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− | + | 10 Ways to Up Your Child's Protein Intake<br><br>Lately, you could have been hearing a lot about quinoa and wondering what each of the fuss is about. Quinoa is really a delicious food which has been called both a "super food" and a "super grain". A relative newcomer in the United States, quinoa is rapidly becoming more popular because it not only tastes great but can also be so good for you!<br><br>I love serving quinoa with my personal favorite meat- chicken, the 2 ingredients taste excellent together. One simple recipe that I found may be the quinoa chicken with garlic. To make this recipe you will need: 1 cup uncooked quinoa, 2 cups chicken broth, 20 leaves fresh basil (chopped), 1 ½ lbs chicken breasts (cubed), 4 tablespoons olive oil, 1 onion (diced), 1 red bell pepper (seeded and diced), 1 green bell pepper (seeded and diced), 2 tablespoons minced fresh garlic and salt and pepper to taste.<br><br>Now for the nutrition profile: Quinoa contains a nice amount of calcium. One serving of quinoa would give you comparable as a cup of milk. It also contains hefty numbers of zinc, potassium, iron, b vitamins, fiber, and healthy oils. These minerals and vitamins give you energy, assistance with sleep, weight loss, and of course prevention of illness. But one of the most important factor that sets quinoa apart from any other grain is that it contains all 8 essential amino acids so it will be actually a complete protein on its own.<br><br>Secret 4 - There are different types<br>When I grew some quinoa within my garden this past year I was amazed at the number of varieties within the seed catalogue. There are also at the very least 3 different colours. The most common is white [http://comprarquinoa.com.es aprende sobre la quinoa] (More a cream colour). You can also provide black quinoa and red quinoa. The variety I grew was called rainbow and would be a mix of browns, reds and blacks. The different varieties also provide different degrees of oils within them and some will be more crunchy than other.<br><br>To get started with this particular dish, you will want to have two servings of cooked quinoa, 28 ounces of red kidney beans, 1 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil, a diced onion, two cloves of garlic, fresh chopped spinach, and &frac12; cup diced carrots. For [http://Photo.net/gallery/tag-search/search?query_string=seasoning seasoning] you should add in a teaspoon of curry powder, &frac14; teaspoon of cumin, &frac12; tsp salt and &frac14; teaspoon of minced jalapeno peppers. You will want to add pepper as outlined by your own taste. |
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10 Ways to Up Your Child's Protein Intake
Lately, you could have been hearing a lot about quinoa and wondering what each of the fuss is about. Quinoa is really a delicious food which has been called both a "super food" and a "super grain". A relative newcomer in the United States, quinoa is rapidly becoming more popular because it not only tastes great but can also be so good for you!
I love serving quinoa with my personal favorite meat- chicken, the 2 ingredients taste excellent together. One simple recipe that I found may be the quinoa chicken with garlic. To make this recipe you will need: 1 cup uncooked quinoa, 2 cups chicken broth, 20 leaves fresh basil (chopped), 1 ½ lbs chicken breasts (cubed), 4 tablespoons olive oil, 1 onion (diced), 1 red bell pepper (seeded and diced), 1 green bell pepper (seeded and diced), 2 tablespoons minced fresh garlic and salt and pepper to taste.
Now for the nutrition profile: Quinoa contains a nice amount of calcium. One serving of quinoa would give you comparable as a cup of milk. It also contains hefty numbers of zinc, potassium, iron, b vitamins, fiber, and healthy oils. These minerals and vitamins give you energy, assistance with sleep, weight loss, and of course prevention of illness. But one of the most important factor that sets quinoa apart from any other grain is that it contains all 8 essential amino acids so it will be actually a complete protein on its own.
Secret 4 - There are different types
When I grew some quinoa within my garden this past year I was amazed at the number of varieties within the seed catalogue. There are also at the very least 3 different colours. The most common is white aprende sobre la quinoa (More a cream colour). You can also provide black quinoa and red quinoa. The variety I grew was called rainbow and would be a mix of browns, reds and blacks. The different varieties also provide different degrees of oils within them and some will be more crunchy than other.
To get started with this particular dish, you will want to have two servings of cooked quinoa, 28 ounces of red kidney beans, 1 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil, a diced onion, two cloves of garlic, fresh chopped spinach, and ½ cup diced carrots. For seasoning you should add in a teaspoon of curry powder, ¼ teaspoon of cumin, ½ tsp salt and ¼ teaspoon of minced jalapeno peppers. You will want to add pepper as outlined by your own taste.