One of the tricks I use to make sure I get enough grains in my diet is to make a big batch of something on a Sunday, then build dinners around it throughout the week. Lately, I've been in a rut with ...

Amaranth is a nutrient-rich seed used like a grain, ideal for gluten-free diets due to its high fiber, protein, and mineral content. Buy amaranth as whole seeds or flour, checking for spoilage by ...

Amaranth, a traditional food of the Aztecs, Incas and Mayans, also has much to offer today's Northwest gardeners. Its leaves, stems and seeds all can be eaten, and foliage color may be green, red, ...

Amaranth has many micronutrients and anti-inflammatory properties. It may help lower cholesterol, aid weight loss, and is gluten-free. It’s easy to make and great in any dish. Although amaranth has ...

On a sunny Friday morning in San Pablo Huitzo, a town in the Valles Centrales region of Oaxaca, Mexico, a half-dozen women are gathered for a workshop on making alegrías, a healthy, granola bar-like ...

Close-up of tzoallis being made during a summer nutrition workshop held by Puente a la Salud, a group based in Oaxaca, Mexico, that is helping to push an amaranth comeback. An ancient Aztec staple, ...