Quinoa is a kind of grain that has gained popularity by those looking to lose weight, get healthier, or just add more whole grain to their diet.
Here are 8 reasons you should be eating quinoa.
1. Quinoa Is High In Protein
If you are looking to add more protein to your diet, quinoa is a great addition. It is one of the healthiest protein-rich foods around. You can get 8.14 grams of protein in just one cup. Quinoa is a great addition to a high-protein diet, or can replace meat as your protein source. It is loaded with nine essential amino acids including leucine, lysine, methionine, tryptophan, phenylanine, threonine, histidine, isoleucine, and valine.
2. Gluten-Free
Eating quinoa can help reduce stomach upset whether you have a gluten intolerance or just trying to eat gluten-free. Trying to go gluten[free can sometime be difficult as many foods claim to have no gluten by replacing it with refined starches. This isn't much better than gluten. Grains like quinoa taste delicious, is healthy, and won't affect your gluten intolerance.
3. Double the Amount of Fiber
Quinoa contains double the amount of fiber than other grains. Fiber has many health benefits that we need. Fiber can fight against heart disease, lower cholesterol, help with high blood pressure, and reduce your diabetes risk. Fiber is needed by all and quinoa added to your meals takes care of that.
4. Nutrient-Rich Food
If you want to add whole grains to your diet that are loaded with vitamins and minerals, quinoa is a great option. In one cup of cooked quinoa, you get 5 grams of fiber, and nutrients like iron, phosporus, magnesium, zinc, potassium, folate, copper, and manganese.
5. Anti-Inflammatory Properties
Eating foods that have anti-inflammatory properties, can help with many illnesses and medical conditions. Quinoa has many anti-inflammatory properties, which can help reduce your risk for cardiovascular disease, cancer, Alzheimer's,appendicitis, and arthritis.
6. Loaded With Antioxidants
Antioxidants are important in the fight against disease and illness. Antioxidants are not only found in many fruits and vegetables, they are also found in grains like quinoa. Quinoa actually has a higher antioxidant content than many foods.
7. Quinoa Is High In Iron
Iron is important for maintaining healthy red blood cells. Iron helps deliver oxygen to your muscles and different cells. Thankfully, delicious quinoa is an awesome source of it.
8. It is Easy to Create Delicious Meals
Finally, quinoa can easily be added to your diet. Quinoa will take 15-20 minutes to make tender enough to eat. It can compliment many different flavors with its rich nutty taste. Quinoa can easily be added as a side dish or added to any salad.
Final Thoughts
As you can see, there are many health benefits to eating quinoa, making it an excellent choice for healthy eating.
Have you ever tried quinoa? What do you eat it with?
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Love quinoa! :) I actually eat it almost every week. Great stuff.
Great protein source. Thanks for the upvote!
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Well this seems interesting ! Thanks for the health advise !
You are welcome.
Can easily replace stuff like couscous in several dishes.
Yes, very easy to add into your diet.
Hi there. I am brand new, as of today in fact, to the Steemit community and am always looking for quinoa recipes. It has helped me out personally with my arthritis.
Great article! We recently moved to vegetarian diet and have found this to be a great addition for texture! I use in in alot of recipes :)