Natural Heaven White Rice Hearts Of Palm 9 oz.

I've been keto since the beginning of this year and experimenting with several brands/foods. This Hearts of Palm Rice is delicious and does an amazing job absorbing sauces/liquids well Cauliflower Rice: God awful in my opinion. Taste is too strong, hard to dry out and doesn't absorb well. Way too soft Miracle Rice (Shirataki): chewy and doesn't truly absorb sauces, they sit within the sauce but don't absorb it. This has been an okay alternative. Lupini: discovered this from Aviate. I purchased 3 packs. I cooked half of one pack and will throw the rest of that pack away, along with the other 2 packs. Reminds me more of Orzo, chewy/sticky texture and doesn't translate well to dishes. Back to my new found favorite (Hearts of Palm rice), I purchased one pack to start and came back to order SIX. This is the ONE. Like a previous reviewer said, it goes perfectly with TIKKA MASALA None of these substitutes are rice nor will they ever be. This specific Hearts of Palm rice carries similar characteristics and is much easier to prepare than Cauliflower, Shirataki, Lupini and even actual Rice

Great sub for rice. I am diabetic and this was a great find.

Overall it’s a reasonable replacement for rice. You really have to rinse it thoroughly to get the odd smell off. Once you do that I use it in recipes that are moist (like casserole’s or gumbo etc. Eating it plain doesn’t really taste exactly like rice but for the low calories and the ease of cooking and the general taste I can accept the difference. Overall I like it!

UPDATE 3/2/2023---THIS LATEST PRICE OF $30.90 (I paid $19 a month ago) is ridiculous and I will NEVER buy this again at this price, no matter how much I love the product. Natural Heaven and OxKom (seller) can keep it. Maybe if they go back to generic packaging and not the fancy box they use, where printing has a lot to do with the added costs, I may buy again. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ First Review: I have been eating Natural Heaven product for years. First time buying the "rice" version and LOVE it. Cooks well (if you want it heated), and tastes great, like the spaghetti version. Way healthier than carby rice, at least for me. Lots of fiber and low in carbs. Here's my favorite way of eating: heat one package (forget worrying about serving size as it's only 70 cals) in microwave for a minute, remove and add 1/4 teaspoon of organic ground turmeric (we will only use Terrasoul brand by the way) and mix. Holy moly it's soooo good and I must say, ADDICTIVE. Downside? a high 375 mg of sodium (almost 20% of a whole day's requirement!), I have no idea why, with all we know about sodium, that Natural Heaven adds that much, or why use it at all. The pasta style product has way way less than that added, to the tune of only 51 mg. Just dumb.

Love this stuff. It has a kind of vague artichokey lemony flavor, so it works best in foods that flavor complements like Mediterranean salad bowls etc. It's also great as a base for curries etc. It's also good enough to eat as a side without being mixed into anything, you just have to cook most of the moisture out in a pan with salt/pepper/butter and maybe some garlic/onion if you want to make it even more rice like.