I lost 4 pounds. My secret is homemade veggie soup for half of my calories.

[applegrove]

It freezes well too so I make a big pot once a week. Any gluten free people out there know of a good gluten free replacement for barley? I'm going to make it this weekend for my family and one of them can't have gluten.

[MLAA]

1. Id try quinoa. 😉

[applegrove]

2. Does quinoa have a strong flavour like barley?

[MLAA]

3. I dont think so.

[applegrove]

6. I'll use rice.

[Phoenix61]

7. The advantage of quinoa over rice is it

doesn't sog out. It's actually a seed rather than a grain and keeps its nutty consistency. It's a great addition to chili.

[applegrove]

8. I've never cooked quinoa. I'll keep it in mind for next time.

[Phoenix61]

9. It's easy to cook but I would recommend

getting the quinoa that has been prerinsed. It has a coating that tastes like soap of it isn't rinsed off. Not difficult to do but rather time consuming.

[applegrove]

10. Thanks. I'll remember that.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

18. My understanding is the coating also inhibits digestion.

The seed would like to make it through your digestive track undamaged and plant itself.

I'm a relative newcomer to quinoa and I love it.

My partner has been making a bunch of soup type dishes quinoa. I throw siracha on them and pretend they are chili.

I feel a gazillion times better just giving up the grains/breads.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

14. I didn't think barley had a strong flavor.

[applegrove]

15. It elevates soup to nines. There is definitely a flavour burst with

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barley. Why Campbells put it in their chicken stock. It makes soup, soup.

Later: looked it up on the internet. The flavour is described as nutty.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

16. Interesting. I had never noticed.

I make a beef with barley soup that I'm very fond of, especially as it freezes quite well, but I'd never paid attention to the flavor of the barley.

[applegrove]

17. The Campbells chicken stock with barley is to die for.

[flotsam]

4. A fast check shows either potatoes or rice....N/T

[applegrove]

5. Rice would work. Rice it will be. Thanks.

[DUgosh]

11. Can you post your recipe

I love soup

[applegrove]

12. Here is a link to a thread about the soup:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10181040957#post3

It was Ottawa's favourite restaurant in the 1980s. They served the soup with something like salsa chips.

[Upthevibe]

13. Awesome!

Thanks for the info...and good for you.