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Low Fat Cooking Low Fat Cooking Low Fat Living Easy Recipes Seasonal Recipes From Fiona Haynes, your Guide to Low Fat Cooking Quinoa (pronounced keen-wah) is a relative newcomer to our grocery stores, but it's an ancient food relied upon by the Incas. Quinoa provides all eight essential amino acids, which makes it a complete protein, making it popular with vegetarians. For non-vegetarians, it's simply a delicious alternative to couscous, rice, and other grains.   8 Ways With Quinoa Quinoa is not only a good source of protein, it's a good source of iron, fiber and B vitamins. Despite its status as a super grain, quinoa is technically a seed, but no matter, it's a great alternative to rice and couscous in salads and other dishes, and ideal for those who need to eat gluten free. ... Read more Search Related Topics:  low fat side dishes  low fat salad recipes  quinoa recipes Cucumber Salad One of my favorite summer side salads is this cool, refreshing cucmber salad. It's quick and easy to make and perfect for your upcoming summer picnics... Read more Search Related Topics:  cucumber salads  low fat salads  low fat summer recipes Low Fat Rice and Black Bean Salad Enjoy this easy to assemble rice and black bean salad with your favorite grilled or broiled fish, chicken, pork or lean beef dish. For quick preparation, use pouches of 90-second microwavable rice, or ... Read more Search Related Topics:  low fat salads  low fat picnic recipes  Green Bean Salad This vibrant green bean salad has just the right amount of crunch, a little saltiness, thanks to a small amount of bacon and a sweet tang, thanks to the balsamic vinegar.... Read more Search Related Topics:  green bean recipes  low fat salads  summer recipes Related Searches Low Fat Recipes Free Cooking Recipes Cooking Brown Rice Cooking Blog Quinoa Salad Recipes Featured Articles Baked Goods Holiday and Seasonal Recipes Low Fat Meal Planning and Shopping Cookbooks, Tools and Resources Health, Fitness and Low Fat Living Breakfast Recipes   More from About.com Sign-up for Shareables! An every-morning rundown of the day in history, headlines and trends produced by your pals at About.com. Please sign up it's free (of course), we think you will like it! Want More From About.com Check out our social page tailored to your interest! This newsletter is written by: Fiona Haynes Low Fat Cooking Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Low Fat Cooking newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com   Must Reads Good Fats, Bad Fats 20 Ways to Cut Fat in Cooking The Low Fat Kitchen Low Fat Recipe Ideas Low Fat on a Budget   Follow me on: Advertisement