Anna and Sarah Organic Amaranth in Resealable Bag, 3 Lbs

I've been thoroughly enjoying Anna and Sarah Organic Amaranth! I **use it in my breakfast grain bowl** almost daily, and it adds a wonderful texture and flavor. What I love most is the **high fiber content**, which keeps me feeling full and satisfied throughout the morning. While I **rarely eat it by itself**, I find that it's perfect for **blending with multiple grains**—it complements them beautifully and creates a delicious, nutrient-packed mix. This amaranth has become a staple in my kitchen, and I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a healthy and versatile addition to their meals

Very fast delivery, beautiful airtight packaging, and delicious groats. I was afraid I wouldn't like it because I had never tried it before, but it's not bitter and cooks quickly. Recommended.

Awesome.

Taste good and easy to prepare. I was just concerned with my teeth as every other mouth full I get grit or sand texture, so not sure how cleaned it was.

There are some very complicated recipes out there for amaranth involving pressure cooking, etc. But the easy way is quite simple and I enjoy it a lot. A mix of almond milk and water in a 2-1 ratio with the (pseudo) grain amaranth. I say this because it is not a grain but a seed. I thought at first this was an old-world food but it seems to have its origins in S. America. Whatever, it's a high protein, healthful dish-great way to start the day. The cooking time is about 20 minutes. It ends up as somewhat congealed into a semi-solid, a texture I like. Along with my almond milk, I include some good applesauce, chopped walnuts, and perhaps a couple of stewed prunes. It thus needs no added sweeteners. A pat of butter or TB of cream gives it some grace-you do need some fat in your diet. Very satisfying.

Yummy

Amaranth looked normal when I opened it, so I proceeded to use it in a pressure cooker recipe. It's a recipe that allows swapping of different grains so I'm familiar with its taste. But when using this amaranth it tasted of light mold / dirt. I've used amaranth before and know its taste, so looking at all the different factors this new amaranth is the only thing that could have reasonably caused this. I did finish my dish which used one cup of amaranth and had no ill effects. I would much rather have contacted the vendor about this, but I seem to be only able to leave vendor feedback as opposed to product feedback privately. So this is not to say that this brand has always bad amaranth. I couldn't say such a thing but perhaps they have suffered from a bad batch. As is reasonable food is not returnable, and this is the first time I've had this sort of issue with food so I asked Amazon customer service and they instantly issued me a refund which was cool but somehow the vendor needs some feedback so this is it. So as not to waste this I'll feed it to the worms in a vermicomposting bin.

So, I bought this product after stumbling on some info about how nutrient-rich amaranth is. I got the package yesterday and decided to make some immediately to try it out and get a feel for how the seed cooks and reacts. I found that amaranth stays relatively wet and has a nice "al dente" texture, and the consistency is closer to a porridge consistency. (When I looked into it on Google, I found that instead of absorbing the water like quinoa or rice, the starches in the seeds cook out, creating a thick, slightly wet consistency, with the seeds still very much like they were before cooking, but more tender.) I have read that amaranth should have a somewhat nutty taste, which we did not notice at all (maybe I should have toasted it?) I am looking forward to tinkering with different preparations (cooked in broth or stock with a little salt and some almonds? Or cooked in juice with cinnamon for a nice breakfast porridge? Maybe add some seeds and dried fruit like raisins or cranberries?) I will probably use a higher ratio of seeds next time (the ratios are 1/2 cup seeds to 1 1/2 cup cooking liquid, so I'll probably try making it with 3/4 cup seeds to 1 1/2 cup liquid and tinker with it from there.) I also plan to try popping it sometime soon :)