I have spent a lifetime dealing with my carbohydrate addiction, my favorite foods as a child were bread and butter, cheese ravioli, mashed potatoes and pasta drizzled with butter and salt. Not the best base for healthy living. As I get older and seem to develop different weight and health issues I have decided to try an Elimination Diet. By eliminating one thing at a time that I think I may be allergic to or that may be increasing health risks I can hopefully get to the root of the problems. I'm beginning with wheat and gluten. I know this will be a huge challenge, especially because of my love of pasta, pizza and macaroni and cheese. I think it is very important as a chef to try to make food be not only healthy but tasty as well. I have gathered a variety of new recipes and as I try each one out ( and hopefully they will be successfully delicious ) I will post them up here. Right now I am embarking on the world of Quinoa.
Pronounced keen-wah, and known in some parts of the world as the Mother Grain, Quinoa is a grain that posses all nine essential amino acids, making it a complete protein and a super food. It has been grown for centuries in Central America in countries like Peru and Bolivia by the Altiplno Indians and the Incas. Quinoa possesses larger quantities of calcium, fat, iron, phosphorus and B vitamins than other grains. One cup of cooked quinoa contains as much calcium as a quart of milk!
Like I said, I'm going to embark on the recipes I've just gotten and will report back on the best ones.
cheers,
nyks
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