Best Grains To Eat:
Quinoa: This grain is packed with essential vitamins and protein. It helps maintain a healthy heart and blood sugar and aids in digestion. And it is gluten free!
Millet: This alkaline grain digests easily, eases constipation, high in protein, gluten free and helps lower cholesterol. It is also shows high antioxidant activity.
Buckwheat: This gluten free grain is high in fiber and protein. Contains all the eight essential amino acids and is well known for it’s disease fighting organic components.
Whole Rye: This high in fiber grain aids in weight loss, prevents gallstones, helps diabetes and heart conditions. It is also high in nutrients and aids in digestion.
Oats: This grain does more than fill you up. It is loaded with good nutrients, reduces cholesterol, good for diabetes, aids digestion and is healthy for your skin.
Bulgur: This grain is anti-inflammatory, a good source of minerals, and is high in fiber. It is also high in protein, low in fat and keeps you fuller for a longer period of time.
I have a question about quinoa. On a bag of quinoa that I have, it says on the nutrition label that the serving size is 1/4 cup. But it does not specify whether it is 1/4 cup dry or cooked. Assuming that it is 1/4 cup dry, what amount of cooked quinoa would this make? I’m trying to determine this so that I can meal prep some of this as one of my carbohydrate sources on the Muscilicious program.
Thank you for your time 🙂
Hi Gracie,
It’s the same as rice. The bag is talking about 1/4 cup dry which equals 1/2 cup cooked. 🙂
All the best!
Anna, CPT, FF Specialist