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Quinoa?

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@christophe thanks for that although I cant stand olives so would be giving those a miss!! lol
I haven't yet been brave enough to try lentils although I hope to venture out of my comfort zone at some point as I'm getting rather fed up of tatties! haha xx
 
Keen wah is correct, I quite like it especially the way Wetherspoons serve it in their salad. Also got a liking for kale, roasted in the oven with olive oil and salt. Really crispy.
 
Kaylz said:
@christophe thanks for that although I cant stand olives so would be giving those a miss!! lol
I haven't yet been brave enough to try lentils although I hope to venture out of my comfort zone at some point as I'm getting rather fed up of tatties! haha xx
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Get out of that comfort zone Kaylz you never know you you might find a new favourite food, obviously could find some dislikes as well. My son has challenged me to cook with goat, (thanks Jamie Oliver for that) I had never eaten goat and as soon as I can f ind somewhere that sells it that is not a ridiculous drive away. We will be having goat curry.
 
Grannylorraine said:
Get out of that comfort zone Kaylz you never know you you might find a new favourite food, obviously could find some dislikes as well. My son has challenged me to cook with goat, (thanks Jamie Oliver for that) I had never eaten goat and as soon as I can f ind somewhere that sells it that is not a ridiculous drive away. We will be having goat curry.
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I'm afraid its not that easy for me what with having my fear of food and high bg due to someone on the forum etc so I have to work my way through that and get myself eating properly again before trying anything different xx
 
Kaylz said:
Anyone used quinoa? I was looking at it in Tesco last night, nutrition states19.1g carb per 100g (cooked), I just wouldn't have a clue what to do with it :confused: xx
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I have it cold mixed with diced cucumber, tomato, cottage cheese and tuna/salmon.
 
Sally W said:
I have it cold mixed with diced cucumber, tomato, cottage cheese and tuna/salmon.
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Well 2 things out of the 4 mentioned I would eat, maybe 3 haha xx
 
Like the sound of the cold quinoa and tuna.. kind of a Greek salad feel to it but we won't mention anything with olives..
Try it @Kaylz .. I know it isn't easy.. try a small amount that won't bring the bg up so far and get to try different flavours.
(My friends in Dumfries will give me tons of grief for advocating anything other than tatties.. since they found out my mum is Irish all I hear is potato jokes).
Got to say .. don' t like curries very much but goat is ok so worth trying, goat and quinoa could work together
 
christophe said:
Like the sound of the cold quinoa and tuna.. kind of a Greek salad feel to it but we won't mention anything with olives..
Try it @Kaylz .. I know it isn't easy.. try a small amount that won't bring the bg up so far and get to try different flavours.
(My friends in Dumfries will give me tons of grief for advocating anything other than tatties.. since they found out my mum is Irish all I hear is potato jokes).
Got to say .. don' t like curries very much but goat is ok so worth trying, goat and quinoa could work together
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Good idea re the goat and quinoa.
 
Edgar said:
Keen wah is correct, I quite like it especially the way Wetherspoons serve it in their salad. Also got a liking for kale, roasted in the oven with olive oil and salt. Really crispy.
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I also do that with kale. Takes a while cutting off the bits of stalk that are left on and it can be tricky judging the timing as slightly too long and the edges burn. I had a business idea to sell them like crisps with different flavours etc. Not sure how easy it would be to produce and package. Anyway that's my healthy idea free of charge to give to the nation. :D
 
Matt Cycle said:
How long have these been going? I had my idea ages ago. :D These are a bit high end anyway. I'd want them in your corner shops and supermarkets at a reasonable price so kids would say 'Mum (or Dad), I don't want a bag of Walkers potato crisps I want some kale crisps.'
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I don't know, I knew they existed in some form so googled it, they were the first brand I came across but there are also others, I'm a fan of kale so I'd give yours a go, if they ever become true let me know and I'll be the tester :D xx
 
Oh I meant to ask while I was here, is quinoa quite filling? xx
 
Sorry.. tried to reply and thought I had but a software update now means the phone dictates what I can and can’t do.. so that phone is off.!
I don’t find quinoa filling as such, it’s boring on its own anyway but it fills out what you are having it with. A little extra if you like, without a big hit of carbs.
 
Matt Cycle said:
I also do that with kale. Takes a while cutting off the bits of stalk that are left on and it can be tricky judging the timing as slightly too long and the edges burn. I had a business idea to sell them like crisps with different flavours etc. Not sure how easy it would be to produce and package. Anyway that's my healthy idea free of charge to give to the nation. :D
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That's how I like it. Wait till it gets brown and then it's reaaly crispy after cooling.
 
Kaylz said:
@christophe thanks for that although I cant stand olives so would be giving those a miss!! lol
I haven't yet been brave enough to try lentils although I hope to venture out of my comfort zone at some point as I'm getting rather fed up of tatties! haha xx
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I take it you haven’t done DAFNE, what I learnt was that lentils, split peas, chick peas, kidney beans etc, didn’t need to be bolused for as they take so long to get out of your system as are mostly roughage that they basically don’t count. What I found even more surprising was that tinned mushy peas didn’t need to be bolused for as the same applies! It would explain why I would go low at times.
 
eggyg said:
I take it you haven’t done DAFNE, what I learnt was that lentils, split peas, chick peas, kidney beans etc, didn’t need to be bolused for as they take so long to get out of your system as are mostly roughage that they basically don’t count. What I found even more surprising was that tinned mushy peas didn’t need to be bolused for as the same applies! It would explain why I would go low at times.
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No I haven't done DAFNE there are no courses run in my area, and although I appreciate what you are saying I find I have to cover things that others wouldn't bother with xx
 
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