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Article: Craving carbs during Passover? Check out quinoa
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- SouthtownStar (Chicago, IL)
- Article date:
- March 26, 2009
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By JULIE WIENER The Associated Press NEW YORK - Passover can leave Jews hankering for a carb fix. That's because during this eight-day celebration marking the ancient Israelites' liberation from slavery, many Jews abstain from grains, including most wheat, barley, rye, spelt and oats, as well as rice, most other grains, corn and legumes. Which is one reason more Jews are embracing a newly popular (yet quite ancient) grain-like product - quinoa, a nutrient- and protein-rich and increasingly popular food first cultivated thousands of years ago by the Incas of South America. "On Passover the No. 1 thing you're really missing is grains, and quinoa is such a great substitute," explains Susie ...
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