If you have recently started a diet and weight loss plan or if you have been dieting for some time you may be looking for something different to eat that will help you reach your goals. It is always encouraging to discover foods that not only help with weight loss but provide great nutritional value as well. Also, foods that can be mixed and prepared many ways offer variety and hold our interest.
Quinoa is typically grouped with heart healthy grains even though it is actually the seeds from tall annual herbs native to South America. However you choose to categorize it, it is wheat free, gluten free, loaded with protein, high in fiber and it contains potassium, magnesium, iron and other vitamins.
This grain has been traced back five or six thousand years to the Incas who believed it was sacred and harvested it in religious rituals with implements made of gold. By these standards it is fairly new to the United States and has been grown in Colorado since around 1980. More significantly it is easy to find, not too expensive and best of all it tastes good.
Eating quinoa provides the body with carbohydrates that are released very slowly which helps us stay full longer, another added benefit. It is also very easy to cook. Rinse it thoroughly in a strainer and mix two parts water to one part quinoa. Bring it to a boil, cover and simmer for about ten to fifteen minutes. When it turns translucent and the water is absorbed it is done.
When cooked it becomes both soft and crunchy with a taste described as nutty to bland. An obvious substitute for rice or couscous it goes well mixed with soups and salads. It can even be roasted, ground and mixed with other grains for bread or used in puddings.
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