TruRoots Quick Cook Quinoa, Brown Rice & Red Bean Blend, Spanish Style

FIRST, I can get THREE meals from this. I plop about a third of it onto pita bread, add a bit of salsa, whatever and it is easily three meals for me from ONE pkg.PROS:INGREDIENTS - I LIKE to eat healthy, but I DO NOT like to buy all the ingredients and cook for myself. LOVE the ingredients, the organic, non-gmo and the great mix of quinoa, rice and lentils, olive oil and sea salt.TASTE - OLIVE OIL AND SEA SALT - THIS is the best if you want to add your OWN spices as it's pretty bland.SPANISH BLEND - Not super hot, but does have some great spices in it and I can just plop onto pita bread or a tortilla, maybe add a bit of shredded cheese and/or salsa. YUMVEGETABLE MEDLEY - REALLY like this one. Was going to add things to it (and it would be good with some egg in it for more protein), but was SO tasty on it's own, I ate it as is!TEXTURE/MOUTH FEEL - I expected this to have a bit more of an oil feel, not really OILY, but while it's moist, it's kind of like cooking rice with NOTHING added. I am FINE with that, but it was a little bit of a surprise.QUANTITY - OK as I was just going to try first packet on it's OWN, I did eat the whole packet. It made a GOOD size serving for one. It's meant as TWO servings and HAD I added ANYTHING to it, OR had something else to eat with it, YES, easily two servings.CONVENIENCE - DING! DING! DING! WHAT I have been looking for. Healthy, clean ingredients with the convenience of just microwaving! I'm turning 70 and I just cook for myself and don't want to have to purchase and prepare all the ingredients, just want them magically there! THIS will be a staple for me.PRICE - I DID get this for about six bucks as I had a credit. NOT SURE if I would have tried this for the first time if I had had to pay full price. Now that I have tried it and see I can get a total of 2-3 meals from one packet, I think the price is definitely worth it.PACKAGING - MAYBE not a big thing to you, but LOVED the packaging! Came in a cardboard box that had serrated edges and looks so good, I remove the top lid part and I SAVE THEM and just keep it on my counter to hold other items, like packets of tuna, anything in packets!BOTTOMLINE: FIVE STARS even though could use some spices (but would rather have it like that than over-spiced). PERFECT BASE to add, well, just about anything. LOVE the ingredients and nutrition.

When Lent comes around every year, I try to give something up. Because of the culture and environment I grew up in, I eat white rice allll the time. I decided to challenge myself and give it up for Lent but wanted to find a tasty alternative. I like but don't LOVE quinoa, and I thankfully didn't give up brown rice, so this seemed like a good and healthy solution. I enjoyed the packaging (it was in a perforated box that seemed like it could have been put right on a grocery shelf), so I slid it right in the pantry. When I made a salmon dish, I decided to heat up one of the packets and really enjoyed the portion size and the balanced taste. Since they are individually packaged, I am more apt to stick to one package as opposed to making multiple. Not that I need more, because these are nice and filling. Even when I complete my "no white rice" challenge, I think I'll incorporate these more into my routine to be on the healthier side.

i love to use this as a starting place for creating my own recipe and vary it - i fix it for either hot meal or cold salad - add spinach, shredded carrots, purple onion, various kinds of canned beans, chia seeds or sesame seeds, dried fruit or berries from my garden and/or meat if desired - make it your own - drizzle a little organic red wine vinegar over it - add spices - or it is delicious on it's own but the pieces are so small that i add things to get more texture and healthful fresh ingredients - highly recommend this product

Tasty, quick and easy

Hesitant to try, usually things with "spicy" or a hint of that are too hot for me. So I tried the garlic, and liked how quickly it cooked. The one minute was perfect. I added my typical chili, garlic, cumin, and onion dry spices to the dish and it was just how I like it. I added enough broth from a canned chicken ( using half the can of meat), and I'm entirely satisfied with the adjustments. I will repurchase, as it's fast, and shelf stable. I rent a room with mini fridge and small microwave and this worked out perfectly. I especially like that the quinoa gives me an added protein instead of just chicken to fix. I am able to do qinoa in my rice cooker, but this is easier, and eliminates cooking a larger batch and freezing it.

FINALLY - an organic, plant based meal that I don't have to slave over! I have been dealing with hellacious IBS symptoms for years and this is the first time I have found something that I can look forward to eating with no fear! The flavor is simple but very tasty (good if you crave salty food), and I love that it takes almost no prep for me to make. On days when I'm having a bad flare I can still get this down easily without having to cook or go out, and it makes a great base for any veggies you u want to add. I love cooking mine on the stove with some cumin seeds, garlic, and cubed sweet potatoes! I've been saving a bit of money eating these for dinner everyday and to top it all off I actually lost a couple pounds!

I had purchased TruRoots Vegetable Medley and found it fantastic, so I was eager to try another flavor. I have enjoyed various companies Spanish Rice dishes, so this seemed the logical choice. Wrong. Whatever TruRoots is doing here, taste testing is not a part of it; something in their blend is off and the result is unpleasant. Hard to finish one packet; I don't know what spicing I'll have to add to be able to eat the rest.

I'd been buying tasty bite prior to this but wanted a new flavor. Hard to find gluten free rices that are in microwave packs. Need something I can make quickly and easily. Really like that this is mostly quinoa. Really good flavor. It has somewhat high sodium but doesn't taste too salty. Has a nice Spanish Style flavor with a good amount of red beans. I like that I get a good amount of fiber and protein. It's quite filling and I'm definitely doing to try other flavors in this line.