Hello, good night dear friends. I am really interested in improving my health, that is why I try to lead a healthy life and I think that the first step to do so would be to have a good diet although sometimes because of the economic situation in Venezuela you eat what you can. But for the glory of God he always provides us. observing some Rastafarian food parameters, they focus on preserving health through food, not refined or processed foods, emphasizing the greater consumption of fruits and vegetables, which I think is excellent are economical foods and provide us with more energy for this Reason today I want to introduce you to a delicious Vegetable whose consumption is very common in the Island of Jamaica and has become the companion of salads soups among others and this is Callaloo this plant vegetable is native to Trinidad and Tobago Dominica and Jamaica ..
The flavor of this vegetable is similar to the spinach leaf but it has a much stronger flavor. Another name with which it knows this vegetable is Amaranth.
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This green Jamaican plant can be seen wild throughout the island, so it can also be grown in the form of seeds
this herb is a valuable source of iron, calcium, folic acid, potassium, magnesium, vitamin A and vitamin C.
This plant is a great source of lysine, an amino acid with a protein content comparable to that of milk, easier to digest; That cannot be said of other grains. ...
Medicinal properties: This plant has been used as a brain oxygenator, among its properties is to help memory, many will believe that they could help to help concentration and pathologies such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and senile dementia.
easily for slimming and detoxification regimens, it also helps the skin for its amount of oil and essential oils
In Jamaica this green vegetable is popularly cooked with onion, garlic, tomato, thyme and pepper and represents a. Healthy accompaniment perfect for a tropical breakfast, lunch or dinner.
God bless you friends until a new opportunity ..
I love that the amaranth is a source of plant based protein! I love the show red amaranth that to me is ornamental as well as a good edible and has the medicinal qualities!
Thanks for sharing!
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Thank you, @naturalmedicine did not know that it existed, a red variety here in Venezuela, we know it as a pyre and it is very common to see them grow wild in the important streets to know their various species greetings ..
You know some Jamaicans and Japanese started growing it here. I will hopefully have a some soon thanks to my friend. Does it grow in Venezuela?
Hello, @dmilliz I hope you are great, I am glad that this plant is already being incorporated into your country, it is really very kind and delicious, for its great content of nutrients, if here in Venezuela as in Jamaica it grows wild, in the streets we know as Pira or Amaranth.
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