5 whole-grain dishes that add a healthy boost to dinner

If you want to add a healthy boost to dinner why not try these five whole-grain dishes. They're packed with nutrients and flavour. The best part? They're as simple to make as your other dishes.

This grain crop has a high amount of protein, vitamins, amino acids and dietary fibres, making it an excellent choice for new dinner dishes. Plus, it's highly versatile and can be incorporated into almost anything, and takes almost no time to cook at all.

• To make it a new dinner dish favourite, try pairing it with fish like salmon or mackerel. Dress it up with an olive oil and lemon dressing for a zesty, healthy punch.
• Another benefit of quinoa is that it can lower blood pressure, so add it onto your next grocery list.

It's a Middle Eastern favourite, but also a fantastic add-on to any dinner dish.

• There are no hard and fast rules about making it, but you'll generally want to use finely chopped parsley, diced tomatoes, bulgur, squeezed lemon juice, olive oil and finely chopped red onion.
• Go ahead and play around with ingredients and ratios until you find what works for you.

You'd be hard-pressed to find anybody who doesn't enjoy some variation of spaghetti, but giving it a whole-grain boost is an easy way to add healthiness without sacrificing flavour.

• All you have to do is swap out your regular pasta for whole-grain pasta, and cook it on the stovetop a little longer than normal.
• Once it's fully cooked, it'll taste just about the same as white pasta and your tastebuds will never know they're being treated to a healthier alternative.

The great thing about making pizza with whole-grain dough instead of bleached flour dough is you get rid of the gummy taste.

• Try making thin-crust pizza for an artisanal twist, and load it up with toppings like mushrooms, tomatoes, roasted chicken strips, green peppers and sprigs of rosemary.

The hardest part will be limiting yourself to just a few slices!

On its own, couscous is a little bland and boring so you'll want to mix it in with a zesty dressing and serve it as a side.

• Popular favourites include meat or vegetable skewers, shrimp and feta cheese, as a meaty stew or in a salad with nuts and dehydrated fruits.
• The only limit is your creativity, as couscous is highly flexible and versatile.

You don't have to completely overhaul your cooking repertoire. Try swapping out one dinner dish at a team with these whole-grain alternatives and watch at just how much more flavour and nutrition is added to your diet.

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