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Quinoa's nutritional profile is nothing short of Amazing. All of the essential amino acids are present in quinoa, which makes this food a complete plant protein that is incredible for building lean muscle (or losing weight)! Manganese, magnesium, iron, copper, and phosphorus are nutrients that are present which means quinoa is great for helping migraine headaches and a food that is linked to heart health. Quinoa is so high in fiber that it is great for your entire digestive system and I'm just waiting for science to link eating quinoa to low colon cancer risk. It certainly has the potential to wear such a label.
Preparing Quinoa
Now down to the gritty details of how to eat quinoa. Quinoa needs to be rinsed before you cook it. Do not skip this step! Quinoa has saponins, which are a protective, bitter coating. These saponins will prevent a person from digesting the quinoa properly.... so RINSE until the water runs clear. Very Important!
Just 1/2 cup of quinoa fills the daily protein necessities for a child! Getting lean protein has never been easier.... check out the recipes below! (I personally do a quinoa-granola every morning..... GREAT way to start the day and my kids LOVE it!)
Quinoa isn't just for salads........
Quinoa Berry Crunch
Curried Quinoa
Quinoa Pudding
Quinoa Burgers
Quinoa Muffins
Happy Healthy Eating!!!
~Wendy
Herbalist, Wellness Consultant
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7 comments:
Your blog is great . Thanks for stopping by :)
Quinoa is a versatile food for vegetarians. I have used it in lieu of rice in some recipes. It seems to becoming more available these days. Ive even seen quinoa based pasta at my local organic market.
LOVE your blog!! Following you!
Thanks for teaching me about this new super food. (new to me)
I've been wanting to try it but didn't know what to do with it.
Thanks!!!
Thanks for the info. I love your blog, it's very refreshing. I posted about this, hope you don't mind. I hope you come visit:
http://www.danaefarias.com/2011/01/ever-heard-of-quinoa-new-superfood.html
Blessings!
Danae
I've been looking into this more closely and cannot wait to try it. My problem is I live way out in the sticks (literally), and it takes me an hour to get to any health food stores.
Thanks for sharing.
Liz @ the Brambleberry Cottage
http://thebrambleberrycottage.blogspot.com/
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