Guest guest Posted July 26, 2012 Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 Quinoa is very good and can be cooked in a number of ways. You can add all kinds of spices to it in order to enhance the flavor. It is very high In protein, but is also high in carbs, so you have to limit the amount you eat if you are diabetic. _____ From: blind-diabetics [mailto:blind-diabetics ] On Behalf Of Dorothea Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2012 10:40 AM To: blind-diabetics Subject: Quinoa Hello, all, I just had my first quinoa in a salad a couple of days ago and was so taken with it that I found where to buy it, bought some and cooked it--a diabetic-friendly quinoa pudding. It turned out a little too crunchy, so I either did not have enough water or didn't cook it long enough. It seems that this dish is a good replacement for other grains with a glycemic index value of 53 and a glycemic load value of 13. It is also supposed to have many nutrients. Well, I'm fascinated with these little bird seeds. Do tell me of your experience with quinoa. Dotty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2012 Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 Hmmm. I have never heard of Quinoa until today. Here's what I found on Wikipedia. Quinoa ( /ˈkiËnwÉ‘Ë/ or /kɨˈnoÊŠ.É™/, Spanish: quinua, from Quechua: kinwa), a species of goosefoot (Chenopodium), is a grain-like crop grown primarily for its edible seeds. It is a pseudocereal rather than a true cereal, or grain, as it is not a member of the grass family. As a chenopod, quinoa is closely related to species such as beets, spinach, and tumbleweeds. Quinoa Hello, all, I just had my first quinoa in a salad a couple of days ago and was so taken with it that I found where to buy it, bought some and cooked it--a diabetic-friendly quinoa pudding. It turned out a little too crunchy, so I either did not have enough water or didn't cook it long enough. It seems that this dish is a good replacement for other grains with a glycemic index value of 53 and a glycemic load value of 13. It is also supposed to have many nutrients. Well, I'm fascinated with these little bird seeds. Do tell me of your experience with quinoa. Dotty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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