Try your quinoa at home.

No personal experience on this, but I've read that this grain needs to be "washed" to remove some bitterness. Some brands may come pre-rinsed. How a food behaves and the care it needs is important in my considerations for backpacking foods. Pre-rinsing requires more water than just add water foods. Actual cooking (or actual boiling watr) VS adding hot water changes the fuel dynamic.

For example, I usually have add water only foods. If I need cold water, I don't need to carry fuel for that meal. If I need hot, but not boiling water, the one half-Esbit that I plan for my precooked and dehydrated meal may stretch to water just warm enough for a cup of tea or instant coffee (in the summer). If I needed truly boiling water or to simmer something, I might need more fuel.

Regards,

CamperMom