Amaranth is a low carb grain which can be used as a replacement for wheat and rice by people having diabetes, hypertension and CVD. You can cook many tasty and healthy recipes using Amaranth flour!
Cultivated by the Aztecs 8,000 years ago and still a native crop in Peru, the ancient history of amaranth can be traced to Mexico and the Yucatan Peninsula. Today, it’s grown in Africa, India, China, Russia, throughout South America, and emerging once again in North America.
It is nutritional dense grain and has more minerals like calcium, iron, phosphorous and carotenoids compared to other grains. One of the reason becoming more popular is it is gluten free. It is also high in protein among the vegan sources. It has lysine the amino acid which is absent in other grains therefore, the protein in amaranth is referred as ‘complete protein’
When you’re watching your calorie intake to lose weight or maintain a healthy weight, you want to fill your diet with low-calorie foods that satisfy your appetite as well as they are nutritionally dense. It means that it will satisfy your daily recommended intake of vitamins and minerals. .Amaranth is a low energy dense food thus can be eaten by weight watchers. One cup cooked amaranth has only 251 kcal It is also high in fibre. I cup cooked amaranth has almost 5 g of fibre. The fiber in the amaranth may also help with weight control. Fiber in food increases satiety and helps control hunger.
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