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Nutritious grains & starches

25 amazing recipes with vegetable and flavor combinations you can prepare as mains or sides.
By WeightWatchers
Published June 9, 2016

Incorporating whole grains into your diet can help maintain steady blood blood sugar levels, lower cholesterol may even protect against certain cancers, according to Harvard School of Health. Look for whole grains in their original form, which includes brown rice, barley, oats, wild rice and quinoa. These grains have pack the most nutrients with few additional ingredients. 

Whole grain recipes

Asian-flavored quinoa salad

6

Barley with mushrooms and onions

3

Brown rice salad with tomatoes and sugar snap peas

4

Bulgur salad with feta and mint

6

Farro pilaf with mushrooms and roasted butternut squash

3

Farro Salad with Grapes, Goat Cheese & Tarragon Vinaigrette

4

Farro Salad with Tomatoes and Balsamic Vinegar

3

Farrotto with asparagus, feta and dill

6

Freekeh salad with chicken, peaches and tarragon

3

Freekeh tabbouleh

4

Spanish-style smoky roasted potatoes

1

Greek farro salad with asparagus, peas, feta and dill

5

Millet tabbouleh

3

Potatoes au gratin

4

Quinoa and apple breakfast cereal

6

Quinoa and spinach

2

Quinoa pilaf

5

Roasted baby red potatoes with rosemary

1

Roasted beet and wheat berry salad

6

Roasted potatoes with fresh herbs

1

Saffron rice

3

Sage and orange-scented butternut squash

1

Spring vegetable and barley risotto

5

Summer vegetable and farro salad

3

Tex-Mex Tabbouleh

3