Cons of farro:
Uncommon, have to go to specialty stores to get it, which makes it expensive, because everything is expensive at Whole Foods and the like.
Time consuming--takes 45 minutes to cook.
Alternative:
Buckwheat. Can be gotten at Russian delis for $3 a box of 10 packets. If your town has Whole Foods, it likely has a Russian deli.
It even comes in quick-cook packets, cooks in 10 min. It also tastes good, which Americans don't realize and dismiss the grain.
For 1/4 Cup (2 oz):
192 Calories
40 g Carbohydrate
5.6 g Fiber
0 g Sugars
7.4 g Protein
2 g Fat
4 mg Niacin (20 percent DV)
129.4 mg Magnesium (32 percent DV)
1.2 mg Iron (6 percent DV)
0.08 mg Thiamine (4 percent DV)
1.4 mg Zinc (8 percent DV)
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Uncommon, have to go to specialty stores to get it, which makes it expensive, because everything is expensive at Whole Foods and the like.
Time consuming--takes 45 minutes to cook.
Alternative:
Buckwheat. Can be gotten at Russian delis for $3 a box of 10 packets. If your town has Whole Foods, it likely has a Russian deli.
It even comes in quick-cook packets, cooks in 10 min. It also tastes good, which Americans don't realize and dismiss the grain.
For 1/4 Cup (2 oz):
192 Calories
40 g Carbohydrate
5.6 g Fiber
0 g Sugars
7.4 g Protein
2 g Fat
4 mg Niacin (20 percent DV)
129.4 mg Magnesium (32 percent DV)
1.2 mg Iron (6 percent DV)
0.08 mg Thiamine (4 percent DV)
1.4 mg Zinc (8 percent DV)
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