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Although the widespread use of quinoa started just recently, history shows that this alternative to grains had been utilized for a long time. The first instance of cultivation was recorded over 5,000 years ago, and the Incas even dubbed quinoa “the mother of all grains.”[i]
While most people consider quinoa a grain because of its appearance, it’s actually a seed. As the Oldways Whole Grain Council highlights:[ii]
“Quinoa … is in fact not technically a cereal grain at all, but is instead what we call a ‘pseudo-cereal’ — our name …read more
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