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Cooking quinoa is a great way to stick to a healthy diet while trying new things. Quinoa is a seed that is very good for you. It also happens to taste wonderful. Medical professionals, nutritionist and fitness pros are all singing the praises of quinoa. It is one of the cleanest sources of vegetarian protein that you will find.

Because quinoa provides such a wide variety of healthy nutrition many health pros have referred to it as a “super food” or “super grain”. Quinoa has it all – protein, healthy carbohydrates, good fat, vitamins and minerals. Believe it or not, quinoa is so good for you that even NASA has taken an interest in this tiny seed. They are currently researching the possibility of growing quinoa in space on long term manned space missions in the future. If you ask most people, they think that quinoa is a grain. In actuality it is a seed that is related to spinach and beets.

When you eat quinoa, you are consuming a great source of magnesium, phosphorous, iron, B6, manganese, niacin, potassium, riboflavin and thiamine.

It has only been in the last few years that quinoa has been available at mainstream supermarkets. Despite this, quinoa has been cultivated for over 6,000 years. Quinoa was a very important part of the Incan civilization and was once referred to as “the gold of the Incas” Many people believe that the Incan armies were so strong because their soldiers consumed quinoa. When they went off to battle, the armies were supplies with war balls which were made of fats combined with quinoa.

Quinoa is one of the most versatile foods you can find. It can be enjoyed at any meal of the day. Finding a wonderful quinoa recipe is very easy – most of them are simply delicious. It is easy to learn how to cook red quinoa or white quinoa. Cooking quinoa