I’ve never eaten Amaranth before, but it has so many health benefits that I thought I would try it out:
- It is an appetite suppressant; what better way to manage weight than just to not be as hungry and eat smaller portions?
- The leaves are high in vitamin C, vitamin A and folate. It has twice the calcium as milk!
- It contains essential Lysine which can help your body absorb calcium, and is great for hair development. Apparently it can help soften and smooth hair, especially grey hairs.
It’s now been 2 weeks since I planted my seeds into their Kratky hydroponics bucket. Sorry I forgot to do a week 1 update…
Here is my Amaranth growing in their kratky bucket. They are under a rather yellow LED grow light, so unfortunately all the photos are rather yellow. I may replace this light eventually, but its also quite good as growing seedlings under as its not all that strong.
Unlike my Kale and Swiss Chard that were started in rock wool, these Amaranth were started in the Aerogarden Bounty with Jiffy 36mm Peat Pellets. Once they were about a week old I transplanted them to the cloning collars. These seedlings are now completely soilless or rockless!
I really love the coloring that is developing on the leaves. On the tops of the leaves the color is closer to a purple or maroon, whilst the underside of the leaf seems to grow a very vidid red. It’s absolutely gorgeous!
Have you eaten amaranth before? How would you describe the taste?
They are very pretty colours. I’ve never tried amaranth leaves before.
I am finding that I really like the taste of amaranth. They taste somewhat like spinach with the leaves having a crunchy texture a bit like lettuce – very yummy! I would definitely encourage you to grow/try.