This quinoa side dish has received so many rave reviews – sweet roasted peppers, with hints of the chicken broth, bursting with lemon and garlic.

New to quinoa? The best way I could describe quinoa is that it cooks and tastes like a richer couscous. It’s a very versatile side dish that can be dressed up however you like – or used as you would rice.

Back in June Forbes Magazine called quinoa the “super grain of the future” because of its amazing health benefits. Believe it or not, it dates back nearly 4,000 years ago when the Incas realized the seed was edible.

According to the Forbes article, here are seven health benefits of quinoa:

1. It’s one of the most protein-rich foods we can eat.
2. It contains almost twice as much fiber as most other grains.
3. It contains Iron (keeps red blood cells healthy).
4. It contains lysine (essential for tissue growth and repair).
5. It’s rich in magnesium (helps relax blood vessels).
6. It’s high in Ribofalvin (B2 – improves energy metabolism within brain and muscle cells).
7. It has a high content of manganese (an antioxidant that helps prevent damage to mitochondria during energy production).

Lesson learned: feel good about eating this power food!

 

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