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Hummus Nutrition And How To Make It

July 16, 2012 in Nutritional Facts, Vegetarian Recipes

Hummus and its nutritional benefits to the body have been talked about as far back as Plato and Socrates and has been a staple of the Egyptian diet throughout history. This excellent dip or spread is spelled many different ways such as: hommus, hommos, hummous, houmous , hamos, and is actually the Arabic word for chick pea. It is believed that chick peas have existed since prehistoric times, thriving in the hanging gardens of Babylon. Even though the exact origins of hummus can not be exacted, it has been a part of the Middle Eastern and Mediterranean diet for thousands of years. But what is definitely know is hummus made it’s way into America in the early 1900′s when large numbers of East Europeans and Middle Eastern people began to flood into the country and boy am I glad they brought the recipe with them! Hummus is a good source
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Cooking Quinoa In 3 Easy Steps

July 10, 2012 in Nutritional Facts, Plant Based Diet, Vegetarian Recipes

Cooking quinoa can be done in three simple steps but before we get into that how ’bout we cover a little history of this wonder crop. The Incas believed the crop was sacred and called it chisaya mama or ‘mother of all grains’. Apparently during the European conquest of South America, the conquistadors hated quinoa because of how important it was during non-Christian ceremonies and dubbed it ‘food for Indians’. The colonists even tried to stop all growing of quinoa forcing the Incas to cultivate wheat instead. One thing I was most certainly not aware of was the fact this wonderful “grain” isn’t a grain at all! Quinoa (pronounced KEEN-wah) is in the grass family and is more closely related to beets and spinach than any grain. This vegetable is a great source of protein and fiber as well as very low in cholesterol and sodium. Here’s what the “SkinnyChef”
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Cucumber Nutrition, What Is It Exactly?

June 30, 2012 in Nutritional Facts, Plant Based Diet

“Cucumber nutrition. What is it exactly?’ is what my six year old asked me this morning with a curious, sideways look. It was such a cool question from a little kid I had to post about it. Luckily my entire family loves cucumbers and anything that has cucumbers in it, on it or even near it. It isn’t unusual for us to have  cold, sliced cucumbers tossed with very little raspberry vinaigrette, lemon juice for me, and a big old glass of orange juice or three for the kids, small glass for me and two large glasses of filtered water. One of the really cool things about switching to a plant-based diet is once the meat is wiped out there are all kinds of eating stereotypes that can be shattered. For instance one of my families favorite dishes can be eaten for any meal. It’s a blend of cous cous,
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