If you’ve never heard of quinoa before, you may be wondering just what is quinoa? Quite simply it’s this seed that we often mistake as a whole grain. Because of it’s nutritional content and it’s appearance, quinoa seems like a whole grain, it’s even cooked like one too. Quinoa is often used as an alternative grain, to replace the ones which aren’t easy to digest or eat. It’s better than most whole grains, because it has a lot more nutrients and benefits.
You can buy different varieties of quinoa, from the color to it’s form. There are different colors of quinoa, just like rice, it has red, purple, brown, yellow and off-white. There are also quinoa flakes, flour and pasta. All of these can be used to replace your daily serving of whole grains, as well as the flour you use for baking and what not and the pasta for your pasta dishes.
Now that you understand more about what quinoa is, you may be wondering just what is quinoa good for? In truth, there are countless ways that you can utilize quinoa in your diet. Unlike before, there are more quinoa recipes to choose from these days, these recipes show how versatile quinoa really is. You’ll find it in soups, cereals, porridge, cakes, pastries, burgers, salads, casseroles and more. Give this quinoa stir fry recipe a try and you will see why it’s truly worth calling a “super food”, after all, it’s not just versatile it’s beyond healthy too.
