Healthy Quinoa Cuisine - Resources

Quinoa 365: The Everyday Superfood
~ Patricia Green, Carolyn Hemming ~

More and more people are discovering that quinoa is one of the world's healthiest foods, with its perfect balance of eight essential amino acids, lots of protein, and a wonderful choice for superfood diets touted as healthy by food experts around the world. Quinoa fits well into gluten-free, vegetarian, and wheat-free diets, and is highly recommended as a daily food item that active individuals and those with various intolerances, allergies, and digestive disorders can enjoy without fear. What's more, quinoa is free of cholesterol and trans fats.

The Quinoa Cookbook: Over 70 Great Quinoa Recipes
~ Ken Jones ~

Quinoa is a delicate grain that can be used in a number of delicious ways, all the while improving your health with its many beneficial nutritional qualities. This cookbook contains instructions on how to make the most of quinoa and incorporate it into your daily diet without much trouble. This book includes recipes for soups, snacks, salads, and even desserts that contain quinoa. This 110-page book also shares all the details on how to cook and make the most of this delicate grain. You'll soon be including quinoa in some delicious dishes that are soon to become family favorites at home and during dinner parties with impressive possibilities.

Cooking With Quinoa: the Supergrain
~ Rena Pattern ~

It's no secret that quinoa is one of the better grains in terms of health benefits, offering a low cholesterol, high protein source with many important vitamins and minerals in one simple starch. Often termed a complete food, quinoa is also gluten free, wheat free, and primarily an organic food by nature. This plant has been native to the Andes mountains for hundreds of years, and is known to have been a staple food for the Incas. Quinoa matches milk as one of the purest, highest sources of protein per ounce available, according to the World Health Organization. A long list of important minerals like magnesium, potassium, manganese, calcium, copper, phosphorus, and zinc, as well as niacin, thiamine, and vitamins E and B6, are among the many benefits of a regular diet containing quinoa. With a low glycemic index, and a healthy concentration of unsaturated fats, there isn't much bad to say about this tasty and versatile grain.

201 Best Quinoa Recipes: How to Make Healthy and Delicious Quinoa Soups, Salads, Breads, Desserts, Pancakes and More in Your Own Kitchen
~ Alison Thompson ~

Could you potentially eat quinoa every day of the year and never get tired of its endless possibilities and delicate flavor profile? You could if you have a book like this as a refernce, offering over 200 recipes that cover everything from pancakes to delicious bread, soups and salads, as well as main courses that won't leave you feeling heavy after you've eaten. The meals are so good you'll want to eat quinoa 365 days of the year! You can even make quinoa flour and flakes to enjoy a number of ways in other recipes you use the most. You'll find over 250 pages of history, nutrition, and recipes to fit potentially any diet you're following. The easy-to-follow dishes will have you touting the many benefits of quinoa.

The Quintessential Quinoa Cookbook: Eat Great, Lose Weight, Feel Healthy
~ Wendy Polisi ~

This book was written by a busy mom who needed a kick from the food she was consuming to feel better. One try with a quinoa recipe had her hooked, and became the inspiration for this 224-page book with 150 color photographs. The most helpful aspect of this particular book may be its inclusion of nutrition facts and references for alternative ingredients for specific diets in many cases. Some of the tasty recipes you'll find here include Quinoa Burgers, Almond Fudge Quinoa Brownies, and Sun-Dried Tomato and Goat Cheese Pizza.This Arizona native has created the quintessential cookbook for a simple grain with amazing possibilities for kids and adults alike.

The Art of Cooking With Quinoa: A Complete Vegetable Protein
~ Maria Baez Kijac ~

Over twenty years ago, this author knew of the many beneficial qualities of the superfood grain called quinoa. A veteran of classic international cuisine, Ms. Kijac's short read is more method than manual, but those interested in introducing this grain into their daily routine will find the information helpful in learning how to get the best from a food item that has grown in popularity over the years for its many health benefits.

Power Foods: 150 Delicious Recipes with the 38 Healthiest Ingredients
~ Editors of Whole Living Magazine ~

Quinoa, of course, isn't the only healthy food wise consumers eat to stay fit and maintain a healthy lifestyle. This book contains a bevy of recipes made with thirty-eight different "power foods." These are ingredients that the world's nutrition experts consider some of the best choices for good-tasting, beneficial foods that, once consumed, give back many beneficial qualities in keeping your body in tip-top shape. The book covers every meal, and the recipes are quick and easy to make for the average person with a little extra time on their hands.

188 Gluten Free Quinoa Recipes Cookbook: Healthy Gluten Free Quinoa Recipes for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
~ Alison Thompson ~

Quinoa is a vital part of a gluten-free diet, something more and more people are turning to for relief from intolerances and allergies, as well as a growing interest in meals that don't cost more than they're worth, in terms of dietary efficiency. within this 198-page book you'll find 188 no-nonsense recipes that look as good as they taste. Whether it's breakfast, lunch, or dinner you're planning for, quinoa can be enjoyed any time of day in a number of satisfying and appetizing ways. Look for some surprising twists on traditional salads, soups, and desserts that will delight your family and keep them coming back for more scrumptious quinoa dishes that leave them feeling satisfied and content.

Everyday Happy Herbivore: Over 175 Quick-and-Easy Fat-Free and Low-Fat Vegan Recipes
~ Lindsay S. Nixon ~

Ms. Nixon's book is a delightful read, and her down-to-earth approach to plant-based eating will be well-received by vegans and herbivores alike. Quinoa is certainly a part of that eating regimen, and this 300-plus page book contains recipes for delicious smoothies, brunch dishes, muffins, sandwiches, as well as some spectacularly different main dishes like Gobi Palak, Veggie Biscuit Potpie, and Tempeh Meatloaf. What's more, the author utilizes everyday ingredients in her creations to help save you money while eating healthier along the way. This is the second vegan cookbook from this rising culinary star, and her experience as a chef and food author provides wholesome foods you and your family will love.

The Splendid Grain
_ Rebecca Wood ~

Splendid indeed are grains like buckwheat, quinoa, oats, and tabbouleh that sound exotic but are simple to make into delicious dishes with lots of flavor. These are grains that contribute to healthier living through macrobiotics, something author Rebecca Wood is well-versed in, having studied with master chefs Michio and Aveline Kushi. Wood goes beyond basic cookbooks in explaining each grain's specific benefits, and how to best prepare them when cooking. Look for delicious delicacies here like Mango and Wild Rice Salad, Barley Poppy Bagels, Cornmeal Dumplings, and Oat Groat Pancakes. Here's 416 pages of delectable, healthy alternatives to inflammatory foods that can't offer the powerful benefits that these grain recipes do.