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Cooking Whole Grains

Q. Dear RD Lory,

I appreciate all that you have done for me, and I am trying to make the necessary changes to improve my lifestyle, but the hardest part is trying to incorporate whole grains into my diet. I can buy the whole grain breads and cereals, but how do I cook whole grains like barley or couscous or quinoa? When I cook them I end up with a starchy mess. Please help,

Darla
Henderson, NV

A. Dear Darla,
I understand your frustration. Each grain has a unique simmer time and amount of broth or water to add. With white rice, the ratio is 1cup rice to 2 cups fluid, but for brown rice it is 2 ½ cups fluid to 1 cup rice. The Whole Grains Council has a wonderful table on their website that may help you to enjoy cooking whole grains. Please visit:

 http://wholegrainscouncil.org/recipes/cooking-whole-grains

I hope this helps, and congratulations on the improvements you have made thus fa

Sincerely,

RD Lory

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