While whole oats are the typical go-to whole grain, bulgur deserves a gold-star mention for its cholesterol-lowering properties, too. Bulgur is a whole-grain staple in Mediterranean and Middle Eastern ...

When you read the word “bulgur,” what did you think? Did you cringe a little? One friend said to me when I mentioned it, with just a little disdain, “That sounds (pause) healthy.” It is, but it is ...

In Mediterranean and Middle Eastern pantries, bulgur and couscous are two staples that appear strikingly alike -- but that's as far as the similarities go. When you delve into their respective origins ...

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When I lived in the Middle East, I learned that tender tabbouleh salad and crunchy fried kibbeh, the celebrated Levantine croquette, share a key ingredient: bulgur. Since ancient times, bulgur has ...

Confession time here: For years I avoided cooking with whole grains. There was just such a tinge of sacrifice I associated with them. They seemed like food for penance, not pleasure. “Eat them, ...

The grain salad kisir, from southeast Turkey (Hatay, Gaziantep, and Adiyaman provinces) is similar to tabbouli. Both begin with fine bulgur. But where tabbouli is mixed with herbs, olive oil, and ...

You can’t step into a grocery store, sit down at a farm-to-table restaurant or flip through a health magazine without seeing the words “whole grain.” For years, official dietary recommendations have ...

You can return to a normal pattern of eating now with three nutritious meals a day relatively low in carbs. You don’t need to calorie count, just make sure you’re eating healthily and keeping portions ...

This vegetable-and-herb-packed whole-grain salad — whether it's warm or chilled — has a flexibility that comes in handy with the changeable spring weather. Served warm, it has a comfort appeal that's ...

Bulgur is a whole grain that’s as nutrient-dense as other whole-grain options. Its soluble fiber content can help lower cholesterol levels by reducing the amount of LDL ("bad") cholesterol in your ...