Best dried quinoa according to redditors
We found 34 Reddit comments discussing the best dried quinoa. We ranked the 14 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 34 Reddit comments discussing the best dried quinoa. We ranked the 14 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
OK, so it has some startup costs due to it needing a rice cooker and crock pot plus Quinoa is expensive if you buy it in smaller amounts, but you're a bachelor so it's likely you've got a little extra money.
A rice cooker is going to be an important addition to your cooking tools because fuck using the stove and burning shit or having to stand over your cooking. It's easy to use, easy to clean, and it's pretty much automatic, you fill it up, plug it in, flip it to on...and blam that shit's cooking. When if flips itself to off, your rice or quinoa will be done.
A big ass crock pot will serve as the main cooking device for your meals. Again, screw the stove, you don't want to have to stand over the damn thing...pour stuff into this bitch flip it on and go to work on what you'd rather be doing. The bowl comes out and goes right into the dishwasher. I'd have starved to death without a slow cooker when I was a bachelor. As you're making meals for several days here...your mother's little 5 quart version isn't going to cut it, spend the 35 bucks and get this one. The reason you aren't buying a bigger one...they don't make one bigger that isn't 200 bucks.
Quinoa This stuff becomes your "rice" except that it's MUCH better for you than rice. If you're poor or don't care all that much about nutritional value, then by all means, buy rice. But seriously...25 pounds of dry quinoa will last you a long fucking time. Get a big tupperware container, pour the quinoa into it, and leave a 1 cup measuring cup in it. If you're looking to cut some costs but still get some of the nutritional value, mix it half and half in your tupperware so you don't have to mess with it when you're making the meals. The water to food mix is the same for both, 2 cups water, 1 cup quinoa (or NON instant rice).
Meat...buy whatever is on a good sale, never pay more than 3.99 per pound for beef (we aren't buying steaks, look for top or bottom round and buy what's on sale, after 12 hours in a crock pot you won't be able to tell a filet from rump roast), or 1.99 per pound for chicken, pork, or 80/20 ground beef (for the love of your colon don't go worse than 80/20.) Shop the sales, have your mother or sister or grandfather or thrifty co-worker look at the sales fliers and find coupons if you don't have time. Buy in bulk, but freeze in smaller quantities ~ 2 pounds each in generic 1 quart FREEZER bags, not the cheap sandwich ones or you get freezer burn. I buy the Walmart brand freezer bags in boxes of like 100 and they're fine.
My wife still laughs and says she can always tell when I find good sales because when I do, I revert to bachelor shopping style. Thursday I came home with 12 pounds of boneless skinless chicken breasts from Stop and Shop because they were on SUPER cheap sale as they were getting close (3 days) to expiration date, they were a buck a pound, I bought as much as I figured I could fit in my freezer.
Vegetables. This is where you're going to get a good chunk of your nutritional kick. When I was a bachelor I would go to the grocery store on Sunday morning and hit the "it won't last much longer" shelf in the produce aisle. I would buy pretty much whatever vegetables they had if I could chop them and toss them into the crock pot, and because I was going to start cooking it in like an hour, I didn't give a shit that it wasn't going to last another 5 days. I found that I was eating a ton of shit I had never heard of, but it was almost always delicious and amazingly more nutritious than eating from a box.
Vegetables that you should always keep on hand are onions, whole carrots, sweet potatoes, and turnips. They're all cheap regardless of sale, they last a long time if stored properly too. I would buy 10 pound bags of onions, 5 pound bags of carrots, for sweet potatoes and turnips I just made sure I always had like 5-10 pounds. To keep these lasting a long time, get a wire cart thing from Staples or Walmart for like 20 bucks, the wire mesh keeps them open to the air and dry, to help prevent rot. It's also on wheels so if the onions make a mess you can move it and just vacuum under it plus you can drag it over to the kitchen with you when you cook.
To make your meals, you start this the night before you want to eat.
Take out 2 beers, start drinking one, pour the other into the bottom of the crock pot.
Cube your meat (or if it's still frozen then fuck it toss it in whole,) chop your vegetables and add both to the crock pot at about a 1 to 1 portion ratio, if the meat is frozen pack the vegetables around it evenly, if you remembered to thaw the meat and cube it (which will improve your meal quality) then mix them in the crock pot. Season this any way you like. I buy spices cheap from Atlantic Spice Company as they're better quality and a lot less money than grocery store spices. I like the smoky meat flavor so I also add a capful of liquid smoke or toss it with Taco Seasoning once in a while, regardless this is up to you, but when in doubt, onion, garlic, oregano, parsley, salt, pepper. Once you've got like 2 pounds of meat and 2 pounds of vegetables packed into your crock pot, put it on low then walk away. I normally started mine at like 8-10pm.
