How long does it take to digest rice?

How long does food take to digest and what does it mean exactly?

• alright so say i have cottage cheese w/ a serving of almonds how long doest htat take to digest? and the whole time it's digesting it's feeding my muscles? also reg food when i eat it say every 3 hrs doesnt it take 3 hrs for the food to digest....so when u say digest does that mean my body is using the food while it digests or it takes 3hrs w/ protein before my body can use it or 1hr or however long the food takes to "digest" please explain someone

• Answer:

  Alright Joe, fat takes the longest to digest. Sometimes up to 4-6 hours. Proteins are next. I'm talking about proteins from meat and stuff. They take roughtly 3-4 hours to fully digest. NOTE: whey protein is digested in about 20-30 minutes, casein about 7 hours. Veggies will take about 30-45 minutes. Fruits about 20-30 minutes to digest. That's why I always eat fruits first, then veggies, then meat, then the fatty part of the meal if there is any. If you eat the protein first then the veggies, the veggies are going to be sitting on top of the protein fermenting causing bloating and lots of gas in your stomach. Think of it like a hamburger. The meat that you ate is on the bottom and next is veggies or whatever. Those vegetables are sitting there in your stomach for a few hours until that protein is digested. Or you could do it the best way and eat your fruits and veggies first, and well you see what I mean. I mean yea sometimes you can mix, but that would be the best order you know. Oh, and Yamster I totally know what you're saying. when i said digest i meant like pass through the stomach. i know actual digestion can take days. I ate at an all you can eat buffet a few weeks ago. i accidently ate a shrimp shell. about 6 days later i took a **** and looked down and saw the shrimp shell! i was like WTF! is that? lol but yea. you know if you don't have like any casein, or milk, or cottage cheese, you can always have something like flax seed or other kind of good fat like nuts or something before bed. this is because fat is digested slowest, which would be beneficial you know to have alittle fat and protein at night to keep you through the night. btw tomorrow is my chest day and im so pumped.