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I wanted to add this recipe because of the excellent benefits of Quinoa (Keen-wah). If you have never tried Quinoa, then you really should add it to the shopping list.

So let me go over the benefits of Quinoa before I get to the recipe. It is considered to be a grain but is actually related to spinach, swiss chard. It originates from Peru.

Quinoa is considered to be a “superfood” because it is a "complete" protein. This means that Quinoa has all of the essential amino acids your body needs for tissue growth and repair and for building muscle that meat, eggs, and dairy does.

Other health benefits include being good for the heart and heart-related diseases such as hypertenstion; and good for migraines, diabetes, and many other ailments. (Read more here)

Quinoa is creamy and nutty tasting. It also tastes very light and blends well with other foods, both sweet and salty. It's easy and simple to cook.

Find Quinoa in health food stores or in the health food section of grocery store.

Recipe

Quinoa, Zucchini and Corn Enchiladas (Serves 4)

½ C quinoa, rinsed if needed</span

½ tsp salt

1 C water

2 T canola oil

1 small yellow onion, diced

1 jalepeno, remove seeds and dice

2 medium zucchini, dice into ½ inch

1 chipotle chile in adobe sauce, minced

1 garlic clove, minced

1 C corn kernels (thaw if frozen, drain if from can)

3 ½ C enchilada sauce (28-0z can) or make your own

8 flour tortillas (7-inch fajita size), warmed

1 C Montery Jack or pepper jack cheese, shredded

Preheat your oven to 375 degrees. Put quinoa in a small pan with water and salt. Bring to simmer. Reduce heat and cover. Cook 10-15 minutes or until liquid is absorbed. Set aside.

Heat oil in skillet over medium heat. Add onion, jalepeno, chipotle. Saute 5-7 minutes. Add garlic and zucchini. Saute another 5-7 minutes. Stir in corn and cook 1 minute longer. Season with additional salt and pepper. Remove from heat. Stir in quinoa.

Spray 13x9 baking dish with cooking spray. Spread half of the enchilada sauce in the bottom of the dish. Put warmed tortilla on counter top. Put 1/3 C of quinoa-zucchini filling on tortilla. Roll up and place in baking dish with the seam side down. Repeat with remaining tortillas.

Pour remaining sauce over tortillas. Cover with aluminum foil. Bake for 15 minutes. Remove foil. Sprinkle cheese over enchiladas and bake uncovered until the cheese has melted and the enchiladas are bubbling, 5-7 minutes. Serve hot.

Other Recipes

Quinoa Cereal with Fresh Fruit

Curried Quinoa

Black Bean and Tomato Quinoa

List of Quinoa recipes

Sources:

MensHealth.com

World'sHealthiestFoods.com

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Anyone unfamiliar with the mangosteen fruit is really missing out – they are just incredible! The Garcinia Mangostana L. is a unique tropical fruit that is considered to have amazing health benefits. Described as a “superfood” in today’s health lingo, this fruit has been used for centuries in traditional medicine throughout much of Asia.

Mangosteen, banned from US import until 2007, can now be found in the States in everything from supplements and juices to coffee mangosteen ice cream!

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Rumor has it that Queen Victoria of England offered knighthood to anyone who could bring her a Mangosteen in edible condition. Easy enough, you say? Malarkey! This fruit soon became known as the queen of fruits. What makes it so precious is that when discovered, it required five years to grow in extreme tropical conditions in far-off lands. It’s no picnic to harvest, either: the usual method is to climb the tree to avoid letting the fruit hit the ground or be handled roughly. Oh, and did we mention that Snapple Peach Mangosteen has immunity-building qualities? Enjoy, your majesty.

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The benefits of antioxidants are becoming well known. By absorbing free-radicals, they can slow down the aging process, help prevent and fight cancer and heart conditions, and generally promote vibrant health and well-being.

Why do we need antioxidants?

Our body's cells are constantly being damaged by free-radicals (sometimes called 'oxygen-free radicals') which are produced naturally as a by-product of metabolism and also from exposure to radiation from the sun and pollutants. These are highly reactive molecules which trigger oxidation. Damage from free-radicals is linked to cancer, cardio-vascular disease, rheumatoid arthritis, chronic fatigue and other age-related diseases such as Alzheimers and Parkinsons disease. Antioxidants work by binding to the free-radicals, effectively mopping them up before they cause any damage.

Where do we get antioxidants?

