Ingredients:
1 cup quinoa
½ chopped red onion
5 baby tomatoes
1 cucumber
10 leafs of baby spinach
3 leafs pak choi
1 carrot chopped
¼ cup coconut oil
3 tbs lemon juice
Health benefits
Quinoa is a grain crop high in protein and is known as one of the world most popular health food. It is high in fiber, vitamin E, B- vitamins calcium, iron, potassium and magnesium.
Each 1 cup cooked quinoa contains:
• Magnesium: 30% of the RDA
• Iron: 15% of the RDA
• Zinc: 13% of the RDA
• Fiber: 5 grams
• Protein:8 grams
• Potassium: 9% of the RDA
Many people across the world are now adapting to a gluten-free diet. Quinoa is naturally gluten free which is health for anyone on a gluten free diet.
Quinoa provide 8 gram of protein per cup, protein is made out of the essential amino acids that we cannot produce and need to obtain from foods, this makes quinoa an excellent choice for vegetarians and vegans as a source of protein.