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Quinoa should be taking over the world. This is why it isn’t

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Post by jffry »

voltagex_ wrote: post #150
jffry wrote: post #113

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Which is great, as long as you're able to tolerate gluten. I know two people with Celiac disease, and quinoa is a godsend to them.

I wonder what the real price of quinoa is, before this "superfood" bollocks got to it?

The Wikipedia article on quinoa [0] claims that

  Between 2006 and early 2013 quinoa crop prices have tripled.
That statement cites an article earlier this year in the Guardian [1] which links to another Guardian article [2] which doesn't have anything more specific than $4500/ton in 2013 versus $3115/ton in 2011.

[0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinoa#Rising_popularity_and_cr...

[1] http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jan/16/vegans-s...

[2] http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jan/14/quinoa-andes-bol...

Re: Quinoa should be taking over the world. This is why it isn’t

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voltagex_ wrote: post #150
jffry wrote: post #113

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Which is great, as long as you're able to tolerate gluten. I know two people with Celiac disease, and quinoa is a godsend to them.

I wonder what the real price of quinoa is, before this "superfood" bollocks got to it?

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Re: Quinoa should be taking over the world. This is why it isn’t

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Post by nknighthb »

lukasb wrote: post #177
nknighthb wrote: post #170

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The part where even if that is true, there are other, cheaper staples. This should be a classic self-correcting problem. The world as a whole has gotten by on staples other than quinoa. Now that the market price of this particular local staple has skyrocketed, it can be sold in exchange for greater quantities of less-expensive staples used elsewhere. If there is in fact a problem (and I do question its existence), I…

They don't have access to other, cheaper staples. These are geographically isolated farmers in countries with poor infrastructure.

If the quinoa can get out, other things can get in.

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Post by mikestew »

VeejayRampay wrote: post #166
mikestew wrote: post #51

"Quinoa is a low-calorie, gluten-free, high-protein grain that tastes great ." (emphasis mine) I'm a vegetarian, high-mileage distance runner who has every reason to enjoy quinoa. "Tastes great" is not one of the reasons I eat it. I choke it down as best I can because it's good for me.

Hello fellow runner :D In case you've never heard of it, Scott Kurek relased a book called Eat and Run a year ago, it's packed with very nice vegetarian/vegan recipes and a very nice motivator for any runner.

I'd heard of the book, I guess I issued the part where it had recipes. Book ordered. Thanks for the pointer!

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Post by nukerhazz »

malandrew wrote: post #124
DigitalSea wrote: post #109

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Would you use Oatmeal in place of rice though? I couldn't picture a healthy curry or stir-fry that used Oatmeal instead of Quinoa in place of rice, could you?

Good question. I've never thought about why there aren't more savory foods out there that use oatmeal. Seems like all the oatmeal-based foods I've seen are sweet.

Oatmeal with bacon crumbled in is delicious.

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Post by iopq »

derleth wrote: post #70
iopq wrote: post #36

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brown rice tastes bad and has anti-nutrients that block absorption of B vitamins and minerals like magnesium

> brown rice tastes bad To you, maybe. I prefer it, mainly because it has a taste, especially compared to white rice. Also, trying to live on white rice can lead to beriberi because white rice, shorn of the husk, bran, and germ, is vitamin B1 (thiamine) deficient: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beriberi > has anti-nutrients that block absorption of B vitamins and minerals like magnesium This is the first I've heard of…

read

http://anthonycolpo.com/the-whole-grain-scam/

it's very thoroughly researched and sourced

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