QualityHealth Network
We apologize if you're having problems printing your favorite recipe in Internet Explorer 6.0. Please try printing from another browser, or simply copy and paste the text into a Word document and print from there.

Recipe: Basic Quinoa
Servings: 4
Preparation Time: 5 min.
Cooking Time: 20 min.
 
Ingredients:
  • 2 cup water
  • 1 cup quinoa
This Recipe is considered:
Low Fat
Low Cholesterol
Low Sodium
Sugar Free
Cooking Directions:
Bring water to a boil in a saucepan. Add quinoa. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from heat. Let stand for about 10 minutes before serving.
 
Per Serving: calories 159, fat 2.6g, calories from fat 15%, protein 5.6g, cholesterol 0.0mg, dietary fiber 2.5g

Nutrients Exchanges
Calories 159 Milk Exchanges 0.0
Protein 5.6g Vegetable Exchanges 0.0
Carbohydrates 29.2g Fruit Exchanges 0.0
Dietary Fiber 2.5g Bread Exchanges 2.0
Sugar 0.0g Other Carbohydrates/Sugar Exchanges 0.0
Fat Total 2.6g Lean Meat Exchanges 0.0
Saturated Fat 0.4g Very Lean Meat/Protein Exchanges 0.0
Mono-unsaturated Fat 0.7g Fat Exchanges 0.0
Poly-unsaturated Fat 1.5g
% Calories from Fat 15%    
Cholesterol 0.0mg
Sodium 12.5mg
Vitamins Minerals
Vitamin A 0.0IU Calcium 27.9mg
Thiamin (B1) 0.1mg Copper 1.1mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.2mg Iron 4.0mg
Niacin (B3) 1.2mg Magnesium 90.4mg
Vitamin B6 0.1mg Manganese 1.1mg
Vitamin B12 0.0mcg Phosphorus 174.3mg
Vitamin C 0.0mg Potassium 314.5mg
Vitamin E 3.1IU Selenium 0.0mcg
Folate 20.8mcg Sodium 12.5mg
Pantothenic Acid 0.4mg Zinc 1.8mg