Yeah, I think the quinoa will work. It's similar enough in texture and how it cooked that it would seem to do pretty good as a substitute. I've only made it a couple of times though, I really need to find some more recipes for it.
I forgot about couscous, but that's pasta not a grain.
I want to add fiber too Methinks the hubby should write down all the grains they have at work and we can figure out what to use, that or I should go down to WF and check out the bulk grain aisle
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Also, on the carb substitution tip...a great substitute for pasta is using a portabella mushroom as the vehicle for what you'd normally add to pasta. Here is a favorite recipe of mine for Italian Stuffed Portabellas.
We used to do a lot of millet...have no idea about its nutritional content, though...Sometimes I'd mix the millet with quinoa because I didn't like the texture of the millet on its own.
Re: what do you eat instead of rice?
Love quinoa! It's not exactly low-carb at 39 g of carbs vs. 45 g in an equal serving of brown rice. But quinoa has more protein and fiber.
There's also couscous.
I forgot about couscous, but that's pasta not a grain.
I want to add fiber too Methinks the hubby should write down all the grains they have at work and we can figure out what to use, that or I should go down to WF and check out the bulk grain aisle
no, no - you are in the vicinity of a trader joe's, no? TJs trumps WF, IMHO! and it's much cheaper.
[unless your H works for WH - then by all means, shop there]