Quinoa & Bulgur

ehju0901 · March 2023

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 · March 2023

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 · March 2023

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 · March 2023

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 · March 2023

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 · March 2023

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

ehju0901 · March 2023

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.

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