Guest guest Posted August 3, 2010 Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 If you live near a Wegmans, they have it in their Nature's Marketplace bulk food section. Carol K ---- fradal@... wrote: > Whole Foods carries it if you live near one of them. > > Fran > > > In a message dated 8/3/2010 10:13:12 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > garnut1947@... writes: > > > > > , where do you find the red quinoa. All my sources only have the > yellow. > > > > > From: _ Berry_ (mailto:berrywell@...) > Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2010 11:10 AM > _@VitamixEnthuVit_ > (mailto: ) > Subject: Re: [ Re: [<WBR > > > > > You are most welcome. Quinoa cooks very quickly-about 10 minutes or so. > I often cook up a batch in my slow cooker, just to keep it on hand. I also > puree cooked quinoa and freeze it in an ice cube tray, then transfer the > frozen cubes to a bag to store-they are much easier to use in a smoothie > that way. I prefer the Inca red quinoa, as it tastes milder and a bit more > nutty than the yellow, which I find to be a bit bitter. Other good sources > of protein for a smoothie are nuts-almonds, brazil nuts, cashews, etc. > Even nut butters can be added to a smoothie for extra punch! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > In my quest for yummy recipes, I've been finding that a lot of the > recipes contain a LOT of fruit. I had read a long time ago that eating a lot > of fruit, especially in juices or smoothies, spiked your sugar levels. > Anyone any experience or advice on this? > > > > > > > Fruit smoothies can indeed spike your sugar levels. As a FORMER > diabetic (yep, I CURED mine with the vitamix-don' Fruit smoothies can indeed spike > your sugar levels. As a FORMER diabetic (yep, I CURED mine with the > vitamix-don'<WBR>t mind making that claim a bit) I had to be cautious with too > much fruit. I learned to balance my smoothies with a good dose of protein, > such as raw milk yogurt or cooked quinoa to offset the sugar (I don't believe > in protein powders personally-would rather get protein from a better > source. I also made small smoothies throughout the day, as opposed to gulping > down a big one all at once. Its easier to keep sugar levels stable that way, > and is in fact EXACTLY how I eliminated my diabetic condition all > together. What most people consider a " serving " is far > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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