Is it as good for you as regular quinoa
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Absolutely!! There is no nutritional difference between white and different colored quinoa.
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From what I have read, saponins are the dusty coating on quinoa. If you don't rinse quinoa, it can have a funny taste. I make quinoa all the time, and my family loves it. However, I always rinse it very well, even if it says that it is pre rinsed. Quinoa needs to be flavored with your favorite spices, or oils. I love it mixed with 1/2 of a Hass avocado, a little sea salt, and chipotle pepper flakes. The very first time I tried quinoa, I hated it. I tried it again with flavorings, and sauteed vegetables and fell in love. You can make it ahead, portion it off in serving sized containers, and you can have a quick lunch, with add ons such as toasted nuts, avocado, or sauteed veggies. It should last about a week in the fridge. Enjoy.
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I have never used mine for quinoa; however, it is very fine mesh and should do the job appropriately.
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Absolutely! Just like you're cooking rice. I put a tad more water though, probably 25% more than called for so that it comes out a little more tender and fluffier. Other than that it's really no different than cooking the rice. For awesome quinoa add seasoning to your water or better yet, broth!
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The quinoa tasted crispy, maybe it is puffed.I have had sprouted quinoa, and this tasted lighter.
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I am not sure, I always rinse it, but the VivaLabs brand is de-saponized if that is what you are looking for.rinsing quinoa removes the saponins. So I always rinse it just in case. hope this helps
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From PlantFusion website:Organic, Sprouted Quinoa, Non- GMO and grown in the USA. Organic, Sprouted Amaranth, Non- GMO and grown in the USA. Organic, Sprouted AmaranthAncient grain called the "Mother of All Grains"Valued for its superior nutritional profile for over 6000 yearsContains all the essential amino acidsPrebiotic, helping to promote the growth of friendly probiotic bacteriaEasy to digest and gentle on the GI tractNon-GMO and grown in the USA
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We use it to cook quinoa all the time. It works great. We set it for white rice. two to one. we mix spices shallots garlic bayleaf cumin stuff like that in it. Then turn it off 10 minutes before it would have finished. Open and stir to separate the grains and so it doesn't get too sticky and overcooked. Proabably twenty minutes total. Could use the porridge setting maybe. This is if you like chewy/grainy not overly soft. WE toss with our favorte veggies/ green leafies mostly and garbanzos or other beans. Garnish with cliantro or parsley. One of our mainstays. Enjoy!!
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I can't say this for sure, but a lot of food has natural sugars that are part of nature. My educated guess is that quinoa contains natural sugar.
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Thanks for bringing the sugar question up, however, I don't know why. I did purchase Setton Farms organic Royal Quinoa from another web site, and it contains 1gr. of sugar. I was not aware that the product contained any sugar. Who knew??? I do like TruRoots quinoa, and will probably continue buying it despite the sugar. I don't believe in my year of eating TruRoots quinoa that it has had any negative affects. I do not use any added sugar in my diet, and do not eat processed food or meat.
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Absolutely, I use it almost daily basis - it tastes and feels a lot better. You will never regret about this purchase. This is a good product.
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It is a healthy wonderful product. It is very good for you and low sodium. I use to use Bragg's soy aminos but the soy is not healthy and it still had to much sodium. The flavor is great and tastes better then regular soy sauce that has loads of sodium.
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I have never done it, it's so easy to cook quinoa in a regular pot for 15 min that I only use my rice cooker for rice.
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I have cooked quinoa in my cooker and it did a fabulous job. I used approximately the same instructions for rice as for quinoa. I did not use any oils as the manufacturing instructions says to avoid this. I did use some light seasonings. Worked great.
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The quinoa tasted crispy, maybe it is puffed. I have had sprouted quinoa, and this tasted lighter.
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They will contain quinoa. The strainers are pretty small though. I'm considering buying a larger strainer of the same type.
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I can mix lentils and rice, but if I mix quinoa and rice, the rice sinks to the bottom and gets slightly burned. The Quinoa is fine, so maybe it would work to cook quinoa in there by itself. You'd have to experiment with the correct amount of water to add.