I came accross a very detailed and clear breakdown of quinoa the other day and have included it below. You can see how many components make up quinoa and why it is called a super food.
The source of the information is Wholehealthmd.com
Quinoa is often thought of as a “super-grain,” it is actually not a [...]
Having been using quinoa for a couple of years it has now become a staple food in my diet. I eat it most days either in a salad or stir fry. It is sometimes the main focus of the meal and other times simply one ingredient of many.
I have a much healthier body partly [...]
I get emails and questions all the time about quinoa being gluten free. It seems strange to me when the packets that I buy clearly have stamped on the packet “Gluten Free”
Where does the confusion come from? I’m sure the manufacturers would know if their own product was gluten free or not.
Quinoa grain can be [...]
Quinoa can help people who suffer from migraines.
The reason is because of the high beneficial chemical nutrients that it contains. The 3 most helpful components are:-
Magnesium
Quinoa has a high content of magnesium which is known to relax your blood vessels. This means that your blood flow is not as restricted. By increasing your intake of [...]
One of the best nutritional benefits of quinoa is that it is a complex carbohydrate. Don’t go yet I will explain what this means.
2 Types of Carbohydrates
There are 2 types of carbohydrates , Simple Carbohydrates and complex carbohydrates. The simple carbs include many of the processed and refined foods that we find on our supermarket [...]
