Gluten-free grains 1
by Ms H
A gluten-free
diet can be very healthy by forcing people to cut back on processed high-energy
foods like cakes, biscuits and cook more from scratch using naturally
gluten-free ingredients including vegetables, legumes and lean meat. Anyone
cutting back on processed foods and incorporating more natural ingredients is
likely to get healthier.
Food
manufacturers offer all sort of gluten-free foods. These certainly make life
much easier for sufferers of coeliac condition. Some of these goods are made of
using potato starch, tapioca starch or corn-starch instead of a gluten – free
grains. Further on gluten free foods contain high level of corn mold toxins.
Starches are refined, and this process reduces their nutritional value. Some
products usually consist of high level of sugar and artificial chemicals.
Gluten-free pasta and cookies, for example, can have more calories, fat, and
salt in them in order to make up for the flavour that wheat and flour lends to
more traditional products. They are not healthy, so you have to read the list
of ingredients very carefully before you put one of them into your basket. The
healthier option to cook and consume gluten-free grains instead of purchasing
the substances provided on the shelves.
Gluten-free grains are good and healthier substitutes for
wheat flour.
Quinoa
Quinoa has nutty
flavour. Known as “mother grain”, often called the “perfect food”. It is a
complete source of protein; including all nine essential amino-acids, minerals
as calcium, magnesium, potassium, iron, good range of vitamin Bs; B1,B2,B5 and
vitamin E to keep the skin youthful. It is resource of anti-oxidant.
You can serve it
as porridge, salad or soup. Approximate cooking time is 20 minutes. Basic cooking instruction: Add 1 cup of quinoa
to 2 cups of water boil and simmer for 20 minutes.
Millet
Millet can be
used for breakfast, dinner and dessert. It contains high fibre and B vitamins. Millet
grains are high in protein low in starch and containing all eight essential
amino acids.
It has
anti-fungal and anti-mucus properties. Cooking
time is 20 minutes. Cooking guidance:
add 1 cup of millets to 3 cups of water boil then simmer it for 20 minutes.
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