Eat More Quinoa: The Benefits of This Ancient Grain (Plus Recipes!)
Thousands of years ago, in the mountains of Peru, Chile, and Bolivia, the people of the Inca empire ate a diet rich in plants like peppers, squash, corn, and avocados. But their mother grain or chisaya mama was quinoa. The Incas believed that quinoa was sacred. But because of this spiritual importance, when the Spanish colonized … [Read more…]