Quinoa?

[snowbird 2]

Has anyone used quinoa? My friend recommended it as a good source of Protein and Fiber, so I bought a box, but now I'm not sure what to do with it. Someone wrote in about an easy chicken chili recipe a while back, and I just made some and added 1/2 cup of quinoa. It gives it a nice texture and thickens it up a lot too. Anyone know of anything else I can do with the rest of the box??

[XX BeGone 0]

Wow - did you see the nutrition lable for this? To little Protein and too many calories and carbs for me

1oz =

Cal - 103

Carbs - 18

Protein - 4

Nutrition Facts and Information for Quinoa, uncooked

[snowbird 2]

It's not a diet food, and certainly not low carb. However, I added a 1/2 cup to an entire pot of chili. It added 48 g net carbs to the pot, and about 300 calories, with 10 g fiber and 10 g Protein.< /p>

[chocolate_snaps 3]

Quinoa is a grain so it is definately a carb BUT its a complex carb. That makes all the difference to your blood sugar arc. Its also a superfood rich in loads more things than they put on labels.

I personally love it. Ive never really liked rice and I find that quinoa is a great substitute. I make it with Better than Bullion, for flavor. Ive served it with veggie or turkey stir fry. Ive heard of it being served as Tabbouleh (chilled or warm).

I read somewhere that if you set them in Water and let them germinate overnight you double the nutrient value.

[Oregondaisy 2,021]

Where do you find this stuff? Is it in the grocery store by the rice?

[txaberry 0]

I get mine in the bulk foods section of the grocery store. One important thing to know is that Quinoa is a COMPLETE Protein - it is not like other grains that need to be combined to get the full protien, so the protein is complete in itself - like the protien from meat. I use it mostly as a rice type side dish. My sister eats it like oatmeal for Breakfast, it is really versatile.

[XX BeGone 0]

All of you have made some noteable comments. I guess I wasn't so "open" minded at first, because I was looking at the quantity of Protein. HOWEVER, the benifits are very noteworthy.

Maybe later down the road in my weight loss this is something I should try.

I didn't know but love the fact that it is a complete protien.

[Oregondaisy 2,021]

I will have to look for it. I basically only shop at Walmart so I am not sure where to find it.