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Health benefits of rice paper rolls

by Johana Mukandila
Health benefits of rice paper rolls: Picture Pexels

Rice paper is widely used to make a lot of delicious recipes. It’s used to make rolls, salad wraps, it’s used as a base for many snacks, and the list goes on! Rice paper is processed using rice but has a lot of other ingredients added to them too. 

Rice paper rolls also contain loads of health benefits and could be a good snack or meal of choice to incorporate in your deity if you are trying to live that healthy lifestyle. 

Since the only starch is made from rice, the roll is gluten-free, and if you don’t put too many rice noodles inside, the calories can be very low. Also if you don’t add meat, they are vegan. It’s good to include some protein however, to make sure it’s a balanced meal. Here are some health benefits which rice paper rolls contains:  

Low in calories in rice paper rolls 

According to Foodguy, rice paper rolls contain just under 60 calories per rice paper, this food is perfect as it doesn’t have any fat and it is mostly combined with other healthy ingredients to make a fulfilling and nutritious snack or meal. 

Help you lose weight 

One of the easiest ways to lose weight with rice paper wrappers is to use them as bread substitutes. A serving of one 8 1/2-inch wrapper has 31.3 calories.

It contains protein and carbohydrate

The roll is low in carbohydrate and fat and offers a moderate protein content. The vegetables make the roll high in fibre and offer your body lots of good vitamins and minerals.

Also see: 6 best foods to lower High Blood Pressure

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