About 30 minutes before you want dinner, toss 2 cups of quinoa into the rice cooker with 4 cups of water along with some salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder. Push the cooking thing down on your rice cooker and walk away. If you were cooking a frozen chunk of meat instead of cubed meat, take this time to shred the fuck out of it inside of the crock pot, no need to mess up any more plates or anything, use a fork and a big ass knife and get the meat evenly shredded to like a pulled pork consistency, then stir the vegetables into it.
When it pops up then take a ladle of the meat and vegetable mix over a scoop of your quinoa and enjoy a badass meal. You'll find that you can fill tupperware containers with the quinoa and the meat/vegetable mix and freeze them or toss them into the fridge for lunches/dinners throughout the week. I would often freeze half of mine and set the other half in the fridge for lunches, the frozen ones would get rotated out so I wasn't eating the same thing lunch and dinner 5 nights a week. If you freeze them, at least date them. I never bothered to label what it was other than that, but they keep like 6 months in the freezer and it's nice to have a mix of different meals.
Quinoa, in 4 lb bags. Its ridiculous what they charge for a 7 serving box at the grocery store!
Edit: I just use amazon- either this one or this one, depending on which price is lower. (Though right now they look almost identical.)
You can try this or this or this or this or this or this. Lots of options. This subreddit is also a great place to come for ideas.
Its farr cheaper than anywhere else I can buy it. Most places charge $4 for 18 ounces of dried quinoa.
Its $7 a pound on amazon for example
http://www.amazon.com/truRoots-Organic-Quinoa-Premium-Quality/dp/B002BWS1OM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1404966356&sr=8-1&keywords=quinoa+in+bulk
I buy pretty much the same things most weeks. Some things I buy weekly, some way less than that. I shop at Costco and Sams also for price when I can.
Fresh produce that I get at Costco or Sams:
Also:
(the burgers last me many weeks)
Grocery Store:
I've pretty much stopped eating meat, mostly because what I do eat has so much protein in it that I don't really crave it like I used to, and it's gotten so expensive that I'm too cheap to buy it :)
My eating habits have gotten pretty regimented; if I stay away from the processed sugars and high carb stuff I'm pretty happy with the high protein and fresh fruits/vegetables even if it's boringly repetitive. That's amazing considering how much I love some cake and butter cream frosting.
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$21.70 on Amazon: http://smile.amazon.com/truRoots-Organic-Quinoa-Premium-Quality/dp/B002BWS1OM/ref=sr_1_1_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1457217419&sr=8-1&keywords=truroots+quinoa
This is the one that I buy at Costco.
What do you consider inexpensive? I can get a 1 lb bag that has 11 servings (1/4 cup dry) for less than $3 at Trader Joes. But if you don't have one of those near you or that's still too much, maybe this bulk purchase would be better?
Disclaimer: I suck at math on a good day and I've been drinking, but I'm kind of positive this works out to be somewhere just over a dollar a pound. If I'm wrong, I'm very sorry. I suck at math.
Every night I have a base of either quinoa or rice, prepared in my rice cooker with various vegetables and spices. If rice, I'll roll it up with nori for homemade veggie rolls.
With dinner I have a 12 ounce glass of water with two tablespoons of flax and one tablespoon of chia.
I buy my pinto beans and black beans loose in bulk at the local grocery store when picking up my vegetables, usually around 5 or 6 pounds of each at a time.
Cumin, garlic powder, tahini, and dry garbanzo beans go for a good homemade hummus in a food processor. Needs a fresh lemon or two squeezed into the tahini. Original recipe had olive oil and salt, I leave out the oil entirely and either cut the salt down to a dash or none at all.
I keep oats and almond meal on hand to make pdb cookies with the same food processor, just add a banana or two, cinnamon, nutmeg, almond butter, and raisins if you like. The original recipe called for dates and I said eat me I'm doing raisins.
I got peppermint in bulk to make tea with, both by itself as well as mixing with chamomile, mugwort, etc.
I keep almost all of the above in these convenient cereal containers to both extend shelf life, shelf space, and remove any branding or advertising. Mason jars are also awesome!
Don't forget you can dehydrate your own food as well!
Edit: I don't work for Amazon, I just live no-car and order like this to survive!
Link for the lazy
Nice find! This is the lowest price this quinoa has ever been on amazon!
http://camelcamelcamel.com/Woodland-Ingredients-Quinoa-25-Bag/product/B000RHUYDY
http://www.pleasanthillgrain.com/buy_quinoa_purchase_organic_quinoa_bulk.aspx
http://www.amazon.com/Organic-Quinoa-25-lbs-Bulk/dp/B0000UHZ3A
http://www.cookingquinoa.net/buy-quinoa-online
I buy my quinoa on Amazon! They also have pretty good prices on other kinds of "alternative" carbs (amaranth, barley, black rice, etc) and on spices/seasonings that are hard to find at the average grocery store.
