Quinoa: Worth the high calories?

fxg20

Quinoa increases 4 times in size when cooked. That means if you have one cup cooked you had 1/4 cup dried. And if you had 1/4 cup cooked you would have...1/4 of 1/4 cup dried. So, if 1/4 cup dried is 160 calories you would just divide that 160 by 4. So, 40 calories for 1/4 cup cooked. (1/16 cup dried)

nicolechabs

I think I've confused myself more by reading this. My box says serving size is 1/4c for 172 calories. But it says there are about 8 servings per container. There is no way it is 1/4c dry, it has to be 1/4c cooked is 172 calories. If 1/4c swells to 1 cup that would mean cooked I would have 8 cups of quinoa....which I definitely do not. I'm pretty sure it's 1/4c cooked is 172 calories.

But if you just look up cooked quinoa it is 222 calories for 1 cup cooked.

[EDIT] When I scan this box of quinoa into the myfitnesspal app, it says the serving size is 1/4c cooked, and that it's 172 calories. How does that differ so much from what the nutrional data site mentions for 1 cup cooked quinoa. That would be 688 calories for 1 cup cooked compared to 222 calories they are saying is 1 cup cooked.......
I AM SO CONFUSED>

WakkoW

Data for cooked: http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/cereal-grains-and-pasta/10352/2
Date for uncooked: http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/cereal-grains-and-pasta/5705/2

DaniGirlOtt

Thanks for this info! I got sucked in by the dry/cooked thing and couldn't believe how high in calories it was. Yay, more quinoa and less calories for me from dinner tonight. No wonder I'm hungry!

2pink2push

What is this random measurement you have? I,m British and don't understand what a 'cup' equates to. Can somebody please explain it. Cheers me dears :-D

josstuff

I love quiona just as much as I love rice. I don't really think its that calorie intensive, just limit your portions.