gluten-free alternative to your morning oatmeal or as a baking substitute! Quinoa grains are squeezed to produce flakes, which resemble rolled oats. Quinoa flakes are flat, round, light beige in color, and neutral in taste, which makes them the perfect carrier for other flavors. They can be used in place of rolled oats to make oatmeal” or as a substitute for oats in baked goods.