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In recent years we have seen an explosion in the number of people wanting to improve their health. More and more people realize the need to be more conscious of what they eat. If you are interested in improving your health, fitness or well-being, or a parent looking to secure that your children have the proper energy to keep them active and feeling good throughout their day, then you've probably also been searching for better sources of complex carbs and proteins to secure your child’s development, or reach your own fitness goals. 

Most people nowadays seem constantly to be searching for ways to make sure that their children get all the minerals and nutrition they need to grow up healthily, and to give their own body what it needs to get great fitness results. People in East Africa have already been relying heavily on a super-food that ticks a lot of these boxes for thousands of years. 

It’s a tiny grain, local to Ethiopia and Eritrea. It’s much smaller in size than the typical grain you will find at the grocery store, but it packs a lot of health benefits into its small package. The tiny grains can be ground into flour and used as a nutritionally dense and Gluten-Free alternative to white flour. Substituting white flour with its empty calories and low protein content for the extraordinarily protein rich teff flour will turn any guilty pleasure into a delicious, but nutritious, meal that you can enjoy anytime.

Let’s face it, we don’t want to give up on delicious treats like cake, waffles or pizza, but all of those contain flour — which despite its white color we all know is a black hole of simple carbs. But teff grain flour can be used anywhere you would otherwise use white flour for a protein dense alternative. Teff flour is rich on fibers and long-chain carbohydrates to secure you the right mix of fast, slow and prebiotic energy rather than the easy-in-easy-out carbs. Anyone experiencing blood sugar or weight issues, in particular, needs more dietary fibers in their diet to help manage their weight and blood sugar. 

But teff is not just a great natural source of protein; it is an equally fantastic source of all essential amino acids and minerals counting calcium, iron, zinc, magnesium, phosphorus, thiamine, aluminum, and copper. For anyone training in any forms of sport, fitness or exercise, these amino acids and minerals are essential for proper muscle regeneration and restitution. Without them, you will not gain the full results of your training. And as such we believe that teff grains and teff flour is exactly what the health-conscious consumer has been looking for. An all-natural, non-GMO, allergen-free and gluten-free alternative to wheat and other nutritional inferior grains and flours. 

On the other end of our supply chain, the import of teff grains from Africa helps create markets for local farmers in developing nations, so more people can have a fair chance in life.  In addition to creating better opportunities for local farms and empowering women and children in developing nations, we dedicate a considerable portion of our profits to give back to these communities.

We view our business as a pure win-win enterprise: Better nutrition for you and your family and better circumstances for farmers and families in developing countries. All while your health conscious choice helps us support worthy courses and empower people around the world. Browse our teff store to find our selection of nutritious teff grain grains and flours today.

TeffLand works with ISO certified suppliers to make sure that we exclusively import grain free from pesticides and external microorganisms. That way you can enjoy our delicious teff grain-based recipes without worrying about toxins or chemicals.