Friday, May 8, 2015

Cucina & Amore Quinoa Meals

Earlier this week, while shopping at The Fresh Market on Mills Avenue, I discovered Cucina & Amore Quinoa Meals.  


I am not a huge fan of quinoa unless it's inside my spinach & feta quinoa burgers, but I love Cucina & Amore piquillo pepper and mango salsa, so I decided to buy one.  The quinoa meals, like the salsa, are labeled gluten free.  They are also preservative free, vegan and non-GMO.  


My local The Fresh Market carries all four varieties of the quinoa meals - artichoke roasted piquillo, basil pesto, mango jalapeno, and spicy jalapeno & roasted peppers.  


I bought the mango & jalapeno quinoa meal to have for lunch yesterday.  It comes in a microwaveable cup, and can be served hot or cold.  


Inside the package is a large cup of quinoa, and a smaller cup of a chunky salsa-like mix.  I decided to try it at room temperature first, and felt there was no reason to heat it.  The first ingredient in the "salsa" is piquillo peppers, so that is the main flavor, but I could definitely taste the mango as well.  It was a little sweet and a little spicy, just how I like my food.  There was the perfect amount of salsa to go with the quinoa.  I did not mix the two together, but chose to put a little bit of the salsa on top of the quinoa, one spoonful at a time while I ate it.  When I bought this product, I wasn't expecting to like it, but I enjoyed it so much, I will definitely be purchasing it again, and trying the other varieties of quinoa meals as well.  


The mango & jalapeno quinoa meal has 220 calories, and contains quinoa, piquillo pepper, mango, sugar, jalapeno, sunflower oil, salt, cane vinegar, onion, lemon juice, potato starch, lactic acid, parsley, citric acid, garlic, and ascorbic acid.  It is produced in a facility that also uses milk, pine nuts, almonds, chestnuts, and lysozyme.


I enjoyed my Cucina & Amore quinoa meal at home, but they would be great to take to work or on road trips.  A small spoon is even included in the packaging.  Online, all four quinoa meals are available for purchase from Vitacost.com.  

You can read more about Cucina & Amore quinoa meals on their website here.  

Have you tried Cucina & Amore quinoa meals?  What is your favorite flavor, and where did you purchase them?  



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