How to Use Rice Milk for Weight Loss

Rice milk is made from brown rice starch and brown rice syrup. It does not contain the animal products that cow's milk does, and is a popular choice for those who live a lactose-free or vegan lifestyle. Rice milk is low in fat and calories, and, according to Daily Mail, has 5.6g of fat and 278 calories in a pint, compared to the 22g of fat and 370 calories in an equal quantity of whole cow's milk. A reduction in calories is necessary to facilitate weight loss, and an easy way to reduce the amount of fat and calories you intake per day is to substitute rice milk for whole cow's milk.

Things You'll Need

• Rice milk

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Instructions

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  Choose a non-flavored rice milk to begin incorporating into your diet. Avoid the flavored versions, such as vanilla, as these tend to have added sweeteners. Opt for versions fortified with calcium and vitamins D and A.

• 2

  Replace the whole milk you normally use in recipes and beverages with an equal amount of rice milk. For example, use rice milk in your morning coffee or cereal.

• 3

  Consume rice milk as a beverage as well. Use it to replace glasses of cow's milk, soda and juices to further reduce the amount of calories and fat you are consuming over the course of the day.

• 4

  Consider rice milk based desserts. Rice milk ice cream is available in many stores, and you can also use rice milk instead of whole cow's milk in many dessert recipes to bake a treat that is lower in calories and fat.