Yikes, that's not much money. I'd probably make my usual dry beans (15 bean soup by hambeens) and order 2 pound bags of quinoa from amazon
http://www.amazon.com/Natures-Earthly-Choice-Organic-Quinoa/product-reviews/B0036FB6FY/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?showViewpoints=1
As someone who makes 10$ an hour, do whatever it takes to increase your budget for food, no matter what. A good healthy diet will pays dividends.
> A lack of biodiversity can lead to disaster since diseases can spread rapidly through a widespread monoculture like in the case of the Irish Potato Famine.
I hear people talk about that all the time, but it has bugger all to do with genetic engineering. That is the domain of conventional selection. It certaintly is important, and I'd take it a step further and say we need more species level biodiversity (things like teff or quinoa or manoomin or ōhelo or prickly pear or the many other less commonly cultivated crop species). Unfortunately, I rarely see anyone work to actually do something about that, to actually promote biodiversity among the general public; it's mostly just attacking biotechnology and using biodiversity as an rather poor justification. If the anti-GMO groups spent half as much time and effort promoting biodiversity (which is the big issue here...can't really expect a thing to be grown if the end consumer neither knows nor cares what the thing is can you?) as they do lying about and scaremongering over a something that has been proven time and again to be benefitial the world would be a better place.
Here it is for less than 3$ a pound
Quinoa. A freaking delicious grain that's super good for you.
I can get $5 a pound for organic and that's the best price I've ever seen in a store.
If you are okay with buying a large amount:
http://www.amazon.com/Angelinas-Gourmet-Quinoa-10-Bag/dp/B000RHUYD4
This is the Sushi Grade quinoa the article talks about. I have had it and it is a great way to add protein into your veg sushi. Completely different than other quinoa and sticks together just like rice.
https://www.amazon.com/Top-Tier-Foods-substitute-pre-washed/dp/B079P7NHQC#customerReviews
In case you want to eat quinoa everyday: https://www.amazon.com/25-QUINOA-WHITE-ROYAL-ORGANIC/dp/B01MQ6T38C/ref=sr_1_2_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1526062271&sr=8-2&keywords=quinoa%2B25%2Blbs&th=1
Quinoa! Man, I love me some quinoa, the texture is amazing and I think it's pretty good for you. Best price I have found quinoa.
Well I'm just going to add some carbs...but if you want to go low(er) carb, try it with quinoa pasta, it tastes almost exactly like regular pasta, but maybe a bit more nutty and eggy.
I love adding broccoli and/or cauliflower into home made mac and cheese...please note, I'm not giving measurements because I don't use em.
Start by making a simple bechamel sauce, add shredded cheese and brown mustard. Start one pot of water for the noodles and veggies. Add the noodles, then a couple minutes later, add the veggies...(this varies with noodle cook time and texture preference.) Meanwhile, slowly bring the cheese mixture to a boil while stirring. Drain the noodles and mix the two together for cheesy, (proteiny if you use quinoa noodles,) goodness.
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If you haven't eaten quinoa you deserve to die. YES. This is a SERIOUS matter. Lol. As for something on my wishlist, snickers cannot be beat!
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Quinoa: http://www.amazon.com/Earthly-Delights-Organic-Premium-Percent/dp/B0036FB6FY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1348009363&sr=8-1&keywords=quinoa
Costco has that quinoa (same brand and size) for $9.39. In a regular grocery store you can only get a few ounces and for outrageous prices.
Beer: Costco, BJ's or Total Wine & More. I should clarify that bulk for me is a case. I've used mail in rebates for beer and wine too.
Edit: I linked the 32 oz bag, it's actually 4lbs. Oops.
10 lb bag of Quinoa Can be shipped to your place and makes a ton!
Sure! I buy quinoa online, and honestly a bag like that will last me several months (only use 1/4 cup each serving). So, right off the bat I have a filling base while eliminating heavy carbs.
Trader Joes sells 2lb chicken breasts for $5-$7. A whole chicken can cost less than $12. Thats a ton of meat, and can be frozen to extend its life.
Multiple pieces of fruit per day. Bananas are $0.19 apiece; a bag of clementines or some oranges for a few bucks.
Bag o’ spinach is $1-$2. Big thing of mushrooms is $1-$2. All the other veggies I stock up on (Brussel sprouts, carrots, snap peas, etc) are all cheap.
Beans are cheap af. Soup I either make using the chicken stock, or buy for $1-$2.
I live in Southern California and can get a bag of 6 avacados for $2.99. That’s pretty dope.
So, the ability to have a freezer/refrigerator mixed with a conscientious attitude towards caloric intake will take you far.
on amazon for ~$4 a lb
Pretty cheap when purchased in bulk
http://www.amazon.com/Roland-Pre-Washed-White-Quinoa-25-Pounds/dp/B000UWCZLA/ref=sr_1_2?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1416552133&sr=1-2&keywords=quinoa+bulk
You sure?