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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) seems to be 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. Eight 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. See More About:  quinoa recipes  low fat salad recipes  low fat side dishes Nectarine and Berry Fruit Salad This is a gorgeous fruit salad featuring orange-hued nectarines complemented by midnight-colored blackberries and rosy-red raspberries, bathed in a honey-citrus syrup and topped with fresh mint. See More About:  fruit salad recipes  low fat dessert recipes  low fat summer recipes Blueberry Sorbet Sorbet makes a refreshing, low calorie, virtually fat free summertime treat. It doesn't matter if you don't have an ice cream maker: a second stint in the blender or food processor improves the texture of the sorbet, making it smoother. See More About:  sorbet recipes  fat free recipes  low fat summer recipes Summer Vegetable Saute You might not want to cook much during the summer, but this healthy summer vegetable saute is quick, which makes these colorful summer veggies seem particularly vibrant. Enjoy with grilled fish or chicken. See More About:  low fat vegetable recipes  healthy recipes  Low Fat Cooking Ads Cooking Recipe Recipes Low Fat Quinoa Grain Recipes Low Fat Recipes Diet Low Fat Featured Articles Orange Creamsicles Pea and Mint Salad Chick Pea and Tomato Salad Cucumber Salad Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce Yogurt-Marinated Chicken   More from About.com Bake Sale Bestsellers Make your next bake sale a profitable one with these irresistible recipes. More> Real Recipes app Download our highly-rated app for free recipes and kitchen tools, for iPhone and iPod Touch. More> 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. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2012 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