This south american grain is hardly known about by the general public, the inca used to call it the “king of grains” or some shit and it totally kicks ass. try to buy the whiter grain of quinoa as its better quality
mix 1/2 cup in a single serving bowl, add 1 cup water, cover with a plastic lid. microwave on high for 3 mins, stir, then another 3 mins and let it cool and the steam go away. it make a minor mess but no biggie
for 1/2 cup raw
320 kcal
5.0g fat (0 sat 0 trans)
56g carbs
13g fibre
12g protein
this is a smaller serving size too, i can see somebody eating 2x as much easily
eat that shit up with a steak or for breakfast with some eggs, MUCH easier to chow down than oatmeal cause the grains are so small you can just down it with water if need be. This shits so much better than oats or rice I cant see the reason for even eating them ever again, from now on its Quinoa, Sweet Potatoe, Fruit, and Veggies for carbs, oh and a bit of dextrose too
I don’t like the taste of quinoa. And so I eat wild rice instead, which I do love. It has a similar macronutrient profile. You just have to find a good brand. One that doesn’t taste burnt. Then it’s a heavenly companion to steak or chicken.
I personally do not enjoy quinoa. If I want an alternative to oats/oatbran, I either grab some beans (kidney, barlotti, etc.) or kasha (aka buckwheat groats).
I’ve had quinoa pasta before, but not the regular stuff. Maybe I’ll get some when I’m off my oat cycle (I like to cycle between different carb sources every week or so).
All the nutrition info sites vary with their figures on certain foods, I have found 100g uncooked quinoa as having 13g of protein. Cooked it does work out to a little more than 4 grams though…
Quinoa may not have much more quantity of protein than other grains, but it does have one of the most complete amino acid profiles.
I don’t think it was mentioned here, but Quinoa contains every essential amino acid, which is one of the reasons why it’s called sacred by certain cultures i.e. incas, bolivians etc.
By the way, here’s a little funfact- “the king of all grains” is stated wrong. Quinoa is technically not a grain, but a dried fruit from the Chenopodium herb family.
oh well you learn something new every day, i was just ignorantly misquoting random stuff from wikipedia because i was excited, and its true that out of all the “grains” Quinoa has the most protein content.