:

looks like the rice cakes you have are fine for snacks, etc.
but for post workout - you should be eating/consuming HIGH G.I. carbs (dextrose, etc) combined with protien.
I never quite understood Dextrose etc. What are some suggested foods? Oatmeal? etc..

thanks for the responses everyone! I just like rice cakes, if I'm hungrier then usual I toss them into any of my meals and they do the job I think.