Quinoa Health Benefits and Recipe
What is Quinoa ?
Quinoa is a grain like seed with awesome health benefits. It has been grown in South American countries for centuries and was adopted by the Inca Tribes as part of their main diet.
Why is it good for you?
It is loaded with protein and essential amino acids. It is said to be one of the most complete forms of a protein source from plant foods. Along with amino acids, it is loaded with B vitamins, calcium, and iron.
Quinoa is an excellent addition to any healthy diet.
Quinoa Recipe: Spicy Quinoa
Ingrediants
1 tbsp olive oil
1 small onion chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
3/4 cup quinoa
1 1/2 tsp curry powde
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp cumin
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1 1/2 cup chicken stock
1 (14 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
1/2 cup raisins, soaked in hot water and drained
Directions:
1) Stir together the olive oil, onion, and garlic in a saucepan over medium heat until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in the quinoa, curry powder, salt, pepper, cumin, cinnamon, and chicken stock. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer 20 minutes until the quinoa is tender.
2) Once the quinoa has finished cooking, stir in the drained garbanzo beans, and raisins. Serve warm or cold.
Enjoy!
Please let us know what you think in the comments.
[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by BRAINTECH 1.0, Dustin Pankow. Dustin Pankow said: New Blog Post: Quinoa Health Benefits and Recipe. http://bit.ly/cEeXgW [...]
Hey, I just hopped over to your site via StumbleUpon. Not somthing I would normally read, but I liked your thoughts none the less. Thanks for making something worth reading.
@ Mark I know what your saying there . In todays economy its tough to find a company to work for that pays well and is consistent. I have found that if you just work hard and are consistent you can succeed. Look at the poster of this article, they are oviously hard working and have just been consistent over time and are now enjoying at least what would appear as somewhat of a success. I would encourage everyone to just keep hustling and moving forward.
I like the advice your handing out. Always have to keep hustling. It gets you were you want to be. Never give up.
What an amazing post that I have ever come through. It gives the information that I was really searching for the past week and I am really satisfied with this post. Need more like this. Thank you.
Hey glad you like our post. We’ll try to keep more like this coming.