She's produced a wonderful set of recipes, bringing imagination and sparkle to the basic ingredients . . . a wonderful book - The Guardian The recipes are unbelievably romantic - The Telegraph Excellent - Time Out Eating more of the right kinds of grains is an easy way to better health. Whole grains are packed with nutrients including protein, antioxidants, B-vitamins, fibre and trace minerals. A diet rich in these grains reduces the risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, obesity and some forms of cancer. Grains are also one of the most tasty, versatile and nutritious food sources available - a delight to eat, easy to cook and very economical. Supergrains explores grains from all over the world, provides an in-depth look at their culinary uses and nutritional benefits and features over 150 recipes so that you can easily incorporate more of these superfoods into your diet - from breakfast through to dinner and warming bedtime drinks.

Discover how delicious nutritious eating can be with 100 flavorful recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert, featuring twelve different grains (and six of them are gluten-free). Add these nutrient-packed superfoods to your diet and you’ll be cooking meals that are high in health benefits and low in calorie count. Did you know that adding more of the right kind of grains to your diet can stimulate healthy digestion, help control blood sugar levels, aid weight control and reduce the risk of heart disease? Supergrains explores twelve of these grains: quinoa, amaranth, buckwheat, brown rice, chia, millet, oats, spelt, kamut, barley, farro and freekeh, all of them nutrient-packed superfoods for a healthy body and heart. Supergrains have been around for centuries but, until recently, forgotten in favor of highly refined grains, like white rice and white wheat flour, that make up most of our grain consumption. Refined grains are stripped of the nutrients, healthy fats and antioxidants found in supergrains: it’s time to get back to the good grains! Supergrains gives you the nutritional statistics for each grain, and invaluable tips on what they are best used for and how to cook them. Six of the grains are gluten-free and many of them are a complete source of protein—which means these fresh and tasty recipes are a great choice for restricted diets, such as gluten- or wheat-free, vegetarians and vegans. All 100 recipes use ingredients that are readily available at your local grocery store, and have easy-to-follow, step-by-step methods. With Supergrains you’ll be cooking healthy, delicious meals that your whole family will love.

Nature holds many secrets, many of which are still to be revealed, but we have learned a few of them along the way since ancient times, spurred, no doubt, by the need to eat and nourish ourselves. Over the years the benefits of many of the grains and seeds we consume today have escaped our notice. However, today, there is now a resurgence of interest in the very important nutritional values they can hold. Many of the vitamins, minerals and other nutrients in every day grains, such as barley and oats to more unusual ones, supply our bodies with life-giving and healing qualities. This is an introduction to grains and seeds down the ages, which have proved themselves useful to mankind and whose beneficial legacy has stayed with us through to modern times. This introduction to Super Grains & Seeds is a fascinating guide, full of interesting facts and over 100 recipes.

Do you know your chia from your quinoa, your flax from your farro? Grains and seeds possess potent health-giving properties; they are packed with vitamins, dietary fibre and essential amino acids, and are known to support the immune system. But most people don't incorporate enough of these superfoods into their diets, and they are missing out - on both the health benefits and on the flavour! Amy Ruth Finegold has rid herself of the health problems that plagued her and discovered a whole new exciting way to eat by embracing these ancient grains - from amaranth to bulgur, buckwheat to teff. Get off to a good start with Breakfast options including Amaranth Porridge and Pineapple Bran Muffins. Soups include the fruity and tangy Summer Melon Soup with Tamarind, while Salads & Snacks also make a perfect light meal - try a Wheatberry Salad with Apples and Pecans. Satisfying Main Dishes to enjoy include Millet-stuffed Acorn Squash and Lamb Chops with a Warm Quinoa Apricot Salad. Seeds and grains work well in Sweet Treats, too; try Peach Pie with a Sunflower Seed Crust or treat yourself to Peanut Butter Quinoa Cookies.

QUINOA THE SUPERGRAINS are nutrient dense foods that are gaining worldwide attention for their health benefits and their versatility. What we eat and the impact food has on our health is becoming increasingly important in today's fast-paced society. Simply include this grain in your meals as it is low in calories but very filling and nutritionally rich, high in fiber, protein and low in fat, low cholesterol, low GI and packed full of essential vitamins and minerals. Our bodies require a delicate balance of all 9 essential amino acids, QUINOA, complete with its' 9 essential amino acids truly is rare in the plant world and is an excellent, available, inexpensive vegan source of protein in gluten-free diets. QUINOA SUPERGRAIN is quick and easy to prepare, easy to digest and most enjoyable to eat, it can be eaten plain, as a salad, main, side dish or even dessert. All of the recipes in this book are healthy, delicious, very appetizing and easy to make.

Featuring 90 recipes including soups, breads and pastas salads and more. Quinea is considered to be almost a complete food. It is very high in protein, full of vitamins and gluten and wheat free.