Quinoa & Bulgur

ehju0901

I have recently started running low on my large bag of quinoa (I'm a fairly new consumer of this) so I have been looking into buying more. Unfortunately, the brand I originally purchased is no longer available to me.

I started researching and reading reviews on Amazon as a starting point and am having difficulties finding a good price point, but also good quality.

Keep in mind, I do price check my local stores before ordering from Amazon as a lot of times I can find them cheaper locally.

Anyway, does anyone have any recommendations for quinoa and/or bulgur? Is there different nutritional values between white or tri-color or red quinoa? I love quinoa and bulgur, but prefer to buy larger quantities at a time (usually 3-4 pounds). I also take into consideration if it is pre-rinsed or not.

This will be my first time actually purchasing bulgur, so open to any suggestions! Thanks!

kshama2001

Yikes! Quinoa is quite expensive these days. On google shopping, the best price I saw was $3.36 per pound for 1 pound at Walmart. It is the store brand, but organic.

Nuts.com can be a good source for bulk foods, but in this case, Walmart is cheaper.

I can't remember the brand of quinoa I used to get. In general, Lundberg and Bob's Red Mill are good brands. I see Now Foods also sells quinoa. I get a lot of vitamins from them, and they have ranked high in purity tests for certain vitamins. I've been happy with food products from them as well.

https://www.google.com/search?q=quinoa&client=opera&hs=t6f&sxsrf=AJOqlzVV9dBUj1xAsxpoO0DjutHECZ4Fsg:1678372243895&source=lnms&tbm=shop&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi0ipfrh8_9AhVklIkEHaLjClYQ_AUoAnoECAEQBA&biw=1140&bih=785&dpr=1.1

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Great-Value-Organic-Tri-Color-Quinoa-16-oz/51258776

If you're a meat eater, this is how I have most recently use bulgur:

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/143265/middle-eastern-kibbeh/

My partner says it tastes just like how when he was a kid his Lebanese friend's mom used to make it.

I just bought a package at the supermarket.

neanderthin

Maybe take a look at farro, it's my go to grain in my low grain diet. It's the texture that wins me over, very chewable, which I like. Cheers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farro

penguinmama87

If you have them near you, grains can often be cheaper at ethnic grocery stores. It's been a while since I've needed to stock up so I don't know the prices offhand, but there's a store near me where I can buy beans and bulgur much more cheaply than at a regular or "fancy" grocery store where they're considered specialty items. They sell them in bulk bins.

This salad is my favorite way to eat bulgur or quinoa. I also really like tabbouleh.

herblovinmom

I buy my quinoa from Sam's club. Four pound bag for $9.98. It's made by natures earhlty choice, organic, non gmo, unrinsed. Product of Bolivia. We like it 👍 haven't had bulgar so no recommendations there.

yirara

Do you have Arab or Turkish shops anywhere in your neighbourhood? They're bound to have at least bulgur.

ehju0901

kshama2001 wrote: »

Yikes! Quinoa is quite expensive these days. On google shopping, the best price I saw was $3.36 per pound for 1 pound at Walmart. It is the store brand, but organic.

Nuts.com can be a good source for bulk foods, but in this case, Walmart is cheaper.

I can't remember the brand of quinoa I used to get. In general, Lundberg and Bob's Red Mill are good brands. I see Now Foods also sells quinoa. I get a lot of vitamins from them, and they have ranked high in purity tests for certain vitamins. I've been happy with food products from them as well.

https://www.google.com/search?q=quinoa&client=opera&hs=t6f&sxsrf=AJOqlzVV9dBUj1xAsxpoO0DjutHECZ4Fsg:1678372243895&source=lnms&tbm=shop&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi0ipfrh8_9AhVklIkEHaLjClYQ_AUoAnoECAEQBA&biw=1140&bih=785&dpr=1.1

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Great-Value-Organic-Tri-Color-Quinoa-16-oz/51258776

If you're a meat eater, this is how I have most recently use bulgur:

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/143265/middle-eastern-kibbeh/

My partner says it tastes just like how when he was a kid his Lebanese friend's mom used to make it.

I just bought a package at the supermarket.

I ended up ordering the Bob's Red Mill brand on Amazon for now. Probably overpaid, but my options were pretty limited in my area for the quantity I wanted. Excited to try it out and see how it compares to my previous purchase.

For anyone who is interested, I've been making quinoa in my crockpot with chicken/vegetable stock. I add in frozen corn, black beans, diced tomatoes, red/green bell peppers and onions. 3 cups of dried quinoa makes a LOT of food and it is high in protein. I add a little sriracha and sour cream right before eating and it makes for an easy, but nutritious meal. The next time I make it I will probably add a little cumin to give it a little spice as well.

I skipped the bulgur for now, but I enjoyed reading the recipes shared here.