Thursday, July 3, 2008

Quinoa = yummy!


It is called quinoa (pronounced keen-wa), and is a grain that comes from the Andes Mountains of South America. Quinoa's origins are truly ancient. It was one of the three staple foods, along with corn and potatoes, of the Inca civilization.

Quinoa contains more protein than any other grain; an average of 16.2 percent, compared with 7.5 percent for rice, 9.9 percent for millet, and 14 percent for wheat. Some varieties of quinoa are more than 20 percent protein.

We like it with a little Smart Balance and low sodium soy sauce!

1 comment:

Homegrown Tribe said...

yum! We love quinoa too. I just had some today. :)

brittany

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