Quinoa - What's The Deal?

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  • BeachIron
    BeachIron Posts: 6,490 Member
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    Do you remember wheat grass, OP?

    That green gooey liquid that they put in shot glasses, always sold next to pretty potted wheat grass, and that tasted like a skunk's *kitten*?

    Did it save the world, end the obesity epidemic, and get all the stuck cats out of trees?

    No?

    Well, there's your answer.

    I read it did save the world. That's why I'm confused about quinoa's necessity.

    One word: "Aliens."
  • Event_Horizon975
    Event_Horizon975 Posts: 226 Member
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    Here is a narrative of how Quinoa came into vogue

    Back at the headquarters of Men's Health, Self, etc.........

    Editor: Okay team, we need a real zinga for the front page (picture this guy talking like the guy with the tommy gun in home alone ya see. You can also sub the daily bugle editor from Tobey Maguire spiderman)

    Guy 1: Hmmmm, what about a superfood?

    Editor: Oh superfood, I like it. that sounds like a good idea, we haven't done that in a few months. What do ya got?

    Guy 2: We could do acai berry, spinach, kale,......

    Editor: No No no...We've done all that before...What else?

    Guy 1: I saw this food the other day...i don't know how to say it but its spelled Q-U-I-N-O-A

    Editor: Sounds like Quin-No-Ah. Sounds boring....I hate it!

    Guy 3: Actually sir, its pronounced Keen-Wah.

    Editor: Keen-Wah huh..I like that...Sounds fancy ya see! I love it! So what are the benefits of this Keen-Wah....Forget it I don't care..I love it!...I want Quinoa to be the superfood of superfoods...I want this spread across the nation and everytime somebody says Quinoa, I want a nickel ya see!

    There it is. Proof. Give it a cool name. You're golden.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
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    It is gluten free, but so is rice, wild rice, corn, millet, buckwheat and several other grains (some prefer to think it's not a grain because it's not a cereal grain).
    It's higher in protein and fat than most other grains.
    It's trendy.
    This.
    And it's tasty. It's tasty, nutritious, and trendy.

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