Is gluten free cous cous a 'clean' food?

Maybe next time do the research before you buy, you waste less money and food that way.

See if you have a friend or family member who wants to try it, instead of throwing it away.

Don't throw it out, just eat it once in a whole. No harm in it. You can't consider it bad.

I don't eat pasta or any grains really unless it's quinoa or brown rice. Not enough nutrition in regular pasta. There's quinoa pasta now, veggie pasta, whole grain pasta, etc.

I don't want bloating stomach foods?

Agreed!!! people get soo defensive when anyone mentions eating clean!!! I know it makes me feel amazing and thats why I do it , it might not be for everyone !! to each their own !!!

don't get me wrong if I wanna a delicious treat I won't deprive my self but just work it into my calories but I tend to make healthy choices !! and it doesnt even phase me anymore, I EAT TO LIVE NOT LIVE TO EAT!!!

Phew someone that thinks the same, didn't realise so many people would be down my neck about it. Makes me feel good too and that's just my aim, plus eating healthy carbs only lol. Crazy. Everyone has different goals.

yup!! Ido it cause it gives me tons of energy with the workouts I do and plus I can eat way more, lol

Hate to break it to you but cous cous is pasta. Nothing clean about pasta.

Oh really? I didn't know. Thank you. Straight for the bin then.

They are clean for healthy eating. No need to throw it away!

Hate to break it to you but cous cous is pasta. Nothing clean about pasta.

Oh really? I didn't know. Thank you. Straight for the bin then.

really? *facepalm* ..

First world problem = throwing away food because it is not "clean"…..people in africa would kill to have it ….wow, just wow

Exactly!

You might get unnecessarily crucified by the anti-clean eating police for asking this question. I would say is that if you are comfortable with how the ingredients are sourced and processed, and it fits your macros, eat it. I generally don't eat a lot of flour or gluten-free replacements, but that's just me and how I prefer to spend my calories. If you like more starches and you tolerate them well, do what works for you. I am liking quinoa, sweet potatoes, and bananas for most of my starches. I'm also finding a lot of creative uses for coconut flour. I think most of the idea of eating clean is getting away from empty calories and ingredients that are made in labs, not grown or raised. Yes, there is no consensus on what eating clean means, and a lot of people will bash you for that. Who cares? Eat how you feel best. For me, my reasons are not just health-related but more related to food system sustainability.

She didn't say people who are pre-diabetic or insulin resistant need to cut carbs, she said they need to eat less carbs.

I have bad insulin resistance and reactive hypoglycemia. Both my endocrinologist and dietician told me to limit my carb and sugar intake. They told me to completely eliminate refined carbs and stick to complex carbs only.

The more "bad" carbs I eat, the worse I feel. The more "bad" carbs I eat, the more my blood sugar crashes. Not everyone with insulin resistance is like this though… Some people are more insulin sensitive than others.

It's all about choosing the right carbs.

Exactly. "Cut" carbs, not "cut carbs out". i.e. reduce, not remove.

You're talking about "quality" of carb, which is a given if you have IR or diabetes, but also glazing over the importance of other macros in controlling blood glucose levels. Carbs, however refined, plus protein source = increased postprandial insulin response, and an improvement in blood glucose response, even in insulin resistant or diabetic individuals.

All I asked was cous cous healthy and clean, I've never tried it, never eating it, and am curious what it is. And everyone's replying telling me not to cut carbs and telling me how to loose weight when they know nothing about me or my goals.

I know how to loose weight, I know a carb free diet isn't healthy. Don't tell me what I know...
I'm eating clean to be lean but my eating clean is having a certain amount of carbs a day too but healthy carbs.

Cous cous is perfectly 'clean' and healthy. OP, demonizing food groups or thinking of foods as either 'bad' or 'good' is a complete waste of mental energy. Eat what you like, and hit your macros. The end.

Ordered quinoa from asda today and they substituted if for gluten free cous cous, carbs look pretty high and it has some fibre and potien just wondering as I accepted it, or do I bin it as I wanna eat clean only foods?

Coucous is pasta.

If one is "clean" or "dirty", by whatever definition you are using, then so is the other.

I eat mostly clean, meaning I choose foods in their whole form most of the time and I prefer foods with one or few ingredients and no artificial additives.

I would like to point out, however, that the only foods that will make you bloated are the ones that you are particularly sensitive too. For example, dairy makes me bloated, but dairy can be a part of a clean diet for many others.

I'm not sure what the ingredients in gluten free couscous are. The clean eaters I know judge their food by content/ingredients, not carbs/fiber/protein, although the nutrients are important to any balanced diet. I eat whole wheat couscous from Trader Joe's, which only has one ingredient. The whole grain quinoa I buy only has one ingredient as well. Carbs and pasta aren't 'unclean', especially if they're one-ingredient whole grain options. However, I can't give you advice about this specific product because I don't know what it is.

It's made from maize.

is that why it tastes so .... amazing???

It's made from maize.

No, its made from durum wheat- unless the 'gluten free' one is made differently....

It's made from maize.

No, its made from durum wheat- unless the 'gluten free' one is made differently....

Nothing can be made from wheat AND be gluten free. Gluten comes from wheat.

Most gluten free cous cous is made from roasted brown rice flour. I don't think what was shipped in lieu of quinoa is "bin worthy." It's good stuff, OP. You should at least try it. I'm a raw vegan. I would not suggest something to someone I felt was unhealthy. Give it a chance and see what you think.

It's made from maize.

No, its made from durum wheat- unless the 'gluten free' one is made differently....

It pretty much would have to be made differently, since wheat contains gluten.

And, re an earlier post, couscous is indeed pasta, just like spaghetti or penne, except that the couscous you buy in the grocery is probably precooked before being dried, unlike the spaghetti. (I'm talking about the tiny Moroccan-style couscous; I've only eaten the larger Israeli-style at restaurants and salad bars, but it certainly seems like pasta, too -- it's nothing like unground wheat, such as wheat berries or wheat flakes.)