Categories: Vegetables, Side dish, Vegetarian, Ovo-lacto 
      Yield: 6 servings 
  
      3 c  Cooked brown rice 
      1 c  Grated carrots 
    1/2 c  Finely chopped onions 
    1/4 c  Snipped fresh parsley 
      1    Garlic clove; minced 
      1 ts Salt 
    1/4 ts Ground black pepper 
      2    Eggs; beaten 
    1/2 c  Whole wheat flour 
           -OR- all-purpose flour 
    1/4 c  Vegetable oil 
  
  Combine all ingredients except oil.  Form into 12 thin patties, pressing 
  firmly with hands.  In large skillet, cook patties in heated oil until 
  brown, turning once.  Serve with dairy sour cream or yogurt, if desired. 
   
  Each serving provides: 
  * 243 calories 
  * 5.7 g. protein 
  * 11.6 g. fat 
  * 29.6 g. carbohydrate 
  * 390 mg. sodium 
  * 91 mg. cholesterol 
   
  NOTE: Optional ingredients are omitted from the nutritional calculations. 
  When ingredient options appear in a recipe, the first ingredient choice is 
  used for calculation. 
   
  Source: Brown Rice 
  Reprinted with permission from The USA Rice Council 
  Electronic format courtesy of Karen Mintzias