Quinoa: Worth the high calories?

fxg20 · January 2014

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 · January 2014

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 · January 2014

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 · May 2014

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 · May 2014

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 · May 2014

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

Quinoa: Worth the high calories?

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