Thread: quinoa

I eat quinoa frequently. I get a big bag of it from costco and cook it in a rice cooker with some seasoning. It is similar to brown rice in its nutritional value and I think has a tiny bit more protein. I have been using it on my cutting diet for the past two months and have seen good results.

I eat quinoa, When I cook it, I add about a tablespoon of Dill then end add a little olive oil, Walnuts salt to taste. Fantastic!

do you eat it as a dinner lunch or breakfast

Originally Posted by premo

do you eat it as a dinner lunch or breakfast

Season as above with Dinner

i love it. plain with a little lemon served with broccoli and salmon.

I've been meaning to try it as breakfast. Another thing you can do is simmer it with chicken broth as supplement to a high-protein meal.

i read that it comes in differnet forms ? as a cereal or as a rice type product, so you can have it for breakfast or lunch/dinner

is it considered a carb or a protein

Quinoa is the shit! from protein to amino acids its really good for ya. Just make sure to soak it in water for some 30 odd mins and drain it before cooking it. it has a natural waxy coating on it. If you dont itll come out with a soapy like taste.

White or Brown quiona is the same.

so you cook it like rice / pasta but it is a protein , i cant believe iv not heard of this stuff beofre

Originally Posted by premo

so you cook it like rice / pasta but it is a protein , i cant believe iv not heard of this stuff beofre

google how to cook it. You cook it more like rice than pasta. because it absorbs the water. I didnt hear about it untill like 2yrs ago. Its an exotic grain. They sell it at Whole Foods and Wild Oats. It has a not crunchy but like it pops when you bite down on it. its cool. Has a nutty like flavour and when its done it looks like little spiral thingys out of the seed.

By the way, a little goes a long way. a cup of Quinoa expands a lot!

what do you eat yours with?? do you add anythinhg to add flavour or eat it plain?? im on a low carb diet and im getting sick of eating chicken and steak all the time i need some new foods that are high protein!

Originally Posted by premo

what do you eat yours with?? do you add anythinhg to add flavour or eat it plain?? im on a low carb diet and im getting sick of eating chicken and steak all the time i need some new foods that are high protein!

Yeah that can happen. Im sick of eating too. Its sad to say that because there are people starving in the world....but I eat it with cauliflower and broccoli w/ steak. I use "Bragg" Liquid animo on it. Its like a soy sauce but full of aminos and very salty. Also look in to nutritional yeast which I also use on my veggies. And I also us Lewis Labs brewers yeast. All these natural and organic foods have superpowers lol.

Now I dont know how much carbs, if any, it has. I cant help you with that.

If you just want protein and no carb w/o having to eat. I personally use Isopure Zero Carb Protein Powder.

iv just seen a nutritional label for it and it says 24gs of protein 100carbs

i bought some last night - tastes great didnt need to put anything with it

can you re fridgerate and re heat this stuff

Originally Posted by premo

i bought some last night - tastes great didnt need to put anything with it

can you re fridgerate and re heat this stuff

you sure can. why would you think you couldnt?

Because I've heard storys about rice where people have got really sick re heating rice

Originally Posted by premo

Because I've heard storys about rice where people have got really sick re heating rice

It must be because you live in England.

That rice must have been really old and or not cooked properly

1 Cup cooked Quinoa = 39g carbs, 8g protein, 4g fats, 222 calories.

I use it as a brown rice substitute when I want to switch things up.

us brits do things differently

Originally Posted by premo

us brits do things differently

I know. Thats why I was busting your balls

Originally Posted by premo

so you cook it like rice / pasta but it is a protein , i cant believe iv not heard of this stuff beofre

It's a carb. There's a bit of protein in there, but not much.

Oh my god people willingly eat that stuff? I hate it so much.

Really? Why?

Probably because it was served plain at wilderness rehab twice a week lmao.

Ahhhahaha gotcha

I love the stuff. it has a nutty like taste and kinda pops when you chew it. I can dig wild foods since i was raised on organic earthy foods. I joke that I dont mind the taste of tree bark lol but mainly i like it because if its amino contents Quinoa - A Balanced Protein Source

its too high in carbs , im on a cut and have just been told by my physio that i cant lift for 5 weeks so im really gonna have to watch what i eat

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