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Food Feature: January 2010

Fruity Rice

fruity rice

By Meredith Hink, MS, RD, CD

Rice is a staple for breakfast, lunch, and dinner throughout the world. This simple, easy to prepare dish is a flavorful way to get your day started and allows for many different variations. Garnish with yogurt and a dash of cinnamon (as pictured) or other fun toppings such as wheat germ, nuts, dried fruit, and/or spices for extra flavor.

Ingredients:

Instructions:

  1. Place 2 ¼ cups of fruit juice in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil.
  2. Stir in 1 cup of short-grain rice, cover and let simmer for 15 minutes.
  3. Turn off heat and cover tightly for 10 minutes.
  4. Serve.

Yield: approx. 3 cups of fruity rice

 

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