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Amaranth 
Wed Jul 08, 2009 at 05:52:34 AM PDT
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I know the conventional wisdom is that fiber fills you up, but this is just freakin' impressive. Yesterday I woke up and went slightly overboard when making my breakfast. Usually I eat about a cup and a half of oatmeal or quinoa. 3/4 c. dry grains, plus water, plus heat. Yesterday I used 1/4 c. amaranth, 1/2 c. quinoa, and 1/4 c. millet. Then I added 3 c. of water. (Whereas quinoa requires 2 c. water per 1 c. grains, millet and amaranth require something like 3 c. water per 1 c. grains.) It was a big meal - 680 calories, 24g protein, and 13.4g fiber. (For flavor, I just add brown sugar and cinnamon.)
I felt full but comfortable. About 4 hours later, I wasn't really hungry but I was bored so I ate a peach. Several hours after that, I ate a pint of strawberries and made a cup of coffee. But it really wasn't until an amazing 10 hours after I ate the quinoa/millet/amaranth mixture that I actually got hungry. I grabbed a handful of walnuts and ate a nectarine. I had planned on eating green beans for dinner but it was getting too close to bed time and I wasn't in the mood to cook (if you call trimming green beans and tossing them in a pot of water cooking).
Usually, I get so hungry within an hour or two after breakfast that I can barely make it until lunch. If I start work at 8am, typically I'm the first one out the door for lunch at 11am. Maybe I should be eating more whole grains for breakfast in the future?
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Sun Mar 01, 2009 at 09:59:13 AM PST
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As kids I'm sure most of you were told to eat your greens and your grains. I sure was. Whole grains are a good source of B vitamins, Vitamin-E, magnesium, iron and fiber, as well as a myriad of valuable antioxidants not found in some fruits and vegetables. ~Why whole? All grains are composed of three parts: bran, germ and endosperm. Most of the antioxidants and vitamins are found in the germ and the bran.
However not all grains are created equal: all grains contain complex carbohydrates and various vitamins and minerals, but unrefined (whole) grains such as brown rice, quinoa, and oats are an even better source of fiber, selenium, potassium, and magnesium.
Cross-posted on the Big Orange!
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