The rice paper diet promises to lose weight without having to do without. Rice paper is processed into flour mixed with starch, salt and water.
It is then spread thinly and cooked over a pot of boiling water. When drying, the rice paper then becomes hard, but still remains elastic. Before consumption, the paper must be placed in water for a short time so that it becomes soft and malleable again. Subsequently, it can be used like a wheat tortilla to wrap other foods in.