I am learning to use quinoa instead of rice.
By marguicha
@marguicha (230350)
Chile
July 18, 2017 2:03pm CST
There are several grains we have around that we don´t use because they don´t belong to our culture.
Just like I met some veggies when I was grown up (like broccoli and eggplant) there are other ingredients that I now use a lot but were not on my grocery list years ago. Ginger is one of them.
Today I read how to use quinoa. Even if it is frm the Andes, I have never tasted it. My eldest daughter brought me some a while ago and I will serve it as side dish for fish in a couple of days.
Do you eat now some foods that were not in your diet years ago?
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
19 Jul 17
I'm trying to eat more veggies myself. Isn't Quinoa delicious? YOu can also make it in a rice cooker
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@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
19 Jul 17
I gave away my rice cooker to my daughter. She needs it more than I do.
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@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
19 Jul 17
@FayeHazel I was given my rice cooker by the store where I bought my deep freeze. They took ages to take it here so I asked for the manager. He said he was very sorry and sent me the rice cooker as a present
@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
19 Jul 17
@marguicha That was nice of you. I found my rice cooker at a garage sale for only a few dollars
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@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
19 Jul 17
@NJChicaa Thanks for telling me anyway. But at the web, they were very clear.
@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
19 Jul 17
I read at the internet today. You can even use it instead of cereals or granola. But I won´t do that as my own breakfast is coffee and some bread. But it can be used as a side dish to any sort of food made it with meat, chicken, fish or veggies.
@Marilynda1225 (91086)
• United States
18 Jul 17
Quinoa seems to be very popular but I've never had it. I do eat lots more fruits and veggies than I did years ago
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@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
19 Jul 17
I now eat more veggies than before but a lot less fruits that years ago, except during summer when I use fruits blended in juices and smoothies.
@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
19 Jul 17
I have always some cooked rice in the fridge. It keeps for over a week. So I can give some to picky eaters should I have them.
@shikharava (1838)
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18 Jul 17
I have heard about quinoa to be lot healthier than other cereals (the only exception being oats). And I think you should be more open to using them.
As for me, I am travelling all the time so I try new kind of food wherever I go as long as it's vegan. I have tried star fruit, which is a rarity where I live. It wasn't on my diet before. It's a significant source of Vitamin C, so it's good for skin. The image above is that of a star fruit.
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@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
19 Jul 17
I saw that at the supermarket in Aruba. I eat lots of veggies (less fruit than when I was young), but I´m not vegetarian or vegan.
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@cmoneyspinner (9218)
• Austin, Texas
19 Jul 17
I don't mind quinoa. If I were living by myself, I could make some dietary changes. But it's rice, potatoes and pasta in my house. Stuff like quinoa and couscous? Every once in a while. But not regularly.
@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
18 Jul 17
Yes I do. I think its easier to get foods from other countries now. I love quinoa.
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@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
18 Jul 17
I will try it for the first time in a few days. I´m sure I will like it as I love the salmon I´ll eat it with.
@CaseyRoss9966 (4056)
• United States
18 Jul 17
I used quinoa once before. I used it to bread chicken nuggets. It doesn't really have a flavor to me at all. The nuggets I made just tasted like a chicken. I do see it used more in things like soups, casseroles, and stuff like that on Pinterest.
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@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
19 Jul 17
I think I´d use it as a side dish to casseroles.
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