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The Epicurean Bodybuilder. What does /r/fitness eat for snacks at work? : Fitness. Kañiwa – The “New” Super Food. This post is courtesy of Nava Atlas, reprinted with permission from VegKitchen. Nava is a well respected author of numerous vegan and vegetarian cookbooks who was kind enough to share her experiences with Kaniwa with us. Be sure to check out her books on Amazon.com Recently, I was introduced to kañiwa by way of the Roland Foods company (from whom I received a glorious array of natural and gourmet products to play with in the kitchen), and was surprised that another South American quinoa-like superfood is making its way to the market. Kañiwa is a relative of quinoa, and like the latter, grows in Peru and Bolivia. It’s an excellent source of protein and amino acids, is exceptionally high in iron, and is gluten-free. One major difference between the two is that kañiwa doesn’t have saponins, the coating that gives quinoa a soapy, slightly bitter flavor if not rinsed properly.

It’s recommended to toast the grain on a dry skillet or saucepan first, then cover with water in twice its volume. What does /r/fitness eat for lunch at work? : Fitness. Food. Last night in a rush to prepare dinner, I made one of my fairly standard go to meals; but it always comes out different. I call it “Kitchen Sink Soup” because everything I can find in my kitchen typically goes into it, except the kitchen sink… Before we ate, I took a picture of my bowl (it was so pretty!!) And quickly put it up on Facebook and of course, you all wanted the recipe and of course I want to share it with you! Like I said on Facebook, this soup is more of an idea than a recipe that should be followed to the T so feel free to change it up as you and your tastebuds see fit. Oh, by the way, when I make (any) soup I make a GIANT pot so we can have leftovers for the next day. For example, the little boys had leftover soup for breakfast this morning topped with a fried egg (from our very own chickens).

Deliciousness in a bowl!