food
LIVING
NEWS
QuEEN oF grAiNS
alice & oscar’s is a new brand of organic Quinola. this is a version of the south american grain quinoa (pronounced “keen-wa”).
the man behind the brand is James Livingstone-Wallace, who is a descendent of the 19th-century scottish explorer, Dr David
Livingstone. He has set up a fairtrade partnership with the Cabaña farming Co-operative just north of Lake titicaca. the Quinola
brand now offers pearl, red and black Peruvian quinoa in the uk. He says, “in Peru, where quinoa has been eaten for thousands
of years and was the sacred mothergrain of the incas, it is considered an essential part of the diet. not only is quinoa a ‘complete
protein’, meaning that it contains all the essential amino acids our body needs, it is also gluten-free and easily digested.”
the brand is named after his children
who, he says, both love the taste and
texture of quinoa, especially the black
quinoa, which has a crunchy texture and is
hard to source in the uk. to underline its
importance as a grain, the united nations
has designated 2013 the international Year
of Quinoa. it is even nasa’s food of choice
for astronauts on deep space travel. a real
superfood.
WEll SPElT
spelt food brand sharpham Park has excellent low gi grain
joined up with bowel Cancer uk to help so it’s great for diabetics
spread the message of the importance in more ways than one
of a high fibre diet in the fight against as low gi means a low
bowel cancer. spelt is a great source release of energy, keeping
of fibre, and the partnership has many blood sugars stable.
exciting actions planned through to
national bowel Cancer awareness
Month in April 2013. The first stage will
see the bowel Cancer uk logo appear
on the newly re-packaged sharpham
Park spelt range, available nationwide.
the sharpham Park organic spelt
flour and Pearled spelt also carry
high fibre recipe suggestions on the
packaging, such as green Vegetable
spelt risotto, spelt Vegetable Pasty
and spelt banana Loaf, helping you
maintain a healthy and tasty fibre intake
without even noticing. spelt is also an