Rice vs Quinoa

GoMom2016
GoMom2016 Posts: 41 Member
in Food and Nutrition
My family and I like to eat Jasmine rice! My kids love it and I could eat a whole bowl full!! But I thought I'd try some quinoa. Is one better then the other? Do the calories differ much? How do I cook it? I use a rice cooker for my jasmine and it's so easy. Any recipe ideas?? Thanks for your help

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  • ibamosaserreinas
    ibamosaserreinas Posts: 294 Member
    It cooks the same as rice. 1 cup of quinoa to 2 cups of water.

    Quinoa has protein in it. I actually prefer the way that it tastes.

    You can use it in the same sorts of meals that you use rice in.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    better is relative...they're about the same calorie wise...quinoa has a bit more protein and fiber but there's nothing wrong with rice either...I would prefer rice for example when carb loading for a race. I eat both
  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
    Nutritionally they are almost the same.
    I do not bother with Quinoa, preferring to occasionally experiment with various types of rice: wild rice, black rice, . .
    Jasmine is delicious <3

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