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So what exactly is quinoa?

Quinoa (pronounced "keen-wah") is a South American plant that bears seeds that you can eat. In recent years quinoa farming has been set up in the USA. The plant is very easy to grow and does not have high demands in terms of soil quality and nutrients. If you do grow it in a fertile ground then you will get a higher yield but quinoa will grow pretty much anywhere.

The reason so many people are shouting its praises is because it is a fantastic source of protein and a slow releasing source of carbohydrates. It is also a very versatile food that can be used in salads, stir fry dishes, soups and casseroles and much more. Quinoa is classed as a vegetable protein which is easy to digest. It has been shown to be good for your kidneys and bladder as it contains all the essential amino acids.

What Is Quinoa Like To Eat?

The taste of quinoa is light and delicate and can be used instead of rice in most recipes. Some people use it instead of couscous although it does not have the same texture as couscous. As you cook quinoa the external germ forms a band around each seed. It spirals out from the main seed forming a short tail. This tail gives quinoa its signature crunchy feel and texture. Many vegans use quinoa to provide protein in their diet as it is a complete protein.

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The Complete Guide to Cooking Quinoa

How to Make Fun of Fruits and Vegetables

Any good, low fat diet requires a sufficient amount of fruits and vegetables. However, preparing fruits and vegetables the same way day after day can quickly become routine and boring. This, in turn, will tempt you to abandon your healthful eating habits and look for a more flavorful alternative, usually something full of sugar and fat with little or no nutritional value.

•Give your Italian beans an authentic Italian flavor. Mix them with fat free Italian dressing. It doesn’t taste any different than the version that includes fat and it adds a nice tangy taste to this otherwise bland vegetable. It also tastes great mixed with broccoli and cauliflower.

•Are you in the mood for French fries but you are trying to stay away from those fatty fried foods? Cut up a potato into fries, spread an even layer on a baking sheet, spray with Pam cooking spray, sprinkle with Creole or other seasoning and put them in the oven for a few minutes. You will have tasty French fries with a kick but without all the fat.

•If you like all of your vegetables to have a little spice to them, try this. Cut up cauliflower into bite size pieces. In a bowl toss the cauliflower with cumin, chili powder, salt and pepper. Put the cauliflower pieces on a baking sheet sprayed with Pam cooking spray and put in a 400* oven until cauliflower is tender, not mushy, about 10-20 minutes. Be sure to stir halfway through.

•Not sure what to do with those berries? Whether it’s strawberries, blueberries, blackberries or raspberries, there are a number of tasty ways you can add these to your fat free diet. When you first bring berries home from the grocery store, wash them and put them in an airtight container. When you have a craving for berries, you will be more likely to grab a handful if they are easily accessible and ready to eat. Layer the berries in a parfait dish alternating with low fat yogurt or mix with the yogurt. You can also stir them in jell-o before setting. Sprinkle them on your oatmeal or cereal in the morning or grab a handful for an afternoon snack.

•Slice bananas, apples, peaches and whatever else sounds good to you and sauté them in a non-stick skillet with just a little vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg. You can add a little more flavor with a few drops of orange or pineapple juice.

•Change your menu around a little. Once a week, choose a fresh fruit or vegetable that you have never tried or that you have not had in long time. It will be fun to experience new tastes and interesting to discover new favorites.

There are so many ways to jazz up your fruits and vegetables. These are just a few. Be creative and think of your own ideas. You could discover some great new tastes on some age old foods.

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Low Fat Cooking for Vegetables

You may be looking at ways to cut back the fat in your diet and total miss looking at your vegetables, after all vegetables are healthy, good for you and you are suppose to be eating them in a decent quantity every day. However, you may be adding a significant amount of fat to your diet with the vegetable dishes you are serving. There are a few ways that you can easily cook vegetables without creating any added fat to your diet.

The first thing is to avoid store bought side dishes with vegetables, the kind that come with sauce and are designed to provide elegant sounding or expensive sounding side dishes that are quick and easy to prepare. They are loaded in fat and while you are providing vegetables are killing the nutritional value. If you are going to choose frozen vegetables then consider choosing ones that are individually packaged or meal sized packages but that do not contain sauce. It does not take much to whip up a low fat alternative to most of the sauces that are added to these vegetables if necessary.

How many times have you or someone you know done this, when cooking corn or green beans or even peas on the stove they and things like bacon fat or butter while it's cooking. Sure it adds great flavor but you are adding a huge amount of fat to the vegetables as well. Fat that is not necessary and you probably are not counting in your diet plans. If you are boiling vegetables simply avoid adding these things into it.

