Have you heard of Quinoa?
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I´m sure it isn´t new as its a plant grown in the southern hemisphere, one person seemed to be shocked that I had never heard of it, she´s probably one of these healthy eating freaks.
What Is Quinoa? One of The World's Healthiest Foods
Quinoa has been called a "superfood" because it's full of nutrients. This article takes a look at what quinoa is and why it's so good for you.
www.healthline.com
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As I don´t know what couscous tastes like I have no idea Jean. I tried a few of the so called healthy things to eat, soon got fed up with them and can´t remember what they were called either, got thrown away after a while, Heike comes up with these weird and wonderful things now and then for me to try.
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Its a grain
I thought you moved in those circles Alan!
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Known about it and eaten it for several years, it is the seeds of the goosefoot plant (aka Chenopodium sp. ) (bet you look that one up).
It exists in a variety of species including Fat Hen and Bacon Weed…….
Seeds cooked similar to cereals, but as cook they uncurl ! The seeds contain a similar amount of carbohydrate to cereals (39% c/w 45%) but contain all eight of the essential amino acids unlike cereal grains.
Easy to cook, but not a lot of flavour IMO, we use it like Couscous and mix salad ingredients into it like spring onions, radish etc., all chopped to small pieces.
It exists in a variety of species including Fat Hen and Bacon Weed…….
Seeds cooked similar to cereals, but as cook they uncurl ! The seeds contain a similar amount of carbohydrate to cereals (39% c/w 45%) but contain all eight of the essential amino acids unlike cereal grains.
Easy to cook, but not a lot of flavour IMO, we use it like Couscous and mix salad ingredients into it like spring onions, radish etc., all chopped to small pieces.
Quinoa | BBC Good Food
These tiny, protein-rich, gluten-free seeds are packed with nutrients and make a good alternative to rice or couscous. Find out how to cook and serve quinoa.
www.bbcgoodfood.com
The problem with Quinoa its sudden use in rich countries as increased the price in the main producing countries of Peru and Bolivia causing problems for the poor whose main diet is Quinoa but then again we in the rich countries are not interested in solving the world food problem as we give more and more land over to to producing Bio Fuel just to make us look more green
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Correct, blame a senior moment for my typing
1. histidine
2. leucine
3. isoleucine
4. methionine
5. phenylalanine
6. lysine
7. threonine
8. tryptophan
9.valine
Apologies, I cannot remember which one I forgot…. I used to know the molecular structures for most of them…
How times change. 😢
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