Food Focus: Quinoa
Quinoa is light and tasty with a delicious flavor all on its own. It is not sticky or heavy like most other grains.
It can be substituted for almost any grain in any recipe like in soups or salads.
Benefits:
- Rich in protein – great source for those vegetarians and vegans out there to get their protein.
- Very good source of manganese.
- Good source of magnesium, iron, copper and phosphorus.
- Its an endurance food, which gives energy.
- It is good for tissue repair.
- For pregnant moms-to-be and nursing moms: Quinoa is a useful source for the development of teeth and bones. It is also good for Moms when they are feeding as it will improve the quality of milk for new-born infants.
Recipe:
Sources:
1. http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=142
2. http://ezinearticles.com/?Health-Benefits-of-Quinoa&id=1155285
3. http://www.organicroad.com.au/on-the-road/quinoa–ancient-grain-of-the-inca/p/133
Food Review: Sunspire Grain Sweetened Chocolate Chips
A little history:
Sunspire® Chocolates was founded in 1979 when Janet Jennings, a fourth generation chocolatier, decided to follow her vision of crafting high quality sweets with only natural ingredients instead of joining her family’s successful chocolate business.
Sunspire’s innovations include being the first company to market organic chocolate chips and carob chips. In 2004, it introduced the nation’s first white chocolate chips and peanut butter chips made without trans fats.
Sunspire’s own alternatively sweetened chocolate chips use malted grains (barley and corn) for a delicious alternative to refined sugars. This specially formulated grain sweetener allows the chocolate’s taste to be enjoyed more fully, rather than being masked by sugar and flavorings.
Ingredients:
Whole grain malted barley and corn, unsweetened chocolate, cocoa butter, soy lecithin (a non-GMO emulsifier), and pure natural vanilla. Made in a facility that uses dairy, peanuts, sesame, soy and tree nuts. Incidental milk may be present. Not guaranteed gluten-free.
Sources:
1. http://www.worldpantry.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ExecMacro/nspired/sunspire/about.d2w/report
2. http://www.worldpantry.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ProductDisplay?prmenbr=172832&prrfnbr=213701
Affirmation of the week: I am in the process of positive change.
Remember repeat after me with interest and desire.
Tip of the week:
Most of the time we crave sweets during the day or at night and we have the tendency to go for the bad sweets like cookies, cakes, etc. You can actually incorporate some sweet whole foods into your daily diet that might help curb your craving. Now everyone is different, so you would have to find out what works for your body.
Some suggestions of foods to incorporate into your diet are bananas, beets, carrots, sweet potatoes or onions.
If you have extreme cravings, then I highly suggest setting a health consultation with me and right now they are FREE as there is a deeper reason on why these are possibly occuring.
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