Would amaranth be considered paleo?  (Don't all yawn at once....)

I think it is not actually paleo but if it found it's way to my plate I
would eat it...unless my kid reacted to it (and she does rect to some
non-grains)

But what about the seeds?  I got some from my health co-op, and apparantly
its not a grain. Cooks up like chewy porridge, low in gluten, high in iron
and protein.  I think one could eat it raw, although it would probably pass
right through the gut because its so tiny...  It was really tasty cooked,
tho...

Personally I think puffed amaranth is delicious in "granola"-type bars.

But back to amaranth.  We have a noxious weed in our area called pigweed or
red root.

Red this encarta article:
http://encarta.msn.com/find/Concise.asp?ti=02C9B000

This one offers more info:
http://www.ars-grin.gov/ars/MidWest/Ames/crops/amaranth.html

Here are some amaranth recipes (the soda bread sounds fabulous to me):
http://www.nuworldamaranth.com/recipeindex.htm

Nutritional info:
http://www.nuworldamaranth.com/nutritionindex.htm

Stacie


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