@alexey rice is not a meal it is a component in a meal.. As a component in a meal it can be part of very healthy meals. While it does not have enough protein on its own to make a complete meal as part of a healthy meal it provides great sources of fiber (in the case of rice with the husk on which is what I eat), and manganese, folate, vitamin B6, you name it. when mixed with fish and veggies it makes a complete and healthy meal by any standard.