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Kaniwa

ancient supergrain, that is actually a pseudo-grain (seed of a pseudo-cereal crop that is not a true grass). Also known as Kañiwa, Qañiwa, Qañawa or Qañawi, Scientific Name is Chenopodium pallidicaule.

Dark reddish-brown almost black in color, seeds are rich in protein, fiber, iron and calcium, and antioxidants. Kaniwa cooks up quickly to resemble a smaller version of red quinoa.

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a side dish originally from Italy consisting of dough made from durum wheat and water, extruded or stamped into various shapes and typically cooked in boiling water.

Classic pasta shape is long and rounded, perfect for twirling around a fork. Spaghetti (“A length of cord”) is America’s favorite shape. Vermicelli is s slightly thinner than Spaghetti, and Capellini (Angel hair) is the thinnest. Acni de Pepe is “Peppercorn”-like, bucatini is straw-like. Rotelle (“Little Wheels”) looks like a cartwheel. Rigatoni (“Large Grooved”) has ridges and holes.

Most regular semolina white pasta and whole wheat pasta is vegan. Egg noodles are not, unless it's a "faux egg noodle" variety.

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Toast

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Sliced bread browned on both sides by exposure to radiant heat. It is recommended that it is yellow and not brown to cut risk of danger chemicals glycidamide and acrylamide that form in starchy foods when they are baked, fried or roasted in temperatures above 120C to 150C (248F to 302F).

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Whole grains

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cereal grains that contain the entire grain kernel: the bran, germ, and endosperm.
Whole grains are top heart-healthy foods. They also help to reduce the risk of stroke, type 2 diabetes, obesity, asthma, inflammatory disease, and some forms of cancer. Teff and oats are especially high in manganese, Kamut® khorasan wheat and durum wheat have plenty of selenium that helps regulate thyroid function and prevent cellular damage from free radicals. Barley is highest in fiber, and quinoa trumps all other whole grains in folate.

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Pizza

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Italian open pie made of thin bread dough spread with a spiced mixture of e.g. tomato sauce and cheese.
It may often be classified as junk food, but it doesn't have to be.
For example, 1 slice of Sbarro Stuffed Sausage and Peppperoni Pizza has 810 calories, 40 g fat, 73 g carbohydrates and 2,180 mg sodium while a slice of Sbarro New York Style Fresh Tomato Pizza is only 410 calories, 14 g fat, 53 g carbohydrates, and 790 mg sodium.

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Popcorn

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Type of corn with hard kernels that swell up and burst open with a pop when heated. Types of popcorn include more rounded pearl popcorn and elongated rice popcorn. Both types are available in a rainbow of colors including red ("strawberry" popcorn), blue ("Mini Blue"), pink, yellow, and multi-colored kernels (e.g. "Cutie-Pops"). Popcorn plants grow from 3 feet tall (“Tom Thumb”) to 8 feet (“Ruby Red.”).

Popcorn eaters get 250% more whole grains in their diet than people who don’t eat popcorn. Three cups of popped popcorn (from popping 1 heaping tablespoon) equals one out of three recommended servings of whole grains, and is about 105 calories - if no butter is added.

Popcorn aroma and volatiles include dimethyl sulfide, dimethyl di- and trisulfides, 3-methylindole (skatole), α- and β-ionones, 2-methyl-3-hydroxypyran-4-one (maltol), 2,3-dihydro-3,5-dihydroxy-6-methyl-4H-pyran-4-one, 5-methyl-4-hydroxy-3(2H)-furanone (norfuraneol), geranyl acetone, and others. Hydrogen sulfide is a major component of the volatiles emitted during popping.

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