measuring quinoa

Grumpy619
Grumpy619 Posts: 3 Member
edited November 10 in Food and Nutrition
the plan I am following calls for 1 cup of quinoa.......is that 1 cup, then cook it, or cook it first and THEN measure 1 cup...........(it plumps when you cook it like pasta & rice...or me!!)

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  • rachelakai2
    rachelakai2 Posts: 51 Member
    1 cup of uncooked quinoa equals 2 cups of cooked. Yes it doubles in size. Most likely cook it first, then measure it out. Good Luck
  • BWBTrish
    BWBTrish Posts: 2,817 Member
    for me ( Kroger Quinao) it is uncooked measuring.
  • FredDoyle
    FredDoyle Posts: 2,273 Member
    I always weigh it uncooked.
    380 kcal/100g
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    Unless it states whether before or after, everything should be weighed uncooked
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