One of my resolutions for the new year is to eat healthier, mainly as the result of too many trips to the Windjammer on the cruise. One of the great healthy superfoods that I have discovered is quinoa. (Keen-wah)
It's new to me, but it has been known for it beneficial nutritional effects for centuries. It is a seed that can be eaten with very little refining, so it retains most of its nutrients.
One day at work we began talking about health and nutrition, and one of the nurses mentioned how versatile quinoa was. She had a cookbook with many recipes for casseroles, stews, etc. The surgeon was from Peru, and he had some interesting insights on quinoa. He said that quinoa was prized by the Incas as a gift from the gods because it could be grown at high altitudes in the Andes, was light for easy transport over the mountains, and easy to preserve. It allowed the Incas to have lots of energy to work at high altitudes, and gave them a competitive advantage to send armies (and feed them) to conquer a vast empire in South America.
The scriptures tell us that the body and spirit are the soul of man, and both require constant nourishment. Just as there are healthy and unhealthy foods for the body, there are healthy and unhealthy foods for the spirit. The scriptures are the superfoods for the spirit, whereas trashy and inappropriate material are the junk foods for the spirit, giving us a false sense of being happy.
I encourage all of us to consider the best forms of nourishment for body and spirit on our way home.
It's new to me, but it has been known for it beneficial nutritional effects for centuries. It is a seed that can be eaten with very little refining, so it retains most of its nutrients.
One day at work we began talking about health and nutrition, and one of the nurses mentioned how versatile quinoa was. She had a cookbook with many recipes for casseroles, stews, etc. The surgeon was from Peru, and he had some interesting insights on quinoa. He said that quinoa was prized by the Incas as a gift from the gods because it could be grown at high altitudes in the Andes, was light for easy transport over the mountains, and easy to preserve. It allowed the Incas to have lots of energy to work at high altitudes, and gave them a competitive advantage to send armies (and feed them) to conquer a vast empire in South America.
The scriptures tell us that the body and spirit are the soul of man, and both require constant nourishment. Just as there are healthy and unhealthy foods for the body, there are healthy and unhealthy foods for the spirit. The scriptures are the superfoods for the spirit, whereas trashy and inappropriate material are the junk foods for the spirit, giving us a false sense of being happy.
I encourage all of us to consider the best forms of nourishment for body and spirit on our way home.
2 comments:
Thanks, OJ for your blog on quinoa - i have been awaare of it, in fact, I even bought some but did not know how to use it (guess I didn't try very hard) How about some recipes? Love to try it.
Grannie
The cool thing about quinoa is it can be whatever you want it to e.
We cook it up for breakfast - 1 cup for 2 cups water, bring to boil and simmer, covered, for 15 and let stand for 5. You can cook it with dried fruit and add nuts later.
Or its great as a side dish with chicken or fish or put into salads.
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