couscous nutrition label question
Well, I tried making couscous myself last week for the first time and loved it. Of course, I didn't realize there were non-whole-grain couscous varieties, so I now have 2 more boxes of non-whole couscous in my cabinet, but I also went to TJ's and got 2 big boxes of whole-wheat couscous to use once the stripped ones are gone.
So now I have these 2 boxes of whole-wheat couscous like a good girl, and I'm confused by the label. I know that when cooked, there will be more volume-wise than when dry (duh). The label says a serving is 1/3 cup dry, so when I cook 1/3 cup dry couscous, wouldn't whatever amount I end up with be a single serving?
The confusion comes in from the cooking directions--it says to cook 1 cup dry couscous, and that yields 5 servings. Shouldn't it yield 3 servings, since a serving is 1/3 cup dry?
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