Articles tagged with Rice
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Hawaiian breakfast
Have some leftover brown rice? I’ve got the breakfast for you. It combines protein, fibre, whole grains and most importantly, has a wonderful flavour. I wish I could tell you that I had this breakfast on a sunny trip to Hawaii, complete with a picture of the Taster and I on the beach. In actuality, I had this breakfast at [...]
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Quinoa
Quinoa (pronounced "keen-wa") is a grain that frequently shows up on "super foods" lists. While it may not actually give you super powers, I do love it because it is high in protein (considered a "complete protein" because it contains all nine essential amino acids), iron, complex carbohydrates, B vitamins, zinc, and magnesium. Also, it [...]
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Asian rice with greens and pecans
I received a large bunch of chard in my CSA box last week and decided to use it in an Asian rice dish for dinner. This recipe would work well with just about any kind of greens or with broccoli in place of the chard depending on what you prefer. Green peas or snow peas [...]
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Lifestyle Change
A lot of people talk about how the key to being slim long term is lifestyle change and of course they are right. It is funny though that when you actually ask them what they mean by they either haven't actually come up with a plan or they just say 'I need to eat more healthy food and [...]
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Kombu
I mentioned kombu in my last post for improving the digestibility of beans and thought I'd share a bit more information about this seaweed. Kombu, or kelp, is a sea vegetable that is rich in iodine, fiber, amino acids, and several vitamins and trace minerals. It also contains glutamic acid which is an excellent [...]