Fresh fruit and vegetables are the biggest source of dietary anti-oxidants. Fresh is important because when food is cooked or ages it loses its antioxidant properties. Diets heavy in processed foods are low in antioxidants and can be high in free-radicals. The general scientific consensus used to be that five portions of fresh fruit and veggies give us what the body needs. However modern life-styles expose us to more pollutants, pesticides and radiation than before. Factors such as stress, smoking, drinking coffee and lack of sleep also increase our need for antioxidants, so nowadays nutritionists recommend more - in fact the equivalent of 10 servings of fresh fruit and vegetables per day. Most people find this difficult, and so look for super-foods or other food supplements.

Superfoods or synthetic supplements?

Pharmacies and supermarket shelves are full of antioxidant pills and capsules. However, while isolated nutrients may have powerful antioxidant benefits in the laboratory test tube, they rarely have significant benefits in the living body. Synthetic antioxidants appear to be so ineffective that they may actually increase cancer risk - possibly by interfering with the body's own mechanisms for dealing with antioxidants. In fact, every large clinical trial that has used isolated antioxidant nutrients has failed to show benefit for cancer and cardiovascular disease. On the other hand, foods high in antioxidants have proven benefits. It is known that a diet rich in fruits and vegetables can help prevent cancers, coronary heart disease and strokes.

How do we measure antioxidant levels?

ORAC, short for Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity, is the standard measurement of the total antioxidant power of a food. The more free radicals absorbed, the higher the ORAC score. Nutritionists recommend we consume around 5000 ORAC units per day to significantly impact antioxidant activity in the body. Half a cup (one serving) or fruit or vegetables provides around 500 ORAC units - hence the recommendation for 10 servings per day.

The 10 most powerful antioxidant superfoods

1. Raw Cacao (chocolate) contains the antioxidant polyphenols, epicatechin and gallic acid and provides more than 21 times the free radical protection of green tea. Cacao is believed to be the richest source of magnesium of any common food. Magnesium is the number one mineral that supports health heart functioning.
2. Coffee berry - the fresh whole coffee fruit contains antioxidant polyphenols, chlorogenic, caffeic and ferulic acids.
3. Açaí berry - from the Amazon forest, contains the potent antioxidant anthocyanin at concentrations 10-30 times higher than red wine.
4. Goji Berry - the 'red diamond' known in traditional Chinese medicine for over 2000 years, contains the powerful carotenoid antioxidants, zeaxanthin, beta-carotene, lutein, lycopene, cryptoxanthin and xanthophyl, which are thought to protect against cardiovascular and inflammatory diseases, vision-related diseases such as age-related macular (eye) degeneration and glaucoma, and as an anti-cancer agent.
5. Blueberry - contains the polyphenolic antioxidant, anthocyanin. Anthocyanins have been shown to exhibit anti-inflammatory properties and protect both large and small blood vessels (including those in the eyes) from oxidative damage.
6. Raspberry - contains the polyphenol antioxidant, ellagic acid, shown to reduce heart disease, birth defects and liver problems, as well as having cancer-fighting properties.
7. Strawberry - a rich source of the polyphenol antioxidants, quercetin, ellagic acid and anthocyanin. Quercetin has been shown to protect against cancers of the colon, breast, ovaries and gastrointestinal system, as well as protecting from strokes, cataracts, viruses and allergies.
8. Pomegranate - contains the polyphenol antioxidants, punicalagins and ellagic acid. Research suggests pomegranate may help fight artherosclerosis, heart disease, osteoarthritis and prostate cancer.
9. Olive - contains the antioxidant polyphenol, hydroxytyrosol, which has the highest level of free radical protection of any natural antioxidant compound.
10. Dunaliella Salina - a marine microalgae containing the carotenoids, alpha and beta carotene, lutein, zeaxanthin and cryptoxanthin.

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Annars har det slunkit ner lite av varje i helgen. På festival kan man inte vara alltför nogräknad, då får man svälta. Forum för poesi och prosa i Karlstad gjorde lite reklam för sig och två av oss tre som var där läste egen poesi.
Det var tjugo år sedan jag var på festival senast så det kändes lite skoj faktiskt, även om vi inte tillhörde de yngre på området :-) Men mysigt var det i vilket fall som helst. Tyvärr missade jag Ismael Ataria som intog scenen på fredagen. Alltså får jag nöja mig med att läsa hans blogg som definitivt har sina ljusa sidor och glimtar av stor insikt.