Quinoa (pronounced keen-wah) is rapidly becoming recognized as a super food. NASA is considering quinoa as a possible crop for its “Controlled Ecological Life Support System” for long-duration human occupied spaceflights due to its nutritional value. Quinoa is a species of goosefoot and is a grain like crop that is grown for its edible […]
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Chia Seeds
Improve your health, learn to sprout!
Sprouts are nutritional powerhouses. The sprouted seed contains all of the energy, vitamins and nutrients that enable the small seed to be transformed into a strong plant. For example a sprouted lettuce seed can contain 400% more protein than the fully grown lettuce leaf. When sprouts are used as part of the diet they can […]