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From:	Jeff Novick, MS, RD, LD, LN (novick.vegsource.com)
Subject:	Re: Cous Cous
Date:	December 30, 2008 at 11:31 am PST

In Reply to: Cous Cous posted by Carl on December 29, 2008 at 7:28 pm:

Greetings

Couscous are little granules made from wheat. You can buy it made either from whole grain or refined grain.

Couscous is not what I would consider an "intact" whole grain. I would recommend that if you choose to include it, that you get the whole grain variety.

In regard to calorie density, I would consider it similar to whole wheat pasta, which, although processed, still has a low calorie density because of the water it absorbs during the cooking process.

You can read more about my thoughts on grains and intact whole grains at the link below

In Health
Jeff

• Whole Grains & Your Health: Keeping Them Both Intact