Quinoa is a grainlike crop grown mainly for its edible seeds, and its flavor is similar to cream of wheat, but with a hint of nuttiness. Jackie Shank, undergraduate nutrition program director in the ...

The expression “everything old is new again” certainly rings true when it comes to grains, with a growing number of people pushing their grocery carts past modern wheat breads, cereals and crackers ...

There are no potential downsides to enjoying quinoa as part of a balanced meal, says Imus, considering that it’s high in ...

How do you cook quinoa if you don't even know how to say it? Quinn-wah? Quinn-noah? Kin-wah? Let's put this to bed. It's KEEN-wah and the best thing since, well, the Aztecs and Incans ate it thousands ...

Every great ancient civilization produced a crop or a commodity which was central to its existence. For the Greeks it was wine and for the Romans it was wheat. A few thousand years from now ...

It only took about 7,000 years, but quinoa has finally arrived in the mainstream. Better late than never for the ancient whole grain first cultivated in the Andes region of South America. The ...

It’s official: Quinoa has achieved cult status. The ancient Incan grain has captured the public’s imagination with its mix of nutritional superpowers, delicious flavor and rainbow colors, popping up ...

On any given day, a wind might blow through the farmlands of South America, pick up an errant grain of barley and deposit it nearby among the vast rows of cultivated quinoa. If that barley manages to ...

What’s not to like about quinoa? This grain has a delicate texture, nutty flavor and high protein content an average of 16.2 percent protein per serving, compared to 7.5 percent for rice and 14 ...

The world’s largest kosher certifier can’t decide whether quinoa is kosher for Passover, a move that could deprive consumers of a product some have come to rely on as a grain substitute. NEW YORK (JTA ...