One 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. Regular couscous has 6 grams of protein, while whole-grain couscous has 9 grams.
(Redirected from Profligate) For the horse, see Spendthrift (horse). For the 1936 film, see Spendthrift (film). A spendthrift (also called profligate) is someone who spends money prodigiously and who is extravagant and recklessly wasteful, often to a point where the spending climbs well beyond her or his means.
An obligate parasite is a parasite that must be with its host, or it dies. Obligate parasites depend on the presence of a host to complete their life cycle. Obligate parasites are common.There are parasitic plants, fungi, bacteria, and animals. The inverse of an obligate parasite is a facultative parasite, a parasite that can complete its life cycle independent of a host.One of the most standard obligate parasites are viruses.here are parasitic plants, fungi, bacteria, and animals. The inverse of an obligate parasite is a facultative parasite, a parasite that can complete its life cycle independent of a host.