Quinoa is a very nutritious food, and an excellent addition to most people’s diet, especially if you are on a restricted diet such as gluten-free.
The quinoa article on this website has just been expanded and now has much more information about this great food.
Note that a small minority of people can not tolerate quinoa, as you will see from the comments.
Most people do very well on quinoa.
Read more about Quinoa.
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Quinoa mold
Hello, I like to add quinoa to my banana bread, it starts to mold within 5 days. Is there a remedy for this, a way to extend its shelf life? I also noticed a flu like symptom without the nausea, just chills and body aches. Can this be caused by the quinoa allergy?
I Boil it before adding it to the recipe, I was thinking of oven drying it after boiling to dry out the moisture and prevent the molding problem, or adding vinegar to the boiling liquid..
I do not know?
Dampness causes mold
Certainly if the boiled quinoa has too much moisture, that could cause more of a mold problem.
On the other hand, expecting home-made baking to last for ever is not realistic.
Store-bought baked goods are full of preservatives, so we get used to crappy food products with a long shelf life.
Rather than drying the quinoa in the oven, you might be able to cook it with less water.
Or how about adding quinoa flour to your banana bread?
As for the flute like symptoms you describe, they could possibly indicate an allergy.
The only way to know for sure it to notice if you get a similar reaction every time you eat a particular food.
Allergy to Quinoa?
I have allergies to seasame seeds and sunflower seeds. I was wondering if I would have an allergy to Quinoa as it is a type of seed? I have allergies to many other protein foods and finding it very hard to seek high protein foods other than meat. My other allergies to foods are: soy, eggs, legumes, ginger, pineapple, grapefruit, asparagus, milk, and I am wheat intolerant.
Can you experiment
Hi Cherie,
There isn’t a definite answer to your question.
Quinoa is in a different plant family from the others you mention.
Do you eat rice? That too is a seed.
The only what to know for sure is to try quinoa. If your reactions aren’t to severe, you might consider it. If your reactions are severe, then you will want to think twice.
Sorry I can’t be more definitive.
I have a problem with eating beans. They give me extremely bad stomach aches. I figured this out years ago and haven’t had as mach pain since then. Yesterday, I had Quinoa for the first time and had the same type of stomach ache aftwerwards and into today (still have residual pain after going to Mothers Market and purchasing a ensime pill that cut the pain down. Is there anything that would suggest the quinoa caused it. It is the only new thing I have tried that may have given me such a reaction. Specifically, I had carrots, esparigus and mushrooms with the quinoa last night for dinner. It tasted very good, so I am kind of bummed. Although I love beans too.