QUINOA, A GRAIN-LIKE CROP, IS GROWN PRIMARILY FOR ITS EDIBLE SEEDS. IT IS A SPECIES OF CHENOPODIUM (ALSO KNOWN AS GOOSEFOOT) AND IS CLOSELY RELATED TO BEETS, SPINACH, & TUMBLEWEEDS. QUINOA WAS SUCCESSFULLY DOMESTICATED 3 - 4,000 YEARS AGO IN THE ANDEAN REGION OF ECUADOR, PERU, COLUMBIA & BOLIVIA AND IS KNOWN AS THE "GOLD OF THE INCAS".
QUINOA IS MUCH MORE NUTRITIOUS THAN COMMON CEREALS. THE SEEDS CONTAIN 9 ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS, ALMOST TWICE AS MUCH FIBER AS OTHER GRAINS, PLUS IRON, LYSINE, & MAGNESIUM. IT IS HIGH IN B-2 AND MANGANESE.
IT IS LIGHT & FLUFFY IN TEXTURE AND HAS A MILD, SLIGHTLY NUTTY FLAVOR, THUS MAKING IT AN EXCELLENT ALTERNATIVE TO COUSCOUS OR WHITE RICE. BECAUSE OF ITS VERSATILITY QUINOA CAN BE USED IN A WIDE RANGE OF DISHES, FROM SIDES TO SALADS TO SWEETS. IT IS ALSO GLUTEN-FREE, A PLUS FOR THOSE WITH CELIAC DISEASE. QUINOA IS AN EXCELLENT SOURCE OF PROTEIN FOR VEGANS AND VEGETARIANS. DUE TO ITS HEALTH BENEFITS AND VERSATILITY, QUINOA IS KNOWN AS THE "SUPER FOOD OF THE FUTURE".
QUINOA KHICHADI - GLUTEN FREE
BOB'S RED MILL QUINOA
ANCIENT HARVEST QUINOA SPAGHETTI
MOTHER QUINOA'S PUMPKIN PATCH TREATS FOR DOGS
QUINOA CLUSTERS
WHETHER YOU BUY PRODUCTS THAT CONTAIN QUINOA OR ADD IT TO RECIPES, YOU'LL REAP ITS HEALTH BENEFITS.
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