Buckwheat is a great supplier of various necessary nutrients. Its quite accepted substitute of wheat or porridge, rice etc.Some excellent benefits are:
- This outstanding source of magnesium helps you to control your cholesterol level as well as enhance the blood circulation, lowers your blood pressure etc.
- Buckwheat is a great option for people suffering from gluten intolerance as well as wheat allergy, because it supplies almost 75% of complex carbohydrate.
- Buckwheat is also a great source of eight necessary amino acids.
- It has the potential to reduce the level of glucose, so it is quite beneficial for controlling the diabetes problem.
- Buckwheat is a source of various necessary vitamins like vitamin B etc. for treating liver ailments buckwheat is highly recommended.
- Buckwheat is an excellent source of fiber, which is quite important for clearing your bowels. A single cup of cooked buckwheat groats supplies almost 4 gm fiber (dietary fiber).
- It’s an outstanding supplier of minerals like- manganese, zinc, copper, iron etc, which helps to avert flu as well as is able to solve the low hemoglobin problem.
- Because of the presence of inosit, it’s considered a low calorie but well balanced food and in-turn it can help you to control your weight.
- It’s also an outstanding supplier of fatty acids (alpha linolenic acid), which helps to keep your body healthy. Lusine is also found in buckwheat.
- It has been identified to be beneficial (consuming six times in a week) for post menopausal cardiovascular ailments, breast cancer, high blood pressure, high cholesterol etc.
- Presence of rutin is able to make your capillary walls strong as well as lower the chances of hemorrage (people suffering from high blood pressure). At the same time it’s identified to be effective for averting the heart ailments.
Buckwheat-spinach
Ingredients:
- Spinach- 1 lb
- Buckwheat- 2 cups
- Garlic- 2 cloves
- Onion (Spanish) - 1 (large sized)
- Black pepper- 1 tsp
- Vegetable stock- 1 pint (fat free)
- Salt- As per taste
Direction:
- Chop the onion finely & cook it with diced garlic.
- In another vessel cook the buckwheat along with a little bit salt-pepper & the vegetable stock.
- Allow this to cook till you get the tender texture.
- Chop the spinach finely & pour into the onion –garlic vessel & stir well.
- Now add the wheat mixture & let it simmer for almost 15-16 minutes.
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