Quinoa Kitchen Recipes

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Don’t let this wonder food called Quinoa fool you!  Just because it’s good for you does NOT mean it is difficult to learn how to cook Quinoa.  Quinoa cooks similar to your normal household rice does.  For starters, all you have to remember is 2:1 – 2 parts water for every 1 part of Quinoa (note: if using a rice cooker to cook your Quinoa, you might need more liquid than what you use for standard white rice).

Quinoa can be used in many recipes.  Since it is gluten-free, you can also work with it to put some baked goods back into your diet that you CAN eat.

Vegetarians can really benefit from adding Quinoa to their diet, too.  Quinoa is a wonderful source of iron and protein and the slow-releasing carbohydrates in Quinoa can help maintain blood sugar levels.
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