Rice is an extremely healthy food for a number of reasons. Rice is a complex carbohydrate, which means that it contains starch and fiber.
Complex carbohydrates are digested slowly, allowing the body to utilize the energy released over a longer period which is nutritionally efficient.
Rice has low sodium content and contains useful quantities of potassium, the B vitamins, thiamin and niacin. Rice is also a good source of protein and it
contains only a trace of fat and no cholesterol. Rice is also gluten free and it is easily digested. It is a wonderful food for all dogs from puppies to senior dogs.
Did you know?
The first cultivators of rice in America did so by accident after a storm damaged ship docked in the Charleston South Carolina harbor. The captain of the ship handed over a small bag of rice to a local planter as a gift, and by 1726, Charleston was exporting more than 4,000 tons of rice a year.