Red Quinoa

There are so  many reasons to eat quinoa (pronounced Keenwa) We eat the seeds of the grain and this has been eaten for thousands of years in South America.

In recent years it has become trendy in the West, reaching superfood status due to its high nutrient content.

In one cup of cooked quinoa there is roughly:

8g protein, 5g fibre, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, folate, copper, iron, zinc, potassium, vitamins B1,2, 3 and 6, calcium and Vitamin E. 39g carb, 222 calories and 4g fat (of which some is omega 3 fatty acids)