Category Archives: Quinoa Nutrition

Background information on the nutritional benefits of quinoa

Gluten Free Food – Cooking Tips For Coeliac Disease

This is an article I found recently. It includes quinoa as a great food for people who need a gluten free diet. Hope you find it useful – Ken Gluten Free Food – Cooking Tips For Coeliac DiseaseBy Chris Robertson … Continue reading

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Battle of the Grains – Brown Rice VS Quinoa

No matter how long you’ve been training, the issue of carbs is always a thorny one. Well-read bodybuilders know that even though processed grain products like white bread have their place in a diet (such as postworkout), whole grains, like … Continue reading

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Quinoa and Carbohydrates

If there were to be one very good nutritional benefit of Quinoa it would be that it is a complex carbohydrate. Don’t go yet, I will explain how this works. Two carbohydrate types There are 2 sorts of carbohydrates, simple … Continue reading

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A new breakdown of the vitamins and minerals in quinoa

I came accross a very detailed and clear breakdown of quinoa the other day and have included it below. You can see how many components make up quinoa and why it is called a super food. The source of the … Continue reading

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Quinoa as part of a healthy unprocessed diet

Having been using quinoa for a couple of years it has now become a staple food in my diet. I eat it most days either in a salad or stir fry. It is sometimes the main focus of the meal … Continue reading

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