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Tuesday, February 1, 2011

A Healthy Grain Quinoa

Health Tip - Week January 31 - February 1-4, 2011

A Healthy Grain
Quinoa (pronounced Keen-wah) a grain staple of the Ancient Incas golden in color and tiny beads high in protein.

A highly nutritious food from South America high in amino acids.
                                                                                                                                              
Quinoa is a complete protein which means it contains all the amino acids necessary for our nutritional needs.

Red Quinoa : quinoa word in vintage letterpress printing blocks combined with white and red grain, isolated on white

Quinoa is naturally gluten free and an excellent food for vegetarians and vegans.

          Quinoa Grain : Vegetable quinoa salad with pomegranate corns      Quinoa Grain : red quinoa grain (originated in the Andean region of South America) in a rustic wooden box of frame

Quinoa is high in iron and calcium a good source of manganese, magnesium and copper as well as fiber.


                                                             Quinoa With Spinach : Hot meal of cod fish, red quinoa, purple cauliflower with baby spinach salad and half of an avocado


 Quinoa is eaten like a grain but is a seed and is related to spinach, chard and beets how it grows in hot temperatures.


Quinoa With Vegetables : Protein rich quinoa grain salad made with sprouts and papaya. Topped with spicy dressing made with olive oil, herbs and select spices.          Quinoa With Vegetables : Quinoa with fish and vegetables      Quinoa With Chicken : Bio quinoa soup in a bowl with wooden plate. Shallow depth of field.     Red Quinoa : This food photo is a white cup of cooked quinoa, a healthy ancient grain. It's isolated on a white background.

 Benefits of Quinoa:
  • Rich in:
    •  proteins
    • Iron
    • Calcium
    • Potassium
    • Copper
  • Helps prevents:
    • Type two diabetes
    • Childhood asthma
    • Heart diseases
    • Gallstones
    • Migraines
  • High content of manganese
  • Rich in carbohydrates
  • Decrease risk of hypertension
  • Low content of saturated fats
  • Good source of fiber
  • Helps easy elimination and toning of colon
Types of Quinoa:
  • Golden
  • Red
  • Black
This is my favorite grain Try It! today substitute it for meat, potatoes, pasta, and rice dishes and let us know how you prepared it and how it tasted to you.    

In the winter months I eat it  topped with lentils, roasted beets, steamed asparagus, and snap and snow peas, in the spring I eat it with steamed or grilled egg plant or squash, in the summer months I eat it on top of raw spinach with sweet mango slices topped with extra virgin olive oil.

Live well
Doc V
Posted by Unknown at Tuesday, February 01, 2011

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