Buckwheat as a complex carb??

[Avo]

heyy guys do you think Buckwheat is a good complex carb? It takes longer to cook than white rice and has a dark color to it.
So do you think buckwheat can replace brown rice oatmeal??

Thank for the help!

 

[musclemom]

Buckwheat is another example of a cereal grain popular everywhere but N. America, otherwise known as Kasha (actually it's the seeds of a weed plant), outstanding stuff, compares to wheat nutritionally but without that pesky gluten for those of us who can't tolerate it:

One 3.5 oz (cooked) serving has:
92 cal.
0.6 g fat
0 Chol.
19.9 g. carb
2.7 g. fiber
0.9 g. sugar
3.4 g. protein
7 mg calcium
88 mg potassium

 

[muchmass]

and its low on the glycemic index, its just 47! it'a good choice as a good complex carb

 

[ChefWide]

kasha also has tremendous texture and is WILDLY wonderful when toasted prior to cooking..

 

[Avo]

Thanks for the info...

I'll continue to cook and consume my buckwheat