What exactly are ancient grains?

Someone forward you this email? No sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here. Follow Us     What exactly are ancient grains? What exactly are ancient grains and should you be eating them? Between internet hype, paid daytime TV appearances and plain old marketing, cutting through hype and finding the truth isn't always easy. Here's the truth about ancient grains. Jolinda Hackett Vegetarian Food Expert What are ancient grains? Kaniwa, quinoa, freekeh, teff - grocery stores sure have a lot of variety these days! Here's what you need to know about ancient grains (for example, many "ancient grains" aren't even grains at all!) and how to use them on a daily basis in your kitchen.  READ NOW » Share   Kaniwa - What is kaniwa? Seems like everything is being proclaimed as "the new quinoa" and yet, none of these "new quinoas" has yet to reach the popularity of actual quinoa. First it was millet, then it was teff. And somewhere in there was alsofreekeh. But while none of these ancient grains has swept the market in the same way asquinoa, what if the new quinoa is so similar as to come from the same genus? We might just have a new hit! I'm talking about kaniwa! READ NOW » Share   In case you missed it... Missed a newsletter? Occasionally I hear from folks that they've mysteriously missed a newsletter, or that they've been accidentally sent to their bulk folders. Just in case you've missed a recent newsletter recently, here they are, and you're welcome! All About Hemp Vegetarian Recipes from Around the World 39 Gluten-Free Soups Got leftover chili? What's new around here? READ NOW » Share   MORE FROM ABOUT.COM • Vegetarian & Vegan Dessert Recipes • Shopping, Foods and Products • Dining Out & Travel Advertisement About Food | Follow Us:     You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Vegetarian Food newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com - All rights reserved - Privacy Policy