This ancient vegetable is packed with nutrients, especially when you use it in a tasty corn slaw recipe!
Nothing says summer quite like corn on the cob—maybe because of the veggie’s climatic roots. Scientists believe the people of central Mexico developed corn from teosinte, a wild grass, at least 7,000 years ago. Also known as maize, [...]
January 16, 2009 – 9:44 am
We Americans tend to eat a lot of wheat products even though 20% of us are likely intolerant to gluten (the protein in wheat, rye, barley and triticale). It is easy to get into a rut while trying to incorporate whole grains into one’s diet. Who wants to eat brown rice every day? Not me. [...]
By Christina Rutheiser
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Posted in Nutrition
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Also tagged amaranth, celiac, cornmeal, essential amino acids, essential fatty acids, fiber, grains, millet, minerals, Nutrition, quinoa, teff
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