Cooking grains is easy, but remembering how to cook each specific grain in whole grain recipes is not.

Like quinoa, amaranth is actually a seed.

It’s also acomplete protein, which means that it contains the nine essential amino acids.

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It’s small and round, and has a nutty taste and texture like porridge when cooked.

“This is one of those grains that has interesting traditions,” Siegler tells SELF.

That might be why a lot of buckwheat baked goods (likepancakesand muffins) are starting to turn up.

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Youcancook bulgar, but Siegler says you don’t actually have to.

Think of it as savory spin on overnight oats.

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This one is Siegler’s favorite.

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And she likes to experiment with that firmness.

“Often I’ll just add it raw to baked goods for a crunch,” she says.

“All you have to do is blitz the oats in a food processor,” she explains.

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“Because it has a really strong texture, it never gets too soft in things like soup.”

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There are SO many things you could do with quinoa.

Instead of being steamed and rolled, they’re simply chopped up into smaller pieces.

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She likes to mold it into savory pancakes or bake it into crackers.

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“you oughta be patient with this one and cook it like crazy,” she explains.

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