Keen One Foods, Quick and Tasty Instant Quinoa
Keen One Foods is a Boulder, Colorado based food company introducing the benefits of Quinoa to a healthy diet. Keen One is a quick and tasty quinoa offering that can be eaten out of the package or rehydrated on the stove top. It’s great prepared over an open camp fire for a nutritious back country meal or side dish.
What is Quinoa?
Quinoa is a grain-like crop grown primarily for its edible seeds and is closely related to species such as beets, spinach and tumbleweeds. Its leaves are also eaten as a leaf vegetable, much like amaranth, but the commercial availability of quinoa greens is currently limited.
Quinoa is an ancient staple of the Native Americans of the Incan Empire. Quinoa has become highly appreciated for its nutritional value, as its protein content is very high (12%–18%), making it a healthy choice for vegetarians and vegans. Unlike wheat or rice (which are low in lysine), quinoa contains a balanced set of essential amino acids, making it one of only two vegetarian sources of a complete protein for a healthy diet.
Quinoa is a good source of dietary fiber and phosphorus and is high in magnesium and iron. It’s a gluten free complex carbohydrate that is filling and burns slow for whatever the day has to offer.
