Hey there.

many people think plain white rice is healthy.

You might be right about people thinking that. I live in the San Francisco bay area, so perhaps there is some health nut knowledge bias here. If it's not vegan and grown in expensive imported organic dirt, some folks won't bring themselves to eat it around these parts.

My MO is to just say balance and moderation is the best policy for a "healthy" life, so you can indulge yourself to some degree and yet still be "healthy" - whatever that truly means.

And I dislike clickbaity titles, so I felt I needed to tone that part of it down by stating the obvious of "moderation, moderation, moderation". Rice doesn't make you fat any more than a loaf of bread or a potato makes you "fat". Eat just about any food in excess and you will get fat. Sorry to be Captain Obvious.

Take care!