Comments on: My Love Affair with Quinoa http://www.robinwalshnd.com/2009/10/05/my-love-affair-with-quinoa/ BASc Nutrition, Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine, First Line Therapy Certified. Thu, 15 Dec 2011 01:46:53 +0000 hourly 1 By: Kristijana Rakic http://www.robinwalshnd.com/2009/10/05/my-love-affair-with-quinoa/comment-page-1/#comment-165 Kristijana Rakic Wed, 13 Jan 2010 02:34:26 +0000 http://www.robinwalshnd.com/?p=241#comment-165 Melanie, Thanks for your comment. I'm glad you took the opportunity to experiment with quinoa. I’ve introduced quinoa to many of my patients and family/friends and everyone really enjoys it. It has such a great texture, and it can be incorporated into any meal, even breakfast - it’s also a great alternative to oatmeal or cereal in the mornings. I usually cook a pot full at the beginning of the week and then keep it in the fridge. For breakfast I’ll take about ¾ of a cup of quinoa, heat it up in my toaster oven, and add some warm almond milk, some nuts and some fresh fruit. It’s really satisfying and warms me up during the cold winter mornings. I encourage you to continue enjoying and experimenting with quinoa! Melanie,
Thanks for your comment. I’m glad you took the opportunity to experiment with quinoa. I’ve introduced quinoa to many of my patients and family/friends and everyone really enjoys it. It has such a great texture, and it can be incorporated into any meal, even breakfast – it’s also a great alternative to oatmeal or cereal in the mornings. I usually cook a pot full at the beginning of the week and then keep it in the fridge. For breakfast I’ll take about ¾ of a cup of quinoa, heat it up in my toaster oven, and add some warm almond milk, some nuts and some fresh fruit. It’s really satisfying and warms me up during the cold winter mornings. I encourage you to continue enjoying and experimenting with quinoa!

]]> By: Melanie Landry http://www.robinwalshnd.com/2009/10/05/my-love-affair-with-quinoa/comment-page-1/#comment-164 Melanie Landry Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:06:47 +0000 http://www.robinwalshnd.com/?p=241#comment-164 I just made the pilaf for dinner tonight (my first time using quinoa) and it was so good! Even my 3 year old couldn't get enough of it. Thanks for the recipes! I just made the pilaf for dinner tonight (my first time using quinoa) and it was so good! Even my 3 year old couldn’t get enough of it. Thanks for the recipes!

]]> By: jennifer Neeb http://www.robinwalshnd.com/2009/10/05/my-love-affair-with-quinoa/comment-page-1/#comment-163 jennifer Neeb Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:15:58 +0000 http://www.robinwalshnd.com/?p=241#comment-163 I have heard that the coating on the grain that you rinse off before cooking is actually a natural pesticide and so most quinoa is naturally pesticide free??? Perhaps not always advertised as such but the specified organic is likely more. IT is not cheap...I bought a bulk bag from bulk barn for $250.00...I am SO happy then to be able to try some new recipes with it! I have heard that the coating on the grain that you rinse off before cooking is actually a natural pesticide and so most quinoa is naturally pesticide free??? Perhaps not always advertised as such but the specified organic is likely more.
IT is not cheap…I bought a bulk bag from bulk barn for $250.00…I am SO happy then to be able to try some new recipes with it!

]]> By: Kristijana Rakic http://www.robinwalshnd.com/2009/10/05/my-love-affair-with-quinoa/comment-page-1/#comment-162 Kristijana Rakic Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:25:13 +0000 http://www.robinwalshnd.com/?p=241#comment-162 Thanks, Kristijana! I'll make a point of it. I'm eating plenty of lentils and chickpeas in the meantime... Thanks, Kristijana! I’ll make a point of it.

I’m eating plenty of lentils and chickpeas in the meantime…

]]> By: Kristijana Rakic http://www.robinwalshnd.com/2009/10/05/my-love-affair-with-quinoa/comment-page-1/#comment-160 Kristijana Rakic Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:21:16 +0000 http://www.robinwalshnd.com/?p=241#comment-160 Hi Dena, Check out the bulk barn, they carry organic quinoa for a good price! Also, I find that soaking the quinoa over night before cooking it makes the quinoa easier for digestion. Enjoy! Hi Dena,

Check out the bulk barn, they carry organic quinoa for a good price! Also, I find that soaking the quinoa over night before cooking it makes the quinoa easier for digestion.

Enjoy!

]]> By: Dena http://www.robinwalshnd.com/2009/10/05/my-love-affair-with-quinoa/comment-page-1/#comment-159 Dena Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:23:21 +0000 http://www.robinwalshnd.com/?p=241#comment-159 Thanks! I've been avoiding quinoa because of my no-grain diet. Oddly enough, none of my food/health books mention quinoa outside of the grain family. I'm going to pick some up today! Thanks! I’ve been avoiding quinoa because of my no-grain diet. Oddly enough, none of my food/health books mention quinoa outside of the grain family. I’m going to pick some up today!

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