Native to Mexico and Central America, amaranth is an ancient grain that has been cultivated for thousands of years. Amaranth gets its name from the Greek amarantos, which means “unfading” or “immortal”. In South America it is a street food, popped like corn. It can be used in breakfast porridge
One Tablespoon give you Calories: 46, Protein: 1.6 grams, Fat: 3.7 grams, Carbs: 2.5 grams, Fiber: 1.7 grams, and good amount of manganese, copper, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, thiamine and iron. Poppy seeds are from the the poppy plant (papaver somniferum) but do not contain opium. The opium alkaloids are present in the poppy pod’s
There are so many reasons to eat quinoa (pronounced Keenwa) We eat the seeds of the grain and this has been eaten for thousands of years in South America. In recent years it has become trendy in the West, reaching superfood status due to its high nutrient content. In one
