Hello viewers,
Now a day everyone is conscious
about health and having only healthy foods. To be healthy we must take healthy
foods but we always prefer the foods which are not healthy but tasty. Today I’m
going to tell you about a recipe which is healthy yet very tasty.
Quinoa is the common name
for chenopodium quinoa of the flowering plant family Amaranthaceous. It is
grown as grain crops primarily for its edible seeds. Quinoa is closely related
to species such as beetroots and spinach and to amaranth, Quinoa
originated in the Andean region of Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia and Chile.
There are many health
benefits of having Quinoa. Here are the few:
Quinoa is one of the most
protein- rich foods containing all nine essential amino acids.
Quinoa contains almost
twice as much fiber as most other gains. Fiber is mostly known to relieve
constipation. It also helps heart diseases by reducing high blood pressure and
diabetes.
Fiber lowers cholesterol and glucose levels, may lower your risk of
developing hemorrhoids and may help you to lose weight as it takes a longer
time to chew than other foods as it makes you feel fuller sooner and for longer
and is less energy dense.
Quinoa contains
Iron it helps to keep our red blood cells healthy. Iron carries oxygen from one
cell to another and supplies oxygen to our muscles. Iron increases brain
function because brain takes 20% of our blood oxygen.
Quinoa
contains lysine is mainly essential for tissue growth and
repair.
Quinoa is rich in magnesium helps to relax
body vessels thereby it elevates migraines. Magnesium also may reduce Type 2
diabetes by promoting healthy blood sugar control.
Quinoa is high in
Riboflavin B2 improves energy
metabolism within brain and muscle cells and also help create to proper energy
production in cells.
Quinoa has a high content of manganese; it is an antioxidant, which helps to prevent damage of
mitochondria during energy production as well as to protect red blood cells and
other cells from injury by free radicals.
When there are
these many benefits we will get having a one grain then why don’t we have it
regularly, think about it as this is very beneficial for every age but especially
give this food at least twice in a month to your family. For sure your family
health will be in a safe hand.
Procedure to make a
healthy Veggie quinoa bowl:
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup of quinoa, rinsed
- 1/2 cup of milk
- 1/2 cup of water
- broccoli, cut into florets
- cheddar cheese, grated
- salt & pepper, to taste
- 1 egg
In a pan heat a
little bit of olive oil at a medium high add broccoli and stir until it
cooked(hardly it takes 5 minutes) remove from heat and set aside.
Combine milk quinoa
and water in a large pan and bring to a boil then reduce the heat to low, stir continuously
till most of the liquid has been absorbed.
Add veggies, salt,
pepper and cheese to the pan of quinoa and stir it and mix it well. Once it is
combined remove it from flame.
Finally the quinoa
is ready, take in a separate bowl and you can have it with a half boiled Amlet
to make it tastier. As I said quinoa is a less calorie food so it won’t makes
you fat in addition to that eggs also can use for weight loss. So have it
without any hesitation.
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