By Patricia and Carolyn, the "Quinoa Sisters "
We are passionate about quinoa! Why Eat Quinoa?
What makes quinoa a superior food choice? What was once
considered an alternative crop or a niche food, quinoa is now
becoming increasingly common in North America.
High Protein, Maximum Nutrition… Quinoa has more recently
garnered interest from the health-conscious crowd looking for
maximum nutrition and those on high protein diets, seeking
weight loss or those just wanting to eat better quality foods.
Quinoa can promote weight loss, building muscle, alleviate
migraine headaches, help diabetes, promote cardiovascular
health and prevent hardening of the arteries. It has also been
linked to helping prevent breast cancer, childhood asthma,
gallstones and acts as a super antioxidant.
Balanced and Unique… A balanced protein, quinoa has
a complete combination of all life supporting nutrients,
containing all eight essential amino acids. This balance makes it
highly digestible and completely unique in the plant kingdom.
Vitamin Rich… Not only high in protein, quinoa is high in
fiber, and vitamins such as riboflavin, calcium, vitamin E,
iron, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, folic acid and beta
carotene. It is also abundant in linoleic acid, the essential fatty
acid that has proven to benefit the immune response.
Great for babies and children… Quinoa is high in histadine, the
amino acid that is essential to human growth and development.
No GMO… Quinoa is nutritionally complex and not genetically
modified! Great for detox… Prebiotic nutrients in quinoa help
feed the probiotic (good) bacteria in your intestine!
Gluten-Free… Quinoa is familiar to vegetarians as a protein
source and to many whom are gluten-intolerant because it is
completely gluten-free.
Intriguing & Unusual… the wow-factor of quinoa has
encouraged cooks at all skill levels to use it to create unique
dishes for themselves, their families and intrigued dinner
party guests.
Prepare quinoa as you would prepare rice.Cover it with water
or vegetable broth and boil until soft, about 15 minutes. Or,
place 1 part quinoa to 2 parts water in your rice cooker. Did
you know quinoa also makes a great hot breakfast cereal,
similar to oatmeal?
1/3 cup of cooked quinoa has 160 calories, 2.5 grams of fat, 3
grams of fiber and 6 grams of protein .
As published on www.quinoasisters.com
fall issue 2014
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