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??

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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