The 29 Healthiest Foods on the Planet.

bobcarver · #21 08/06/06, 11:16 PM

Never heard of it either but reading about it at the Bellybites site got me curious. wouldn't mind trying to grow it. Got to study that.

suburbanite · #22 08/07/06, 12:48 AM

Cindy if the quinoa was bitter it may not have had all the saponins rinsed off. I like it so much as porridge I haven't used it for other things--now I'll have to try the things you mentioned. I got the idea to put cardomon in the porridge because of the resemblance to rice that you pointed out--cardomon is the main spice in Indian rice pudding.

Another really nutritious grain-like seed is Amaranth. The seeds are really tiny though, so it's more like cream of wheat when cooked where the Quinoa is like short-grain rice.

Oh, Quinoa--for a long time I used to say it as kwinohah but its supposed to be pronounced keen-wa.

cindyc · #23 08/07/06, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by ZealYouthGuy

Oh, I am all into meat, when I posted this it wasn't to suggest not to eat meat, just found it and thought many here would like it.

That was not directed at you at all! I was just kidding around anyway, though I do eat it with meat. It is a really good substitute for rice if you are thinking about carbs at all. We eat a LOT of it, buy it 25 lbs at a time, or something, but then I have a large family, too.

cindyc · #24 08/07/06, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by suburbanite

Cindy if the quinoa was bitter it may not have had all the saponins rinsed off. I like it so much as porridge I haven't used it for other things--now I'll have to try the things you mentioned. I got the idea to put cardomon in the porridge because of the resemblance to rice that you pointed out--cardomon is the main spice in Indian rice pudding.

Another really nutritious grain-like seed is Amaranth. The seeds are really tiny though, so it's more like cream of wheat when cooked where the Quinoa is like short-grain rice.

Oh, Quinoa--for a long time I used to say it as kwinohah but its supposed to be pronounced keen-wa.

Well, I will try the porrige thing again, then.

Oh, yeah, try it with mexican seasoned black beans and sour cream. Very good.

Sparticle · #25 08/07/06, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by ZealYouthGuy

I've never had Quinoa... anyone here have it? What are it's uses?

This is the 2nd time this has happened on the board. I'm eating lunch and eating something someone else has asked about. I'm eating it for lunch right now. But I have the Inca Red heirloom variety. Threw it in with my stir fry left over from last night to stretch it out.

Qwispea · #26 08/07/06, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by jnap31

Seems like that list is heavilly weighted toawrds more common items some greens and fruits from tropical places have those listed beaten as far as nutrient punch. Including but not limited to morininga (drumstick tree leaves) Chaya leaves and more

Links please!

Mountaineer · #27 08/07/06, 03:10 PM

The longest lived people in the world.... so says National Geographic which I tend to believe: (I read this about a year ago so DO NOT quote me)

Okinawa Japan
Sardinia
Latter Day Saints Mormans in California

What do they all have in common??
1. Tight communities
2. Active lifestyles
3. Semi-vegetarian diets. Low in animal products and high in fruits/veggies. None are pure vegetarians.

Good genetics are not a proven factor- because once you put those people on a traditional western diet they get fat, get heart disease and cancers etc etc.

I found that article quite amazing. ZYG's article pretty much summed up their diet.

sullen · #28 08/07/06, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Country Doc

Soy should be on the list. I love red meat but it doesn't belong on the list of healthiest foods.
I think any list such as this is subject to politics, etc. Sort of like the best songs of all time or the best presidents.

Do you realize how much soy you have to eat to get any benefits? And a lot of soy is genetically modified, do you want to eat that?
http://www.soyonlineservice.co.nz/

suburbanite · #29 08/07/06, 05:03 PM

So, quantumphysics and aikido quinoa eater, where does one find a source for Inca Red?

(geez. I feel like I'm asking for a drug fix, 'hey, man, can you git me a connection for some Inca Red?')

cindyc · #30 08/07/06, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by suburbanite

So, quantumphysics and aikido quinoa eater, where does one find a source for Inca Red?

(geez. I feel like I'm asking for a drug fix, 'hey, man, can you git me a connection for some Inca Red?')

Yea, what is Inca Red? All the quinoa I get ever says is, well, "Quinoa"... no variety given. (I am suuming it is a variety?)

Cindyc.

