Rice is not healthy - they turn into sugar readily and is harmful to diabetics.
I used to eat rice and often fried rice, during lunch, and became very sleepy back at my office. I now know why. I now stay away from rice as much as I can - it is not healthy!
These are not healthy:

• sugar (substitute with fruits with low glycemic index)
• table salt - sodium (substitute with sea salt or just skip)
• white bread (multi-grain bread or skip)
• potatoes (substitute with sweet-potato / yam or with cauli-flower for "mashed potato")
• rice (substitute with quinoa or multi-grain rice)