Buckwheat!

I just want to tell you all how much I love buckwheat!

What is buckwheat you ask? Doesn't that have gluten?

To answer the second question: NO! It is completely gluten free.

To answer the first question: Buckwheat is commonly referred to as a grain, but really comes from the seeds of the flowering buckwheat plant!

Which looks like this:

And this is what the seed looks like:

Now to the important stuff... Buckwheat can be prepared a few different ways. It has a mild flavor so it can be used in both sweet and savory dishes. One of the healthiest ways (and also my personal favorite) is to sprout the raw seeds and then dehydrate them. You can use them in granola, as a salad topping, or even in smoothies! You can also roast the buckwheat. Roasted buckwheat is called kasha. The typical way to prepare buckwheat is boiling water and cooking it. Simmer in 2 cups of water for every 1 cup of buckwheat or kasha. After about 20 minutes its all done! Simple right? After it is cooked you can add whatever you'd like to it. Today I prepared it in a savory dish with curry and lentils. Other times I have added cinnamon and honey. Either way it is delicious!

There are some really great nutritional benefits from eating buckwheat as well. It is very high in magnesium, manganese, and fiber, and contains the eight essential amino acids. It has been shown to be good for high blood pressure and high cholesterol. 

I won't go into too much detail and bore you with all the details of this wonderful food, but just know that it is delicious, healthy and smells amazing when you cook it!

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Love you all and God bless you beautiful people!

I just want to tell you all how much I love buckwheat!

What is buckwheat you ask? Doesn't that have gluten?

To answer the second question: NO! It is completely gluten free.

To answer the first question: Buckwheat is commonly referred to as a grain, but really comes from the seeds of the flowering buckwheat plant!

Which looks like this:

And this is what the seed looks like:

Now to the important stuff... Buckwheat can be prepared a few different ways. It has a mild flavor so it can be used in both sweet and savory dishes. One of the healthiest ways (and also my personal favorite) is to sprout the raw seeds and then dehydrate them. You can use them in granola, as a salad topping, or even in smoothies! You can also roast the buckwheat. Roasted buckwheat is called kasha. The typical way to prepare buckwheat is boiling water and cooking it. Simmer in 2 cups of water for every 1 cup of buckwheat or kasha. After about 20 minutes its all done! Simple right? After it is cooked you can add whatever you'd like to it. Today I prepared it in a savory dish with curry and lentils. Other times I have added cinnamon and honey. Either way it is delicious!

There are some really great nutritional benefits from eating buckwheat as well. It is very high in magnesium, manganese, and fiber, and contains the eight essential amino acids. It has been shown to be good for high blood pressure and high cholesterol. 

I won't go into too much detail and bore you with all the details of this wonderful food, but just know that it is delicious, healthy and smells amazing when you cook it!

If you want to listen to a motivating and lovely song click the link.

Love you all and God bless you beautiful people!