Quinoa - The Ideal Food.
In my search to incorporate a wheat free and gluten free diet for my eczema suffering toddler, I came across an amazing grain called Quinoa.
This hearty and versatile leafy herb, grows up to six feet tall and produces an abundance of seeds that serve as a nutritious food substance.
A unique and remarkable herb originating in the Andean region of South America, it has been an important food source for the natives of this region for over 6,000 years.
Despised by the Spanish who first explored the Americas as the food of peasants, it is only now that people are aware of the amazing benefits of this unique herb.
Great for people restricted to non-gluten or vegan diets, Quinoa can be used as a breakfast cereal, served cold with salad, hot with meat dishes, or sweet as a dessert. In addition, it can be ground into flour (toasted or not), and used in making bread goods and pasta.
With it's unique and nutty taste, many have even used Quinoa to make Quinoa soup. This involves a simple process of chopping onions, beans, carrots, squash, or any of your veggies of choice, and boiling the ingredients with whole washed Quinoa grain in meat stock (broth or chicken which ever you prefer) until the Quinoa grains burst. Add a little salt for taste after it's done - Voila! Quinoa soup.
It's not only the Quinoa's versatility that makes it the ideal food, it's nutritional value is outstanding as well.
Nutritionists have discovered that Quinoa is low in starch and sugar and rich in fiber and unsaturated oils. In addition, it contains many essential minerals and vitamins.
However, it's greatest appeal is the protein found in Quinoa - 50% more than in wheat, barley, rice, or oats and of superior quality.
In addition, Quinoa contains an ideal balance of amino acids necessary for our bodies survival, including the important amino acid lysine - which is a necessary building block for all protein in the body.
"Lysine plays a major role in calcium absorption; building muscle protein; recovering from surgery or sports injuries; and the body's production of hormones, enzymes, and antibodies" - Wikipedia, that is normally scarce in vegetable protein and found plentiful only in meat, fish and eggs - which makes it great for vegans and individuals forced to follow a strict diet that may prohibit these foods - such as Eczema sufferers.
Due to it's superior nutritional value and versatility, it's no wonder that Quinoa is considered the ideal food.
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