Sparticle · #31 08/07/06, 09:04 PM

I got it at the market the other day. It just said Inca Red Quinoa and it's red. it's SO YUMMY. It also said heirloom. Sorry that's all I know. I can get the brand name to ya tomorrow. still at my desk at work.

I put a little olive oil, salt and garlic powder.

Sparticle · #32 08/08/06, 11:54 AM

Here it is:

Their main website it www.quinoa.net

follow the link to online orders and then to inca red.

Inside the box comes a brochure with receipes and sprouting instructions.

DWIGHT DUNCAN · #33 08/08/06, 04:41 PM

Thanks for the note about washing the Quinoa. I read the article regarding the top 10 healthy foods and bought some Quinoa to try it out. I couldn't stand the stuff. But perhaps I'll try again and give it a good washing first.

I raise avocados and was glad to see them on the list. Since NAFTA opened the states to imports from Mexico and S. America we couldn't find a buyer for our fruit willing to pay more than 15 cents a pound. And the water rates just increased by 7% for our Ag rate. We have 2 acres of avocado. So most of them just fell and rotted. We were giving them away by the end of June. Wish you folks were close enough to stop by for a bag or two. Maybe next years.

Sparticle · #34 08/08/06, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by DWIGHT DUNCAN

Thanks for the note about washing the Quinoa. I read the article regarding the top 10 healthy foods and bought some Quinoa to try it out. I couldn't stand the stuff. But perhaps I'll try again and give it a good washing first.

After you cook it, put somethign on it. I put some olive oil and spices. You can put butter or some kind of sauce. I'm sure some people may like it straight, but like many grains, unless you do something to it, it can be kind of blah. After putting a little oil and spices, you can really appreciate the texture and flavor of the grain.

After cooking, you can also shape it into balls and fry it like salmon patties with your spices and onions inside. After cooking, you can also heat oil and sautee veggies, then add cooked quinoa and add tamari and/or lemon juice.

You can cook it in broth instead of water. You can add ginger and/or curry to the water when cooking.

There's so much you can do to them. You can also put a little nut milk in the water.

You can stuff it cooked into a bell pepper or pablano with mushrooms and cheese.

Marilyn in CO · #35 08/08/06, 06:01 PM

Don't want to put the kabosh on your list but IMHO........LOL. Read the list and its all good, but one has to take into consideration what part of the world you live, your genetic heritage, blood type, metabolic rate.........I know I'm such a party pooper. It is a list of good foods but it is too general...everyone is soooooooo different. Usually vegetables and fruits grown in your area are the best for you. Think about the ethnic foods from different countries.....they are different for a reason. I live in the Southwest US where the corn, peppers, pinto beans grow.........I am of german descent, my metabolism, plus blood type, plus the area which I live best determines what is best for me to eat.......we eat a lot of mexican food..yum. Vegetarians are fine in hot climates but in cold climates some red meat is advisable. Makes sense to my herbalist mind.

roncarla · #36 08/14/06, 07:20 PM

Almost everything I'm reading these days states that soy is not good for you, especially not for men as it is connected with prostate problems. We avoid all soy products.

Pony · #37 08/14/06, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by ZealYouthGuy

I've never had Quinoa... anyone here have it? What are it's uses?

I like to use quinoa in my multi-grain bread. Mmmm!!

Never heard of it until I read The Encyclopedia of Country Living. Our late great Carla Emery has me trying all sorts of things I never even heard of!

Pony!

tinknal · #38 08/15/06, 06:02 PM

http://www.ourstolenfuture.org/NewSc...ellayietal.htm
http://www.westonaprice.org/soy/soy_update2003.html
http://www.ourstolenfuture.org/NewSc...ewboldetal.htm

Still want to eat soy?

Mountaineer · #39 08/15/06, 08:48 PM

Firstly I didn't read the soy links. I've read plenty on the subject though.
You can find a study that proves ANYTHING. That is exactly how the masses are sold on products and ideas- political, diet, or whatever.
I've read that milk lobbiests are spreading negative info on it because soymilk is gaining ground on milk. I quit drinking cows milk- it's not even good for you. Saturated fat and transfats are proven to be detrimental (soy has neither). Both need a farmer. Only soymilk is regularly organic (almost 100% of the brands it seems)
Countries that don't consume milk like us have lower cancer rates, less heart problems and.......less osteoporosis!!
I could go on for hours. I won't. One of those things you need to make up your own mind on.
I asked my doctor about it because I eat plenty and he printed off several pages of soy-info. He said to eat it all you want- it's fine.