Couscous...

[fit1]

Can someone tell me what couscous is? and where do you get it? at a regular grocery store or other? Also, what is the taste like?

 

[MS]

You should be able to get it at your grocery store. It's basically very fine pasta.

 

[fit1]

Thanks MS...
Is it something "good" I could bring into my diet? Like maybe substitute for rice...i'm getting plain sick of brown rice...

 

[KEL]

try quinoa (KEEN-wah) has more protein than any other grain.
cooks like rice. tastes kinda nutty.

kel

 

[fit1]

mmm...i like nutty...
do you get that at a regular store too?

 

[KEL]

You might find it in the regular market (I can't too small of a town)

do you have a Whole Foods market?
they should have it in their bulk (grain) section or try a good health food store.

kel

 

[KEL]

This might help ( depends diet I do 40/30/30)

Quinoa
 
Serving Size 1 cup (170g)
Calories 635 Calories from Fat 84
Total Fat 10g
Saturated Fat 1g
Cholesterol 0mg
Sodium 35mg
Carbohydrates 117g
Dietary Fiber 10g
Protein 22g
 
Data from USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 13. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, 1999.

Rice, brown, long-grain, cooked
 
Serving Size 1 cup (195g)
Calories 216 Calories from Fat 17
Total Fat 2g
Saturated Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg
Sodium 9mg
Carbohydrates 45g
Dietary Fiber 4g
Protein 5g
 
Data from USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 13. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, 1999.


kel