Hey Fashion Nelle, about the brown rice. I actually found Uncle Ben's to be the best tasting brown rice for me, so I just wanted to throw that out there. It doesnt taste bad to me at all if I throw things in there, such as some dark red kidney beans and low sodium tomatoe sauce for red beans and rice, or some egg whites, veggies and soy for fried brown rice. The fat smash Pizza recipe has also been getting me through on the days that I dont want rice or beans!