I have always been more carb-leaning when it comes to the balance of a dish’s carbs to meat/veg ratio, let’s say, approximately 2:1? When it comes to a good rice-based dish, the rice is everything, I mean of course it is, how could it not be? If the ratio is 1:1 I find that I long for more rice in each bite!!! I simply need more of it, especially if it's done really well (each granule is separate from each other, each granule perfectly crisp and toasted all around – if in a fried dish type situation…) All to say, appreciate the rice as much as you appreciate the accompanying meat or veg that’s supposedly the “star” of the show… it is merely nothing without the mighty grain to anchor it…!