I’ve been discovering superfoods lately.  Today I want to tell you about Quinoa – pronounced Keen-wa.  My sister introduced me to Quinoa and I had it for the first time when a friend from school had made quinoa “lasagna”.  She substituted the pasta with the quinoa.  It was actually pretty good.  I hadn’t had it again until the other day when I made lunch for my sister and one of her co-workers.  To my surprise it was delicious and I didn’t have a problem with the texture (yup, I’m one of those texture eaters – it could be the best tasting thing in the world but if the texture is odd I can’t eat it – hello gag reflux).  All three of us thoroughly enjoyed the meal – seafood fried quinoa (a spin on chicken fried rice).

Quinoa has been used widely among vegetarians those who are gluten-intolerant.  It’s high in protein and many other daily nutrients one needs.  Quinoa also is good for those trying to loose weight Continue reading →