Here's a fast and filling vegetarian meal from reader prepel. She posted this quinoa and beans recipe in our Healthy Recipe group. A quick, healthy and filling vegan dish that even meat lovers will adore! Read on for the recipe. Read more

We love how a trip to the gym inspired reader pvhike to make this quinoa-stuffed peppers recipe and post it in our Healthy Recipe group. Watching Rachael Ray while on the elliptical at the gym, I was inspired (and had an intense craving) to make stuffed bell peppers. She said they could be stuffed with anything, so I opted for quinoa, which is one of my new favorites. I also added some sauteed Read more

Kick-start your week with a healthy quinoa recipe courtesy of reader CheesePlease. Love Quinoa? Try using it in a Thai-style green curry!  Quinoa is more sophisticated than brown rice and nicely balances the savory flavors of the coconut milk-based curry. You can find the recipe to the curry on her blog. If you've made a delicious vegetarian dish recently, share it with us in the YumSugar Read more

Sunday afternoons are a great time to prepare meals for the week. You can make a big batch of pasta or salad and eat it for lunch in the days to come. This weekend, why not put together this easy and delicious quinoa salad? It's packed with colorful vegetables and is super flavorful thanks to a simple mint-orange vinaigrette. Feel free to use the recipe as a guide and substitute in your favorite Read more

Our mouthwatering Brain-Boosting Breakfast series continues with celebrity chefs and restaurateurs creating healthy, brain-boosting breakfast ideas to help keep kids going throughout the day. Quinoa has moved from quirky health food to pantry staple over the past few years. The gluten-free complex carb is packed with iron, fiber, calcium, and magnesium, but it's quinoa's rice-like texture that Read more

Bursting with protein — eight grams for one cup of cooked — quinoa is a super grain. High in folate and magnesium, this fluffy, easily digested grain also provides five grams in one cup. Just like mildly flavored tofu, quinoa absorbs the flavors around it, so it pairs well with just about anything. Although super healthy on its own, here are some ways you can up the nutritional value while Read more

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How good does this quinoa dish look from FitSugar reader lauren? She posted her recipe in the Healthy Recipe community group. After seeing FitSugar's recent post about vegan avocado dishes, I kept thinking about a recent dinner I made. It was more of a fluke since I was just using everything in my fridge, but to my surprise the resulting dish is delicious! It was pretty easy to make and even Read more

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