Quinoa?

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Permalink Reply by Peter Csere on June 8, 2012 at 3:05am

It's very tasty. Compared to other grains (although there are frivolous people who like to jump in and say 'um no dude it's a seed') it is much tastier and easier on the palate than, say, plain brown rice or plain millet. 

Of course there's a complicated chemical explanation but it boils down to that. 

Permalink Reply by banana - boy on June 8, 2012 at 3:26am

I once heard someone say "we crave what is in our bloodstream "  

Permalink Reply by Hailey Ashton on June 8, 2012 at 5:07am

overall quinoa is probably one of the healthiest cooked carb imho. You can rinse off the saponins by soaking and rinsing it. The quinoa will sprout in under 5 hours and once its sprouted it becomes alkaline and the macronutrients break down into sugars,aminos ex..just dont cook it for to long once its sprouted. Forbidden rice aka black rice is another is another high quality cooked carb because it is not as hybrid.

Permalink Reply by Dovima on June 9, 2012 at 4:53pm

      I soaked, sprouted and rinsed quinoa extremely thoroughly and still got a stomachache from the saponins.  

Permalink Reply by Eliot W. Collins on June 12, 2012 at 4:50am

How do you know that it was the saponins that gave you a stomach ache? I have occassionally eaten quinoa and it has never given me a stomach ache.

Permalink Reply by Eliot W. Collins on June 8, 2012 at 5:36am

I eat quinoa occassionally. I rinse it well and then put 1 cup of quinoa in one quart of boiling water and continue to boil for two minutes. Then turn off the heat, let it sit for an hour and it's done. Is this cooking or soaking? I do not care! I eat whatever I want, and doing this once in a while will make little difference.  

Permalink Reply by apple@li on June 8, 2012 at 10:03am

Funny you say that.. cause that happens to me... whether it be apples, oranges, carrots, jicama, potatoes, sweet taters, spaghetti squash, butternut squash, (even bananas...which I totally cannot eat~allergic.) It's like once I get a taste of something, I'm hooked and can't get enough of it! And just want that morning, noon and night! lol It's like I'm addicted to it. Maybe that bloodstream thang has something to it??? My mom says I'm so fickle and weird about my food, maybe it's my addictive personality?? I am sure if I had some millet, quinoa, or rice (which I haven't crossed over and partaken of yet) I would be hooked too! ;)
Maybe you're just hungry for carbs and it's a yummy carb, sooooo therefore, eat up! :)

Permalink Reply by Jon Fergus on June 8, 2012 at 10:48am

How much fruit are you eating?

Would you be craving anything other than fruit if you were eating adequate cals from fruit?

Important initial questions to ask when one is craving cooked foods.

Permalink Reply by TheBananaGirl on June 12, 2012 at 10:49am

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