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- Michelle Schoffro Cook
- March 1, 2012
- 5:11 pm
- 651 comments
5. It contains the building blocks for superoxide dismutase—an important antioxidant that helps protect the energy centers of your cells from free radical damage.
6. It cooks in under 20 minutes, making it a much healthier alternative than white rice and much faster than most whole grains.
7. It is versatile. Add coconut or almond milk to cooked quinoa for a delicious hot breakfast “cereal.” Add cooked vegetables like onions, red peppers, and squash with a few herbs for a delicious meatless meal. Or, add finely chopped onion, cucumber, green peppers, tomatoes with some oregano and lemon juice for a delicious and satisfying take on Greek salad.
8. It is gluten-free for anyone suffering from celiac or autoimmune disorders.
9. It’s a good source of the amino acid tryptophan. You know, the one that helps with melatonin production which helps improve sleep quality.
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Michelle Schoffro Cook
Michelle Schoffro Cook, MSc, RNCP, ROHP, DNM, PhD is an international best-selling and 14-time book author and doctor of traditional natural medicine, whose works include: 60 Seconds to Slim, Healing Recipes, The Vitality Diet, Allergy-Proof, Arthritis-Proof, Total Body Detox, The Life Force Diet, The Ultimate pH Solution, The 4-Week Ultimate Body Detox Plan, and The Phytozyme Cure. Check out her natural health resources and subscribe to her free e-magazine World's Healthiest News at WorldsHealthiestDiet.com to receive monthly health news, tips, recipes and more. Follow her on Twitter @mschoffrocook and Facebook.
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+ add your ownThere is one more thing to note -- quinoa in packages state on the front if it's the type that has already been rinsed. Thus, saving a lot of work and you can simply use it as any other grain as a base.
i'll give it a shot. thank you
Why is quinoa a seed and not a true grain?
Aren't wheat grain also the seed of the wheat plant? Or maize grain the seed of the maize plant?
Are there also any other names for quinoa?
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will rinse and try it tomorrow! sounds delish!
Can I use it in place of rice?
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Your cooking instruction omitted a very important step: Rinse the quinoa very well in cold water before you cook it. If you skip this step, your quinoa will taste bitter.
Thanks for posting.
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