When ever possible steam vegetables this not only helps to retain the nutritional value but it also produces better tasting vegetable dishes that can usually be eaten with a minimal of additives. Cheese and cream sauces should be avoided unless necessary and if they are added should be made from low fat or no fat ingredients.

For salads, and this is one of the biggest places where fat is added to the diet, consider instead of creamy dressings, something that contains red wine like a vinaigrette or an olive oil and vinegar based dressing. They can take a bit of getting used too however they are usually lower in fat than cream based dressings. Look for low fat alternatives if the dressing is an absolute necessity for your salad. They also make spray dressings which can help lower the amount of dressing and thereby the amount of fat that ends up added to your salad.

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Low Fat Can Taste Great

Have you been wanting to start a low fat diet but after having tried many of the low fat products that are out there are less then convinced you can make it because of the taste. Most low fat alternatives to foods can be well rather bland and make it difficult to stay on a low fat diet. It does not however have to be that way. There are a number of ways that low fat dieting can taste just as great as the meals full of fat you just have to know what to do and where to look.

The first place to look if you are someone who loves to cook is Asian cooking. Oriental cooking has some of the lowest fat content of any cooking type and not only is it healthy for you it tastes great. An oriental diet is rich in three things, rice, vegetables, and fish or poultry. Their sauces are flavorful but very light and they believe in cooking at high temperatures for shorts amount of time. The reason for this, it traps in the flavor. There are a number of cook books on actual oriental cooking that you can find that will provide you with a wealth of recipes to try most of which will be low fat.

Tofu is something else that is a main staple and easily provides a high protein and low fat alternative to meat. The texture may take a bit of getting used if you have never tried it before however tofu usually takes on the flavor of what it is cooked with so taste is not hard to get used too.

Most of the ingredients can be found in your local supermarket but you may want to check out the local Oriental market for things like Daikon some vegetables and specialty foods. Oils that are used are usually sesame oil or peanut oil both of which are healthier than most vegetable oils.

If you prefer more western cooking styles you can still find alternatives to your favorite foods. Choose items that are low in saturated fats. If possible find alternatives that are also low in unsaturated fats but if having to make a choice choose low in saturated fats these are fats that come from animal byproducts and are usually what causes issues in high fat diets. Small changes like lower fat milk and milk based products, fruit instead of higher calorie and fat dessert options are just a few of the alternatives to keep great tasting and healthy food.

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Are Your Salads Really As Healthy As You Think?

What Keeps a Salad from Being Healthy?

Almost everyone loves a salad. All that lettuce and those favored toppings, makes your mouth water just thinking about it doesn't it? Yet many of us ask ourselves if the salads we’re eating really are as healthy as we think.

First you have the lettuce. Lettuce is healthy but doesn't have much of a taste. Therefore we add all those wonderful extras to give our salad the taste we savor. Things such as vegetables, seeds and even fruit give us taste and still benefit the healthy factor of our salad.

So what makes a salad not so healthy? Ever take a close look at a salad bar? What a mouthwatering experience. Yet many of the items on the bar are not so healthy. No one would blame you for adding these delectable little treats. If you want to keep that salad a healthy part of your diet you need to look at some of those tasty items a little closer though.

Fruits and vegetables are a healthy part of a salad. Things such as bacon bits and croutons can be the downfall. Real bacon bits add fat to a salad. Eat them sparingly and you will be fine but add too many and those unhealthy calories will start to add up.

Dressings can also be unhealthy when it comes to a salad. When measuring salad dressing we look at a 2 tablespoon serving. Many of the full salad dressings when measured this way have as much as 11 grams of fat. This is a lot when you really think about it.

Unfortunately we love our salad dressing and the more there is the happier we are. So how do you cut back on those unwanted fat calories? Try using a fat free or low calorie salad dressing. Many of our favorite flavors now come in these healthier versions.

Yes many of the low calorie dressing just don't taste the same as our high fat favorites. If you find yourself shying away from the dressings that are better for you because of the taste try this. Instead of covering that salad with the dressing, put it in a small cup. When you take a bite of your salad dip it into the dressing cup before eating it. This will help to control the amount of dressing you consume.

Remember, if you want a healthy salad you must pay attention to the ingredients you place in it. With a watchful eye and a little self control you can have a healthy salad that tastes great too.