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Eating quinoa every day can help you live longer. Starting the day with a bowl of porridge or chowing down on a portion of quinoa for lunch, can actually increase your life expectancy. In fact, the Harvard Public School of Health's research found that all whole grains can help you live longer.
A man and woman are snacking on popcorn. Photo Credit Jupiterimages, Brand X Pictures/Stockbyte/Getty Images. When youâre on a low-carb diet, you donât have to avoid all foods from the grain group. You just have to limit your portion size to keep tabs on your net-carb, or digestible carbohydrate, intake.Generally you have to limit your net carbs -- the total carbs minus the fiber grams -- to under 100 grams a day.uinoa is actually a seed, not a grain, but itâs often tied into the grain group because it has a similar nutrient content. What makes quinoa particularly beneficial for a low-carb plan is that it has more protein than almost all grains, with more than 4 grams from a 1/2-cup cooked side.