Recipe - Buckwheats Best-Kept Secrets

Eating buckwheat may postpone your hunger pangs. According to USDA study
and other research, buckwheat will keep glucose levels in check better than
other carbohydrates.

Buckwheat gives you over 20% more fiber than oatmeal. The total dietary
fiber content of buckwheat is largely soluble fiber. This is the type of
fiber that many nutritionists and medical experts believe to be significant
in helping to lower cholesterol levels when combined with a low fat diet.

Buckwheat is one of the best plant sources of protein. If you're eating
less meat, this can be especially important. Eggs are the standard used to
size up protein quality. Buckwheat as over 80% of the protein quality of
eggswith none of the cholesterol or fat. Plus, buckwheat is rich in
lysine, one of the amino acids that is in short supply in most grains.

Buckwheat is a fruit, not a grain. As such, it's wheatfree and
glutenfree. This is healthful news for those with celiac disease and
other less severe wheat allergies.

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