F. Scott Fitzgerald s novel, The Great Gatsby, opens as the narrator, Nick Carraway, relates to the reader a cryptic piece of advice given him in his younger and more vulnerable years by his father.
Regular couscous is made from semolina wheat, while whole-wheat couscous derives from the whole grains of durum flour. This flour derives from durum wheat, which is high in protein and commonly used for other fare like pasta and pizza dough. A whole grain has its endosperm, germ and bran intact.
Brown rice and whole-grain couscous retain the natural fiber from the bran. With 3.5 grams of fiber in a 1-cup serving, brown rice has almost six times more fiber than white rice. The same portion of whole-grain couscous has 8 grams of fiber, compared to 2 grams in regular couscous.ne cup of prepared regular couscous has 176 calories, compared to 227 calories in whole-grain couscous and about 210 calories in brown and white rice.