Quinoa Nutrition For Weight Loss
Quinoa is pronounced (Keen-wah) and is a grain unlike other grains. It is a great anti aging food and offers many health benefits.
It contains twice the protein of regular cereal grains, contains less carbohydrates, more healthy fats, fiber, phosphorus, calcium, and is high in iron.
It is the most nutritious of all the grains and up until now has been quite unknown.
Two important minerals found in quinoa are maganese and copper, these two work together as an antioxidant and help the body fight free radicals, which can cause the body to develop cancer and disease.
It contains no gluten, so is great for those on a gluten free diet. It is a complete protein, which means it contains all the essential amino acids your body needs, just like meat, eggs and dairy. A perfect food for vegetarians.
Great for those on a diet
Quinoa is an excellent food source if you are on a diet, by including it you are gaining all the nutrients, vitamins and minerals your body needs to keep you healthy, and help you lose weight.
The great thing about quinoa, it can help you stay feeling full. The carbohydrates in quinoa release slowing into your body, so you won’t get that rush of energy after eating certain other foods, and you will have less cravings for sugary foods.
It is very good in helping to reduce your hunger while you are on a diet.
By including quinoa into your diet, you will gain many other health advantages and it can help you with many health problems, such as migraines.
Because quinoa is a high in magnesium, it is able to help limit the amount of headaches you get. Magnesium is a mineral which is very beneficial for relaxing blood vessels.
Riboflavin (vitamin B2) is another source found in quinoa, this helps your cells have proper energy production, and has also been shown to help reduce the amount of migraines a person may suffer.
If you suffer from fungal infections (candida) you can enjoy this wonderful, nutritious food as it does not feed the bacterial and fungal.
More health benefits of quonia
- help people with type 2 diabetes
- heart disease
- pregnant women increase iron
- may help those with cataracts
- gallstones
- can help with asthma
Where do you get it
You can buy quinoa in most health food stores and more and more supermarkets are now stocking it. It comes as a grain, pasta, flour, cereal, and flakes.
Quinoa also comes in red.
I always buy organic quonia flakes and I mix it in with porridge oats, barley flakes, spelt flakes and amaranth. It is an excellent breakfast, and part of my anti aging regimen.
Quinoa comes from a plant called “Chenopodium” or sometimes referred to as “Goosefoolt”. This plant is found in the Andes Mountains located in South America.
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January 8th, 2010 at
Quinoa is really a great food!!!.I want to know about brands where I can find
January 31st, 2010 at
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March 9th, 2010 at
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They will give you 10 free recipes and I found them very helpful.