Category Archives: Quinoa Nutrition

Background information on the nutritional benefits of quinoa

Do You Have To Cook Quinoa Twice?

There is more than one way to cook an egg and in the same way there is more than one way to cook quinoa. Many quinoa recipes have instructions on how to prepare your quinoa before cooking it in a … Continue reading

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Quinoa and Phytates

At the beginning of this post I must say hands up that I am not a nutritionist. I have found a website that deals more fully with phytates and quinoa. I am just waiting for permission from the owner to … Continue reading

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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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