Most of us eat wheat in bread and breakfast cereals on a daily basis wheat in the form of white bread and processed ready meals. In the last 20 years there is a swing to eating whole wheat In fact wheat has now become very allergenic due to its excessive consumption in the developed world.
People are looking for alternative grains
There are a wide range of symptoms which are beyond the range of this article. There are celiac disease.
Because of this widened range of grains in our diet. Many of these are far more nutritious than wheat and do not have the associated health problems. Quinoa almost not a grain has been at the forefront of this move and is now gaining wide acceptance as a healthy and nutritious alternative. It comes in grain form as well as flour and flakes.
How useable is quinoa in food preparation
You can make cookies and tray bakes with it but you will never bake a standard loaf of bread with it. Of course you can not make white bread out of quinoa.
The minds of consumers need to look again at their staple foods and reconsider if bread, pizzas, muffins and other wheat rich food products are really necessary as part of a 21st century diet. Sure they are quick and easy to prepare but at what cost to to our health.
Quinoa is not the mystery grain that is was 10 years ago and is now becoming available in our supermarkets. More and more excellent quinoa recipes are being researched and produced.
The answer to the question
Quinoa will not ever replace wheat but it will find a place in most peoples kitchens over the next 10 years due to its unbeatable vitamin and nutrition profile
