Quinoa

I use to serve Oatmeal to my son all the time. Making an effort to choose Whole Wheat and non instant! Now we eat an alternative warm cereal, called Quinoa. A small grain that has alot of nutritional value. Most important, it's gluten free!

For breakfast, you can add fruit, maple syrup (agave has a lower glycemic index) and a dash cinnamon. It's takes about 10 minutes to make, so by the time you finish getting dressed, breakfast is served. For dinner cook it with some carrots or tomatoes for and excellent starch instead of rice or potatoes. Mix it in a salad if you'd like. Its very versatile. Just like rice, pasta or oatmeal, you should think about how you season it. By itself it's quite bland.

USDA Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
Energy 1,539 kJ (368 kcal)
Carbohydrates 64 g
Starch 52 g
Dietary fibre 7 g
Fat 6 g
polyunsaturated 3.3 g
Protein 14 g
Water 13
Thiamine (Vit. B1) 0.36 mg (28%)
Riboflavin (Vit. B2) 0.32 mg (21%)
Vitamin B6 0.5 mg (38%)
Folate (Vit. B9) 184 μg (46%)
Vitamin E 2.4 mg (16%)
Iron 4.6 mg (37%)
Magnesium 197 mg (53%)
Phosphorus 457 mg (65%)
Zinc 3.1 mg (31%)
Take a look at the Protein value!
The consistancy is similar to grits. With each grain of quinoa you will feel a slight pop which is quite interesting. It keeps its integrity.

Try it and enjoy!

Welcome to my Blog for those with Food Allegies

We noticed that our son was coughing non stop every so often.  It would never go away.  The medical doctor recommended cough medicine and an inhaler thinking it was asthma.  Still the cough kept on coming back. 

I met a wellness doctor who suggested a blood test for food allergies.  The results came back that indicated that he was allergic to gluten, dairy, eggs, and some nuts.  We we so surprised that the foods that we were feeding him was damaging his growing body.

Immediately, with the assistance our our wellness doctor we began to comb the library and internet on recipies and products that did not contain those ingredients.  It's been tough because usually most products have at least one of the ingredients that he could not have.  We are learning more and more each day.

I am quiet disappointed with that traditional medicine missed this diagnosis completely.  However, since changing his diet, he has changed our entire families diet for the better.  As I continue to share and add to this website,  I believe that you will learn something new each and everyday that will make you healthier than before.