Quinoa has been a staple in the Andean regions of South America for thousands of years, but today you can buy this protein-packed superfood at nearly every grocery store. While you’ll most often find ...

Cultivated for thousands of years in the Andes of South America, quinoa (pronounced Keen -wah) was known as the ‘mother seed’. Though it resembles a grain and is typically cooked and eaten like rice ...

Though usually reserved for lunch or dinner, lightly sweetened quinoa packs a nutritious wallop for the first meal of the day Quinoa seeds have a bitter coating of saponin, which helps protect them ...

As I returned from a late-afternoon hike, my husband was lurking about the kitchen, attempting to figure out the dinner plan. He was over by the counter, fingering a grainy substance that looked, at ...

Quinoa is a seed (or pseudo-cereal) native to the Andes Mountains. It’s closely related to amaranth, and contains all nine amino acids, which makes it a complete food on its own. While you can ...

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The Quinoa seed – that’s the part we eat – is high in protein and essential amino acids, and it’s gluten free. It can be grown in poor and even saline soils and at high altitudes where other crops, ...

Quinoa is a nutritious grain alternative, with one serving containing 16% of your daily protein, 18% of your daily fiber, and ...

Try out these tasty snack recipes, like crunchy quinoa bites and chia seed smoothies, which have at least 20% of your daily ...

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Don’t mistake this salad for tabbouleh. While it certainly bears a resemblance, it’s not the traditional Levantine bulgur salad tumbled with tomatoes, onions and fresh green herbs. Instead, this salad ...