Indian Food Cuisine

The high-protein and gluten-free seeds of quinoa or goosefoot (scientifically known as chenopodium quinoa) is a plant that originated in the Andes region of South America. It has been recently ranked among the world's superfoods because of its remarkable nutritional benefits. Quinoa health benefits include containing all the nine essential amino acids required by the human body, magnesium for cardiovascular health, manganese, and copper as antioxidants for cancer prevention, fiber for colon-cleansing and for preventing gallstone formation. Moreover, compared to barley, corn, and wheat, quinoa has a higher content of phosphorus, iron, magnesium, potassium, calcium, copper, and manganese. You can incorporate this superfood into your diet by using any of your favorite delicious breakfast quinoa recipes, quinoa flour recipes, or quinoa salad recipes.

Quinoa as baby food is a very promising prospect because it is not allergenic. You may introduce quinoa in the diet of babies who have ages as early as eight months old. So, if you want the young one in your family to get the best health benefits from this versatile "yellow gold," try making it as a cereal or a pilaf or burger for finger food. Your baby will get used to the taste pretty soon.

When cooking ground quinoa to be used as baby cereal, make sure that you consistently whisk while it is cooking so that the quinoa will not form clumps and will remain fluffy when it's done. If you want to feed your baby with cooked whole quinoa (not the ground or powdered type), you may add some spices that are age-appropriate. Cinnamon, vanilla, ginger, fruits, or vegetables will do. When adding fruits and vegetables, make sure that they are finely diced and are the kind which are easy to digest.

A quinoa and peas pilaf can serve as finger food for kids. Cook them in chicken, beef, or vegetable stock for added flavor.

Another enticing home-cooked quinoa-based dish to feed to toddlers is the quinoa stir-fry with soft cooked apples, yellow squash, and sweet potato, all diced. Scramble and saut this mixture in olive oil and watch how your little ones will grow to love it.

An important thing to note when cooking quinoa is to watch it closely; it tends to become mushy when overcooked. It is cooked the same way as rice.

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