Get to know Quinoa, the Food of 2013!

I was invited to blog at Food and Nutrition Magazine guest blog "Stone Soup". I pick a subject that is traditional food of the north region of Argentina and a potential "food of the future".  Don't miss it! 

"If there is one trendy food that you have to take seriously it is quinoa (pronounced "keen-wah"). You may already know about this crop and its outstanding nutritional properties—it is considered a "super grain" not only because all of its nutritional benefits, but also because it's easy to cultivate (it grows almost everywhere!). What's more, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has declared 2013 the "International Year of the Quinoa." This FAO says this designation is designed to "focus world attention on the role that quinoa´s biodiversity and nutritional value plays in providing food security and nutrition [and] the eradication of poverty....." Read more here: http://foodandnutritionmagazine.com/quinoa-food-future

Thanks to Eat Well Global and Chef Juan Bernardini for the recipe!

- Romina

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