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 ...

Quinoa is a fast-cooking, protein-packed grain that makes for a great, healthy, weeknight dinner, but some batches can have an unpleasant bitter taste due to saponins, a bitter tasting compounds meant ...

Quinoa has long been touted as a superfood, credited with being a good source of manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, folate, and vitamin B1. It’s a fiber-rich base for grain bowls, soups, stews, and ...

Quinoa has come a long way in the last few years. Having gone from a health store specialty to a mainstream side dish option, its high protein content and delicate texture have made it a popular ...

In a perfect world, cooking quinoa would be a breeze, and you wouldn't always risk a catastrophe with the kind of mistakes everyone makes with quinoa. You wouldn't mess up the ratio or accidentally ...

Quinoa is a grainlike crop grown mainly for its edible seeds, and its flavor is similar to cream of wheat, but with a hint of nuttiness. Jackie Shank, undergraduate nutrition program director in the ...

Once a staple food of the Incan civilization, quinoa (KEEN-wah) is one of several “ancient” grains enjoying a resurgence of interest. The individual seeds are about the same size and color as couscous ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Hailed as the King of grains, quinoa doesn’t need more hype to ...

Quinoa, it seems, has finally hit the mainstream. While health nuts have been consuming it - and extolling its virtues - for years, most consumers have just now started to make it a part of the weekly ...