Want a Healthy Life? Eat Bulgur. | Sanaa Abourezk | TEDxBrookings

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In this deliciously fun and in-depth talk, Sanaa Abourezk takes a trip to discover and learn about bulgar. This ancient grain helps both your health, and your pocketbook. By looking at the power of a simple "peasant grain", Abourezk shows that we have the ability to improve our health, financial savings, and quality of life by choosing to eat bulgar. Sanaa Abourezk is a Gourmet Chef, Restauranteur, Author, Nutritionist, Blogger Passionate about the art of cooking and teaching cool recipes.

Sanaa owns and operates a popular Middle Eastern Restaurant in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Agricultural Engineering and a Masters degree in Nutrition.

She attended cooking school in Florence, Italy, as well as the Cordon Bleu Baking School in Paris, France.

She has worked as a nutrition adviser for the South Dakota Department of Health, where she advised clients on nutrition, cooking, and healthy eating.

A talented creator of healthy and delicious recipes, she has published three cookbook: Secrets of Healthy Middle Eastern Cuisine, Oh Boy, I Can’t Believe it’s Soy!, and Gluten Free Mediterranean.

Sanaa is passionate about developing recipes tailoring to certain dietary needs such as veganism and celiac disease. These recipes, however, can be enjoyed by anyone. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

All Comments (21)

@taffem9084 3 years ago

Bought bulgur by accident and while researching what it is I am here lol. I guess bulgur chose me
@pamgray4123 6 years ago

I'm eating bulgur porridge while watching this, hello from the Caribbean .
@Naicocarol 4 years ago

Today I just ate for the first time bulgur! It is amazing, full of flavor and much better than rice.
@wolfyener 6 years ago

I loveeeeee bulgur. I eat it almost everyday. I love the texture and I knew it was better than white rice but I didnt know about all the nutritional facts about it. Great vid. Loved it. I am Turkish by the way. Bulgur is way more popular here in mid.east/ mediterrenean than the rest of the world. Big hugs and kisses to Sena for doing the speech.
@2005astig 3 months ago

I'm starting eating bulgur and I love it❤💕
@Shona_thecatalyst 4 years ago

Hello from Lagos, Nigeria. So I’ve been eating it for almost a week now. My body feels way better and lighter. It is way better then rice.
@jodrew1845 2 years ago

This is a very good overview from a middle eastern prospective. Here in the USA, bulgar has been around in the vegetarian/vegan community for decades. It was making it taste good that just eluded our way of preparing it. Thankfully with YouTube and the plethora of chef's from all over the globe, it's easier than ever to put together a stunning meal using humble "BULGAR."❤
@amyabraham765 4 years ago

I love Sanaa's spirit and her accent is so beautiful. Great talk.
@georgenemeth4837 10 months ago

I live in Allentown Pennsylvania, the largest Syrian community in the USA. I am in love with their food. Middle East food is a gift from the Heavens!
@Havinganokaytimethanks 5 years ago

Go Sanaa!! Her vegan restaraunt is a hit in Sioux Falls
@joanbarnaby 1 year ago

I have discovered bulgur wheat and it has now become one of my favourite. I use it to make porridge, it is very nutritious!
@sourweed9818 4 years ago

Asia Minor or Anatolia or today's Turkey is the top exporter of bulgur. Turkey holds %73 of world bulgur market. Unlike other Middle Eastern countries In turkey bulgur is first , rice is second. And the Top bulgur importer is iraq.
@omeatai 4 years ago

I love bulgur, it's the best... Have lost a lot of weight eating it with beans!! It's getting popular here.. 🤝🏻 Hello from Nigeria...
@optique4 5 years ago

Thank you Sanaa. I started adding Bulgur to my diet, it delicious im from the Island of Jamaica.
@azamats98 5 years ago

My mother says they used to eat bulghur (we call biday jarma) in 1950s here in Central Asia - Kazakhstan. But these days we don't have it in our cuisine. Surprising - since we are big in wheat production. Want to try production of this cereal
@handa6656 11 months ago

When i was a kid we use to get free Bulgar in our school they say the bulgars were donated to us from the foreign countries maybe USA. I miss bulgar the taste everything. its been more than 15 years. I haven't even seen Bulgar rice/wheat. We called it rice.
@RaneemABDULAZEEZ 6 years ago

Thanks a lot for this informative, beautiful ad fascinating talk. Although I already eat bulgur a lot, some of the facts mentioned about its benefits are new for me.
@jheslee4306 3 years ago

EVERYDAY I ATE BULGUR PORRIDGE WITH TURMERIC AND OKRA...SPRINKLE WITH TOASTED GARLIC 😋
@ljswinney3025 1 year ago

I been eating this for a month and I am hooked I even tried some on my chilli for fiber
@nancythomas-wardm.b.a2993 2 years ago

Xxx this is the most useful Ted x that I can use for daily benefits..sharing..Going to watch again On the hunt for village bulgar as I live in Turkiye .