Barley instead of white rice

[nohorn]

I started substituting barley for processed white rice when the recipe says," on a bed of white rice."

Am I right when I am thinking that is more nutritious? It seems tastier than brown rice. Is there any down side?

[pastafreak]

Some information on both grains....

http://www.whfoods.co...me=foodspice&dbid=127

http://nutritiondata....ains-and-pasta/5712/2

...and brown rice-
http://www.whfoods.co...me=foodspice&dbid=128

[chokkie]

I bought some barley couscous from Waitrose a few weeks ago, to have with a Moroccan meal that we were doing for some friends. It was quite tasty, but was a bit of a disaster when I came to serve it up after preparing it in the same way as normal couscous (put in a bowl and pour over boiling water from the kettle and allow to stand). It just turned into a big lump, which was totally unserveable, so I chucked it away and used ordinary couscous instead. Having said that, though, I am prepared to try it again in small quantities. Don't know about the nutrition side of things though.