Will Quinoa Ever Replace Wheat in Our Diet?

Most of us eat wheat in bread and breakfast cerealsa grain has been at the forefront of this move and is
on a daily basis. Most of us eat far too much highlynow gaining wide acceptance as a healthy and
processed wheat in the form of white bread andnutritious alternative. Quinoa is gluten free and highly
processed ready meals. In the last 20 years therenutritious. It comes in grain form as well as flour and
has been a swing to eating whole wheat grains andflakes.
that has become acknowledged as the healthierHow useable is quinoa in food preparation
option. We do however eat too much processedOf course you cannot make white bread out of
wheat and this has led to an increase of foodquinoa. The quinoa flour is not like wheat flour and is
intolerances and allergies. In fact wheat has nowmuch heavier. You can make cookies and tray bakes
become very allergenic due to its excessivewith it but you will never bake a standard loaf of
consumption in the developed world.bread with it.
People are looking for alternative grainsThe minds of consumers need to look again at their
There has been an increasing demand for alternativestaple foods and reconsider if bread, pizzas, muffins
due to illnesses and conditions such as celiac disease.and other wheat rich food products are really
People with celiac disease cannot intake gluten. Therenecessary as part of a 21st century diet. Sure they
are a wide range of symptoms which are beyondare quick and easy to prepare but at what cost to
the range of this article.our health.
Because of this there has been move to eat a widerQuinoa is not the mystery grain that it was 10 years
range of grains in our diet. Many of these are farago and is now becoming readily available in our
more nutritious than wheat and do not have thesupermarkets. More and more excellent quinoa
associated health problems. Quinoa although not trulyrecipes are being researched and produced.