I’m always looking for ways to increase the protein content of our meals, because we don’t eat meat or poultry. Wild rice is very high in protein. It has almost double the protein of brown or white rice. It’s also high in iron. Wild rice is actually a grass, and the only cereal grain native to North America. Originally, It grew mostly in the Great Lakes region, but now it’s cultivated in paddies in Northern California. The California rice is good but the grains tend to be shorter. I try to buy the wild harvested rice if I can.
