This TikTok Rice Cake Trend Tastes Delicious — But Will It Spike Your Blood Sugar?

If you follow wellness trends on TikTok, you've likely heard of the viral rice cake treat that has previously taken social media by storm. While rice cakes may seem like a valuable, healthy option on their own, the crunchy snack may actually cause a blood sugar spike (womp, womp). That is, unless you pair it with the right topping.

The snack first gained traction on TikTok when Monique Volz (@ambitiouskitchen) posted a recipe for "crunchy PB cup rice cakes." Using the base of a plain rice cake, Volz added a tablespoon of natural peanut butter before dipping the rice cake in melted chocolate and sprinkling with sea salt.

This delicious snack is actually an example of dressing your carbs, and in conversation with mindbodygreen founder and co-CEO Jason Wachob on the mbg podcast, Inchauspé explains why it's so important to control glucose spikes by being conscious about what you're pairing with this macronutrient. "Anytime we eat something starchy or sweet if we add protein, fat or fiber, I call [it] 'clothing.' You then reduce the glucose spike that sweet food would create," she explains.

If you're more of a savory person but still want to get in on the rice cake craze, Inchauspé suggests some other toppings that will keep your glucose levels stable. "You can put some avocado on them, maybe some smoked salmon, just to make sure that the starch from the rice doesn't create this massive spike in your bloodstream."