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Chew Carefully...
I'll start by saying we eat quinoa about 5 days a week. As a gym-going, health conscious family, we pay close attention to what we eat. We recently moved states and no longer had our go-to grocery store down the street which stocked and sold quinoa and other grains by the pound. We thought we had hit the jackpot when we found this 5lb bag of quinoa for the price listed. It wasn't quite as cheap as our former grocer, but still much cheaper than the Costco bulk size. However, shortly after making the first batch, we knew something wasn't quite right when every other meal included a teeth shattering crunch. At first, I shrugged it off and assumed it was a few isolated incidents and not necessarily related to the quinoa. After about a week of this, I was eating lunch and heard the loudest crunch yet, followed by immediate tooth pain. I reached in my mouth to find tiny stones mixed in with the quinoa. I think this is completely unacceptable and downright dangerous. We have eaten quinoa regularly for around 5 years and never had this happen with any other brand. We wash, rinse, and prepare the quinoa the same every time. Buyer beware...
December 2018 · Grocery and Gourmet Food · verified purchase