I'm insane about QUINOA.

I tried it for the first time last weekend and now I'm hooked! It's light, it tastes yummy, it's packed full of nutrients, and it cooks quickly! Boil a cup of this stuff in a pot full of vegetable stock (or dissolve a vegetable bouillon cube in a pot of boiling water), and you've got a treat! I'm going to start using this instead of rice from now on.

Lookee what's so good about quinoa (pronounced KEEN-wah):

Quinoa was of great nutritional importance in pre-Columbian Andean civilizations, being secondary only to the potato, and followed in third place by maize. In contemporary times this crop has come to be highly appreciated for its nutritional value, as its protein content (12%-18%) is very high. Unlike wheat or rice (which are low in lysine), quinoa contains a balanced set of essential amino acids for humans, making it an unusually complete foodstuff. This means it takes less quinoa protein to meet one's needs than wheat protein. It is a good source of dietary fiber and phosphorus and is high in magnesium and iron. Quinoa is gluten free and considered easy to digest. Because of all these characteristics, quinoa is being considered as a possible crop in NASA's Controlled Ecological Life Support System for long-duration manned spaceflights.



Try it! You'll like it!

I like

not love but I like

shanti0608 said:

i just discovered it. i'm still in the honeymoon phase.

Looks like something I need to try

It's just cuscus isn't it?

JDInteractive said:

it's a little similar to couscous, but it's not nearly as starchy.

It looks highly odd and I've never heard of it before, at this stage in the game cos your clearly a bit bout it I'm willing to believe you

JaneyPoos said:

well, one thing you can always count on when i'm crazy about a new food item: it's gonna be low-maintenance to prepare, cuz i'm lazy like that.

JediTodd said:

Anxiety said:

I'll have 50 bags of the stuff!

when i read the thread title i didn't even have to click on it to know who the author wuz.

eleven said:

you know i was waiting for you.

Time out, though. How similar to couscous does it taste? 'Cause that shit's assy.

Anxiety said:

Ya, i'd a been here sooner but I was dodging tornados.

INSATIABLE said:

well, i don't taste any hint of ass in quinoa, if that helps.

that looks as tasty as bird seed!

NDRU said:

it does involve some cooking, you know.

NDRU said:

Remember the pinecones covered in peanut butter and rolled in birdseed? I'll admit I've licked a few pinecones in my day.

INSATIABLE said:

What?

INSATIABLE said:

ok now, wait


what

Lothan said:

Sorry. Did you ever make those and hang them in trees for chipmunks when you were a kid? The critters go crazy over them! I had them hanging all over my backyard.



And they were tasty. I was little.

You're the only mod logged in so it would be pointless for me to report this thread, but still...

WAS THIS JUST A WEST COAST THING, OR WHAT?!

INSATIABLE said:

I DO remember that!

Anxiety said:

don't feel bad, it's a nice looking bowl!

INSATIABLE said:

No baby. I'm from the hood.

INSATIABLE said:

west coast of what country?

LOVE IT!!!!

I eat it about once a week, it's a great replacement for white rice as a side dish. My favorite way to eat it is flavored with chicken broth, then topped with sauteed herbed mushrooms .

Ottensen said:

i was instructed to mix organic broccoli into it and top it off with liquid aminos (soy sauce-type stuff). quinoa walk with me, it's gooood.