Quinoa-amazingly protein rich

The first time I went to Peru, I was treated to a delightful soup called sopa de quinoa. I had never heard of nor seen quinoa (pronounced, keen-wah) in my life. When I looked into the soup, I saw something that looked a little like barley though rounder. And inside seemed to be a small string of something—or, I thought to myself, was it a worm?

I discovered that the ‘item’ is quinoa--rich in protein. Apparently, quinoa is properly a seed of a plant that is related to the spinach (hmm..I wonder if anyone thought to have Popeye eat quinoa instead of spinach?). It is not only rich in protein but lots of other nutrients as well.

I have since discovered that the inside ‘string’ is part of the germ that is exposed and spirals as the quinoa is cooked.

For details on this amazing food item, see the Whole Health MD article.

Tom
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