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Brown Rice vs Quinoa via Type 2 Diabetes

KaiAkoye
KaiAkoye Posts: 1 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Hey I just discovered quinoa's and someone recently had told me that quinoa's are even better with not spiking blood sugars than brown rice. Anybody have any thoughts or experiences regarding that?

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  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
    They are similar.
    http://www.prevention.com/content/whats-healthier-quinoa-or-brown-rice
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    They're pretty stinkin' similar...quinoa has slightly more overall nutrition...little more fiber and a little more in the way of amino acids...it's actually a pretty good source of iron...but the GL is pretty similar and I would say differences are pretty immaterial.
  • liznotyet
    liznotyet Posts: 402 Member
    everybody's different. White and brown rice both spike my blood sugar, but farro does not and I like the taste better than quinoa. Also having twice as many greens as grains, and some fat, but no meat, keeps my BG steady.
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