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Buckwheat benefits?
- Thread starter Alameral
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Actually, Buckwheat is a very interesting and nice crop to eat. First of all, it is very reach in iron, so it is a good natural source for that mineral. Secondly, it will digest rather slowly, so it will give you more energy for longer.
One fun fact from the past. In the really old times in Tsar Russia (buckwheat is very popular there), they would measure how energy efficient are different foods. Their index was - after eating a plate of this food, how much field work can a man do. With buckwheat they were getting the most work done, because as I mentioned above, it gives a shit load of energy for a very long time, not in a spike.
One fun fact from the past. In the really old times in Tsar Russia (buckwheat is very popular there), they would measure how energy efficient are different foods. Their index was - after eating a plate of this food, how much field work can a man do. With buckwheat they were getting the most work done, because as I mentioned above, it gives a shit load of energy for a very long time, not in a spike.
I am actually a HUGE buckwheat fan. It's one of the few grains that is gluten free.
The only thing that sucks about buckwheat is that it's really expensive here in canada. It's like 10x the cost of oatmeal. If it was the same cost as oatmeal, I would eat buckwheat as my main carbohydrate source.
The only thing that sucks about buckwheat is that it's really expensive here in canada. It's like 10x the cost of oatmeal. If it was the same cost as oatmeal, I would eat buckwheat as my main carbohydrate source.
It is not extremely popular here but it definitely has good nutritional value to it. I would add it to your diet for sure. Instead of cutting out rice, just keep things interesting and eat a variety of good carbs.
