Look, I don’t know about you but I’m a bit over the current ‘Super Food’ health craze. I mean, really. Can you imagine what our Grandparents must think of us right now? Watching us getting all healthy by blending our spinach with our mango before adding a spoon full of maca powder (whatever that even is), pouring it into a used jam jar and shoving a paper straw in it?!
And don’t get me started on foods I should be eating that I can’t actually pronounce!
Just last week I bought a magazine and when I got 78 pages in, I eye rolled so hard I think I almost fainted.
Ok, so two things. First thing, for those not in the know, the correct pronunciation of Quinoa is actually Kenwah. I KNOW. It makes no sense at all and I for one am dreading the day the word ‘quinoa’ comes home on Sophie’s spelling list!
Second thing, can we all take a moment to discuss the title of this article? A day in the life of Quinoa. Really? Long story short, quinoa has a batshit boring day that’s made up of breakfast (quinoa bircher muesli with pistachios and blueberries), lunch (quinoa, kale and salmon sushi rolls with wasabi-tofu mayonnaise), dinner (cauliflower and quinoa patties with tahini-mint sauce) a snack (quinoa granola bars) and dessert (summer fruit and quinoa crumble).
Personally I’d rather poke my eyes out with a burning stick than experience a day in the life of quinoa, but maybe that’s just me?
You know what else is good for instant breakfasts? Toast!
However, in the interest of being fair and unbiased towards quinoa, I decided to whip up the quinoa granola bars. They looked pretty tasty in the photo and everybody seems to be raving about the benefits of this annoying little super food, so I thought I’d give it a go!
Armed with the list of ingredients, I walked into my local Coles and headed straight for the health food aisle. I picked up a box of quinoa flakes, took one look at the price ($9.99!) and thought to myself, “FFS. By the time I buy the white quinoa, the almonds, the coconut, the buckwheat flour (and WTF is that anyway?), the pistachios, the cranberries, the rice malt syrup, the coconut oil and the vanilla bean paste, I reckon I’ll be the biggest food wanker I know up for the best part of 50 bucks!”
So I got this instead:
No artifical colours or flavours, reduced fat AND not a bloody ounce of quinoa in sight! Sounds good to me!!
And let me tell you, those Betty Crocker, reduced fat, quinoa free chocolate fudge brownies were all sorts of amazing, especially when served with a very generous helping of cookies and cream ice-cream on the side!
Are you addicted to quinoa? Or are you more of a Betty Crocker kind of girl? If so, come on over and sit beside me. We can be in the Quinoa Free Zone together!
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