Quinoa
SUPER GRAIN! Quinoacomes from South America, where it has been an important food for 6,000 years. The Incas, who held the crop to be sacred, referred to quinoa as "mother of all grains", and it was the Inca emperor who would traditionally sow the first seeds of the season using 'golden implements'. The United Nations has classified it as a supercrop for its very high protein content (13%). Unlike wheat or rice (which are low in lysine), quinoa contains a balanced set of essential amino acids for humans, making it an unusually complete foodstuff. This means it takes less quinoa protein to meet one's needs than wheat protein. It is a good source of dietary fiber and phosphorus and is high in magnesium and iron. Quinoa is gluten free and considered easy to digest.
SUPER GRAIN! Quinoacomes from South America, where it has been an important food for 6,000 years. The Incas, who held the crop to be sacred, referred to quinoa as "mother of all grains", and it was the Inca emperor who would traditionally sow the first seeds of the season using 'golden implements'. The United Nations has classified it as a supercrop for its very high protein content (13%). Unlike wheat or rice (which are low in lysine), quinoa contains a balanced set of essential amino acids for humans, making it an unusually complete foodstuff. This means it takes less quinoa protein to meet one's needs than wheat protein. It is a good source of dietary fiber and phosphorus and is high in magnesium and iron. Quinoa is gluten free and considered easy to digest.
posted by Peggy Dyer at
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1 Comments:
Very cool! I'm totally gonna try this out! Thanks.
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