Quinoa: Good, Evil, or Just Really Complicated?
Original story at Mother Jones• 16 mentions • 4 months ago
"Can vegans stomach the unpalatable truth about quinoa?," thunders the headline of a recent Guardian piece. Hard to say, but reality check: It isn't just vegans who enjoy quinoa. Like many occasional meat eaters I know, I've been eating it for years. Quinoa is also big among gluten-intolerant omnivores. So quinoa's truth—unpalatable or not—isn't just for its vegan fans to bear.So what is going on with this long-time staple of the Andes and newly emerged favorite of health-minded US eaters?First, the good. Quinoa is the grain-like seed of a plant in the goosefoot family (other members include spinach, chard, and the wonderful edible weed lambs
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28 Jan
Sustainable Table @eatsustainable
RT @MotherJones: #Quinoa: Good, evil, or just really complicated? http://t.co/VA4GKJQw by @tomphilpott
26 Jan
Eric Rumsey @ericrumsey
Quinoa: Good, Evil, or Just Really Complicated? http://t.co/N26sYrIv - @TomPhilpott RT @gastromom
25 Jan
Monika Bauerlein @MonikaBauerlein
Belatedly realizing that the whole quinoa thing is basically: should we keep Andeans poor so they eat better? http://t.co/6hR6aBxo
25 Jan
danielle gould @dhgisme
"Quinoa: Good, Evil, or Just Really Complicated?" - Great points from @tomphilpott http://t.co/8Iz9lXk5
25 Jan
Food+Tech Connect @foodtechconnect
"Quinoa: Good, Evil, or Just Really Complicated?" - Great points from @tomphilpott http://t.co/KY1LLI8L
25 Jan
Kathe Garbrick @femmekatz
Quinoa: Good, Evil, or Just Really Complicated? http://t.co/Wztie2Dc via @motherjones
25 Jan
Eating Locally @EatingLocally
Quinoa: Good, Evil, or Just Really Complicated? http://t.co/sGcRke3N
25 Jan
food_democracy @food_democracy
MT @tomphilpott: Quinoa: good, evil, or just really complicated? http://t.co/ji2oyLsG if you like quinoa, find out the truth here
25 Jan
Kerim Friedman 傅可恩 @kerim
Like every other globally traded commodity foodstuff, quinoa is devilishly complicated and prone to tragedy. http://t.co/iA1R8OSa #fb
25 Jan
Just Food @justfood
quinoa-curious? Great article for you in @motherjones: Quinoa: good, evil or just rly complicated? http://t.co/urrVVjzL by @tomphilpott
25 Jan
Andy Bellatti MS, RD @andybellatti
Many thanks to @TomPhilpott for this informed & helpful analysis on the ethics of eating quinoa (a recent hot topic): http://t.co/LqKGNOHb
25 Jan
Kate Sheppard @kate_sheppard
Quinoa: Good, Evil, or Just Really Complicated? http://t.co/J7cpvG6r
25 Jan
Josh Viertel @JoshViertel
RT @tomphilpott: Quinoa: good, evil, or just really complicated? http://t.co/Z8fimaVD
25 Jan
Mother Jones @MotherJones
Quinoa: Good, evil, or just really complicated? http://t.co/dkneLd1t by @tomphilpott
25 Jan
Clotilde Dusoulier @clotildenet
RT @tomphilpott: Quinoa: good, evil, or just really complicated? http://t.co/AWLtCHj1
25 Jan
Tom Philpott @tomphilpott
Quinoa: good, evil, or just really complicated? http://t.co/Z8fimaVD

