What exactly is Quinoa? I`ve never heard of it.

That is a great tip. I enjoy mushrooms and I also have low vitamin D levels. I will definitely try this next time I buy fresh mushrooms. Thanks!

Is there a place to buy brown rice in bulk i.e. 5 or 10kgs? I can get white rice in 5 or 10kg packs but have only seen 1kg packs in COOP etc. The price difference is also quite dramatic e.g a bag of 10kg white rice costs around 18 francs or 1.8 CHF per kilo while a 1 kg brown rice costs around 5 francs.

It's a south American seed with a rather pleasant nutty flavour, which is naturally gluten free. You can buy quinoa and products made from quinoa at any Reformhaus or health food shop.

Spanish speakers and pretentious English speakers pronounce it "kin-wah". Normal people pronounce it "kwin-oh-ah".

The name in Spanish is Quinua, so the pronunciation Kin-wah is accurate! It is original from Peru and nearby areas, I personally don't like it though

I say "kin oh ah" so I'm only half pretentious, ouf!

Meat and poultry can be valuable sources of protein and other important nutrients. But meat and poultry can also be sources of unhealthy fat and cholesterol. Unfortunately, higher fat meat and poultry tend to be tastier — something celebrity chefs know, which is why they often use higher fat cuts of meat and poultry in their recipes. But before you follow in their footsteps, consider this: With a few simple tricks and tips, you can have it both ways — taste and health.

Learn how to choose the healthiest selections of meat and poultry and how to prepare them using low-fat methods. With these tips, you can reduce the fat even in higher fat marbled cuts.

Selecting meat and poultry

• Look for lean cuts. Certain cuts of meat and poultry are lower in fat. Lean cuts of beef include round, chuck, sirloin and tenderloin. Lean pork or lamb includes tenderloin, loin chops and leg. The leanest poultry is white meat from the breast with no skin.
• Check percentages. When buying ground beef, look for packages with the highest percentage of lean meat — 90 percent or higher.
• Watch the ground. Ground poultry can have as much fat as ground beef has, or more, because it often includes dark meat and skin. To make the leanest choice, choose ground breast meat, or look for low-fat ground chicken or turkey.
• Be selective. Choose beef that is labelled "Choice" or "Select" instead of "Prime," which usually has more fat. If you can't resist the higher fat choices, use them as an occasional indulgence rather than a regular option.

i thought the most common was "keen-wa" as i always call it.

today's lunch was quinoa salad: quinoa, pine nuts, sun dried tomatoes, black olives, feta, on rucola with balsamic & oil. very tasty!

No I don't and neither does the Oxford dictionary.

Definition of sport
noun
1, an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment.

Definition of poker
noun
[mass noun]
a card game played by two or more people who bet on the value of the hands dealt to them. A player wins the pool either by having the highest combination at the showdown or by forcing all opponents to concede without a showing of the hand, sometimes by means of bluff.

Can you look up sarcasm whilst you still have the dictionary open?

that is a great juice that you are making.. i have all of those, plus spinach, parsley, maybe another green as well.. then i blend with a banana and i really enjoy the taste. i also find i have a lot more energy since doing this every day..

i could do without the cleanup though

Some people consider trolling to be a sport, so maybe s/he's right.

I think there are many vegetarian atheltes.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandsty...-olympics-2012

Typed while tucking into BK

Isn`t the idea here to rather try and cut down on meat products? And substitute high protein vegetable things?

Personally, if and when I eat meat I choose meat with LOTS of fat - because to me the fat is what I crave, and it gives flavour to the meat part - which I fry to a crisp so the fat part is crunchy - yumm

I miss the South African Rump steaks - they just don`t cut rump the same here - and it has no fat on it!

Huh? They soak up the sun's Vitamin D rays then?

What a wierd explanation.

The UV converts the ergosterol in the mushrooms to Vitamin D.

Thank you Mud for explaining better than my layman term

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edible_mushroom#Vitamin_D

All the fun of eating mushrooms without the hassle of going outside.

Another link about Mushrooms & Vit D. I had Google it as I had a WTF moment when I read the initial post on the subject.

http://www.drweil.com/drw/u/ART02935...ood-Facts.html

Not half as much fun though - and you can soak up lots of sunshine and natural Vit D as you are foraging

Very interesting link Lou - I dry loads of mushrooms and re-hydrate to cook - so will place them in sunlight to do so whenever possible.