Quinoa & Health

Black Bean, Corn and Edamame Vegan Quinoa Salad

April 16, 2011

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Today I’m going to share an amazing vegan quinoa salad with you that I’ve adapted from Raising the Salad Bar. As far as quinoa recipes go, this is is one I would rank up there in my top 20. But first and update about what I’ve been up to. I don’t know about you but [...]

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Quinoa vs Rice

April 5, 2011

Quinoa vs Rice – Who Wins? I’ve been getting a lot of questions lately along the lines of is quinoa fattening and is quinoa good for you? Today I thought I would take a break from quinoa recipes and we would have a contest looking at quinoa vs rice and see who wins. The rules [...]

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What Is Clean Eating? – Understand the Concepts Before Going Ahead

March 2, 2011

In the world of nutrition and health, clean eating is quite an old concept. However, with the increasing awareness regarding diet and nutrition, eating clean has gained much attention than it previously acquired. Today, doctors, fitness trainers, athletes and nearly every other person who is health conscious know the importance and benefits of clean eating. [...]

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Is Quinoa Fattening?

March 1, 2011

In the recent years, we have seen a number of food types coming up. Some of them are highly nutritious while some are not. Today, we all are quite well aware of the good and bad foods that we should consume. Quinoa is comparatively a new name in the health and nutrition industry. But, it [...]

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Is Quinoa Gluten Free ?

February 21, 2011

What is Quinoa? For those of you that are new to quinoa, is a grain-like crop grown and nurtured as an edible plant seed, relative to green vegetables such as beets and spinach with great nutritional value. It is the rare food that is both highly nutritious and also delicious. Obviously, I love it or [...]

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Red Quinoa Vs White Quinoa

February 20, 2011

An ancient food from the South American Andes, Quinoa has been used for centuries as staple food by the people of this region. Even though it is widely known as a grain today, in its truest essence quinoa is a seed. In the recent years, quinoa has become quite a popular seed type among the [...]

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Quinoa Benefits

February 17, 2011

I always feel a bit awkward when people ask me what I do. Sometimes I just say I am a homeschooling stay at home mom. While this is the truth, obviously with this website and several others that I own I do much more. Add to that that most people don’t even know what quinoa [...]

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Quinoa Risotto with Butternut Squash

January 13, 2011

Butternut squash is something that I really love. In fact when I’m pressed for time in the winter I will very often throw a diced butternut squash in the oven, toss it with a little olive oil and walnuts and roast it. Top it with an ounce or two of goat cheese and you’ve got [...]

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Quinoa Stuffed Peppers

January 11, 2011

How are your New Year’s resolutions going? Now that we are 11 days into 2011, I must admit that I’m doing great on some accounts and terrible on others. While I’ve been doing ok with clean eating, my workout plans have been derailed thanks to the fact that everyone has been sick around here. One [...]

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What is Quinoa?

January 10, 2011

What is Quinoa? Are you new to cooking quinoa? If it is something that you have never heard of before, you may be asking yourself just what is quinoa and why are you hearing about it all the time? While many of you around here know all about quinoa, today I thought I would share [...]

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Chicken Salad Recipe

October 15, 2010

Today I thought I would share with you one of my all time favorite (semi) clean eating recipe – my Chicken Salad Recipe! Chances are, chicken salad is not something that you think about when you think about eating healthy. In truth, most chicken salad recipes are loaded with mayonnaise or sour cream or both. [...]

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Source Naturals Resveratrol

October 12, 2010

I have been doing a great deal of reading about longevity as of late. Maybe it’s because the big 4-0 is not that far away and I want to extend my “youth” as long as I can. I have been thinking a lot about some chances that I need to make in my life to [...]

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Resveratrol Supplements – Why Should You Consider Taking Them?

October 11, 2010

Lately Resveratrol supplements have been talked about by Barbara Walters and featured on CNN and 60 minutes. What’s the big deal? I did a little digging and what I found out was enough to make me go out and buy some! Here is the scoop! Resveratrol is a polyphenol that is found in red wine. [...]

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How to Lose Belly Fat

September 30, 2010

Few things can be more frustrating than dieting and exercising and actually losing weigh but looking in the mirror and finding that that stubborn belly fat is still there. You are working hard to look good and looking good does not involve belly fat! The good news is that although it may seem impossible, the [...]

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Diets that Work

September 29, 2010

In a recent study by Women’s Health magazine, 60% of the women polled said that they would rather preserve their backside than their face! Apparently, having curves in all the right place is more important to women that I ever imagined! If you want to stay slim, you are going to need to find diets [...]

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Organic Cooking

September 29, 2010

Over the years, my priorities have really changed. While once I was a 12-pack of diet coke a day girl, today the only four things you will see me sipping are water, coffee, tea and wine. When I was pregnant with my youngest, (Who will be 5 in February but luckily he still allows me [...]

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