Quinoa anyone?

[nesa83 89]

Anyone have had quinoa? I've read that it's very high in Protein and in Fiber. I'm a month out I'm on soft solids and would like to make some . I'm not sure if this would be ok though. Quinoa is new to me. I found a lot of recipes that look pretty good. Does anyone have any experience with it? Please share =)

Edited January 20, 2014 by nesa83

[keish_lorraine 190]

I love Quinoa. I usually substitute it for my rice. It's delicious. There are tons of recipes for using it. In my experience, it needs to be cooked thoroughly or it'll exit your body via your stool. I know that's TMI, but hey...It happens. lol

Quinoa is awesome!

Edited January 20, 2014 by keish_lorraine

[lilbootch 28]

I've been wondering about this recently as well. How is the carb content in Quinoa? Is it comparable to rice or less?

[nesa83 89]

I love Quinoa. I usually substitute it for my rice. It's delicious. There are tons of recipes for using it. In my experience, it needs to be cooked thoroughly or it'll exit your body via your stool. I know that's TMI, but hey...It happens. lol Quinoa is awesome!

Awesome!!! I will be making some for dinner tomorrow. Don't worry about the tmi good to know lol.

[keish_lorraine 190]

I've been wondering about this recently as well. How is the carb content in Quinoa? Is it comparable to rice or less?

They're pretty comparible. Quinoa has slightly fewers carbs than brown rice and it has more Protein than rice also.

[laurivgs 27]

I had it 1 month out it was delicious .just chewed nd chewed a lot. ate slow to make sure it agreeded with my stomach.

[Schmincke 118]

Also some kinds you need to rinse well before cooking or they can be a little bitter. They can substitute for rice or couscous. Nice!