FREE: Organic amaranth (Chinese spinach) seeds 20

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This Chinese spinach or amaranth (Yin Tsai) is not only nutritious for you but will also look nice in your garden. The leaves and seeds are edible. You could use the leaves in substitute of spinach and the seeds in your soup.

The seeds are rich in protein and contain essential amino acids.Besides protein the amaranth grain provides a good source of dietary fibre and dietary minerals such as iron, magnesium, phosphorous, copper and especially manganese. It is even believed to be beneficial to prevent the premature greying of hair follicles.They are also a good source of vitamins, riboflavin, calcium and folate.Amaranth seed or oil may be of benefit for those with hypertension and cardiovascular disease; regular consumption reduces blood pressure and cholesterol levels, while improving antioxidant status and some immune parameters.Amaranth seeds, like buckwheat and quinoa, contain protein that is unusually complete for plant sources. Most fruits and vegetables do not contain a complete set of amino acids, and thus different sources of protein must be used.

This vege is very easy to grow and they reseed easily the next year. The seeds are very small.

This is a chinese recipe that i like to use for amaranth leaves.
1) prepare your chicken soup.
2) when the soup is boiling, switch off the stove. Add the leaves and drop and egg in the pot. Quckly stir it with a fork or chopsticks. Cover for 5 mins. Serve hot.
The leaves retain most of the vitamins if you just add them in last without cooking them thoroughly.

All the plants in my garden are organic. We do not use pesticides in our garden nor lawn. The holes in the leaves just show that. The second picture shows the seedlings. They sprout easily and fast especially after a rainfall. The third pic shows the leaves I harvested to be used in my cooking. You could just trim off the shoots when it is a foot or less in height to encourage branching and a bushier plant.