*Eating Quinoa : Quinoa has a slightly crunchy and nutty flavor, a little similar to wild rice. You boil it same as rice, with a two to one proportion of water to quinoa, but with a shorter cooking time. Try substituting quinoa for rice in stuffed peppers or alongside beans and avocadoes in a vegetarian burrito. You can make a hot breakfast cereal using quinoa along with honey and dried or fresh fruits or use it in place of other grains, making a tabbouleh-like salad using quinoa, nuts, seeds and chopped vegetables with a light vinaigrette dressing. You can also add quinoa to soups. Most health food stores offer not only quinoa but flour and noodles made from the highly valued food.
==Special Precautions of Quinoa==
* There are very few quinoa health risks and the seeds can be used safely by most people. The seeds have a natural coating of saponins which can lead to irritation in the stomach. Therefore quinoa must be rinsed properly before use. Available reports * High in Fiber : Quinoa contains 10 g of adverse effects related dietary fiber per cup. Considering that the average adult is recommended to consume between 20 and 35 g of fiber daily, one cup provides a substantial amount. If your body isn't accustomed to a lot of fiber in your diet, eating a lot of quinoa are lackingcan lead to gas, bloating and stomach pain. Too much fiber can cause increased gas and abdominal pain because the bacteria in your colon isn't used to digesting the amount of fiber in quinoa. Avoid high fiber foods for a few days to see if your stomach pain subsides.* Quinoa Intolerance : It's possible to have an intolerance to any food. Stomach pain is one of the most common symptoms of intolerance because your body has difficulty digesting the grain. When you ingest quinoa, your digestive system cannot digest the proteins, carbohydrates or sugars in the grain, which leads to inflammation and discomfort in your abdomen. You may also develop bloating, nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, cramping and gas from intolerance.* Allergy : You may have an allergy to quinoa. Any time your immune system mistakenly identifies a protein in food as dangerous, you will develop an allergic reaction. While quinoa is not considered a common food allergen, if your immune system overreacts to the proteins in the grain your body will release disease-fighting agents called antibodies. These antibodies trigger white blood cells throughout your body to produce histamine. Histamine in your stomach and intestines causes inflammation and swelling, which leads to pain in your digestive system. The only cure for a food allergy is to eliminate the food from your diet.
*Quinoa may have antioxidant properties. Caution is advised when taking quinoa with other agents that have antioxidant properties.
*Quinoa may lower triglyceride concentrations, compared to gluten-free bread and pasta. Caution is advised in patients taking triglyceride-lowering agents.