{"id":372461,"date":"2010-02-28T03:05:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-28T08:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thatsfit.ca\/2010\/02\/28\/orange-ginger-quinoa-with-sweet-potato-high-protein-gluten-fr\/"},"modified":"2010-02-28T03:05:00","modified_gmt":"2010-02-28T08:05:00","slug":"orange-ginger-quinoa-with-sweet-potato-high-protein-gluten-free-meal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/372461","title":{"rendered":"Orange, Ginger Quinoa with Sweet Potato: High-Protein, Gluten-Free Meal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Filed under: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thatsfit.ca\/category\/healthy-eating\/\" rel=\"tag\">Healthy Eating<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thatsfit.ca\/category\/holistic-recipe-of-the-week\/\" rel=\"tag\">Holistic Recipe<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"0\" align=\"left\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.thatsfit.ca\/media\/2010\/02\/quinoa-salad-ginger-294.jpg\"  \/>As I write this, the snow is coming down so heavy that I can&#8217;t see the other side of the street. My window view from inside this warm and cozy cafe has thus inspired the perfect dinner idea for a wintery night.  <\/p>\n<p>You see, I think this quinoa recipe looks like sunshine on a plate. The vibrant colours and punchy flavours will remind you that spring is just around the corner despite what that naysaying groundhog determined a few weeks ago. <\/p>\n<p>As a holistic nutritionist, I have converted many of clients and even some of my family from rice (or couscous, pasta etc) to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thatsfit.ca\/search\/?q=quinoa\">quinoa<\/a> as it&#8217;s one of the most energizing foods that is also completely vegetarian, but contains all the essential amino acids to make it a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thatsfit.ca\/search\/?q=complete%20protein\">complete protein<\/a>. In short, this means that quinoa can easily replace the meat portion of your meal without sacrificing the very important protein component of a healthy balanced meal. <\/p>\n<p>Foodies like myself, as well as chefs, adore quinoa because it&#8217;s so versatile<br \/>\n<meta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" \/><br \/>\n<meta content=\"Word.Document\" name=\"ProgId\" \/><br \/>\n<meta content=\"Microsoft Word 11\" name=\"Generator\" \/><br \/>\n<meta content=\"Microsoft Word 11\" name=\"Originator\" \/>\n<link href=\"file:\/\/\/C:%5cDOCUME~1%5cSAMANT~1%5cLOCALS~1%5cTemp%5cmsohtml1%5c01%5cclip_filelist.xml\" rel=\"File-List\" \/><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>\n<w:WordDocument>\n<w:View>Normal<\/w:View>\n<w:Zoom>0<\/w:Zoom>\n<w:PunctuationKerning \/>\n<w:ValidateAgainstSchemas \/>\n<w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false<\/w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>\n<w:IgnoreMixedContent>false<\/w:IgnoreMixedContent>\n<w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false<\/w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>\n<w:Compatibility>\n<w:BreakWrappedTables \/>\n<w:SnapToGridInCell \/>\n<w:WrapTextWithPunct \/>\n<w:UseAsianBreakRules \/>\n<w:DontGrowAutofit \/>\n<\/w:Compatibility>\n<w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4<\/w:BrowserLevel>\n<\/w:WordDocument>\n<\/xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>\n<w:LatentStyles DefLockedState=\"false\" LatentStyleCount=\"156\">\n<\/w:LatentStyles>\n<\/xml><![endif]--><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n<!--\n \/* Style Definitions *\/\n p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal\n\t{mso-style-parent:\"\";\n\tmargin:0in;\n\tmargin-bottom:.0001pt;\n\tmso-pagination:widow-orphan;\n\tfont-size:12.0pt;\n\tfont-family:\"Times New Roman\";\n\tmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";}\n@page Section1\n\t{size:8.5in 11.0in;\n\tmargin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;\n\tmso-header-margin:.5in;\n\tmso-footer-margin:.5in;\n\tmso-paper-source:0;}\ndiv.Section1\n\t{page:Section1;}\n-->\n<\/style>\n<p><!--[if gte mso 10]>\n\n\n<style>\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\ntable.MsoNormalTable\n{mso-style-name:\"Table Normal\";\nmso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;\nmso-tstyle-colband-size:0;\nmso-style-noshow:yes;\nmso-style-parent:\"\";\nmso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\nmso-para-margin:0in;\nmso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;\nmso-pagination:widow-orphan;\nfont-size:10.0pt;\nfont-family:\"Times New Roman\";\nmso-ansi-language:#0400;\nmso-fareast-language:#0400;\nmso-bidi-language:#0400;}\n<\/style>\n\n\n<![endif]--><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: \"Times New Roman\";\">&#8211; <\/span>it takes on the flavour of whatever you cook it with. This recipe is one of my all-time, favourite <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thatsfit.ca\/search\/?q=quinoa%20recipes\">quinoa recipes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Recipe after the jump.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thatsfit.ca\/2010\/02\/28\/orange-ginger-quinoa-with-sweet-potato-high-protein-gluten-fr\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Continue reading <em>Orange, Ginger Quinoa with Sweet Potato: High-Protein, Gluten-Free Meal<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thatsfit.ca\/2010\/02\/28\/orange-ginger-quinoa-with-sweet-potato-high-protein-gluten-fr\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent link to this entry\">Permalink<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thatsfit.ca\/forward\/19368577\/\" title=\"Send this entry to a friend via email\">Email this<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thatsfit.ca\/2010\/02\/28\/orange-ginger-quinoa-with-sweet-potato-high-protein-gluten-fr\/#comments\" title=\"View reader comments on this entry\">Comments<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Filed under: Healthy Eating, Holistic Recipe As I write this, the snow is coming down so heavy that I can&#8217;t see the other side of the street. My window view from inside this warm and cozy cafe has thus inspired the perfect dinner idea for a wintery night. 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