Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Therefore it is important that you do not skip this meal, as it will provide you with essential nutrients for most of the day, especially since you have already fasted for 8 to 12 hours during the night.
Any kind of porridge is great, you can experiment with many grains. Rolled oats are the traditional ones, but this is one that we tried and found it quite satisfying and deliciously filling.
If you are the kind of person that likes to sleep in and has no time in the morning to cook breakfast , then you can cook the quinoa the night before, and then just reheat it in the morning or, enjoy it cold on a hot summer’s morning.
Quinoa is known for its nutritional properties, being packed with goodness. Quinoa, pronounced keen-wah, is a grain-like seed. Quinoa is complete protein food, which means it includes all of the eight essential amino acids that are needed for growth and repair. It is a complex carbohydrate, high in vitamins and minerals, and gluten free. Can also be replaced by quinoa flakes which are available in most health food outlets. These are quicker to prepare.
Ingredients:
- ¼ cup of Quinoa
- ½ cup of water
- 1 tsp of honey or Agave syrup
- pinch of Himalayan salt
- 1 Tbs chia seeds
- 1 Tbs LSA (linseed, sunflower seeds and almond blend)
- 1 Tbs currants or sultanas
- ½ banana
- ½ cup of almond or rice milk
Method:
- Place the quinoa and water in a pot. Add the salt, and cook till little shoots appear, and the grain is soft and mushy (takes around 15 minutes) then take off the heat, cover and let the remainder of water get absorbed-this takes another 5 or so minutes.
- Then serve in a bowl, top with milk and sweetener and all other ingredients. You can pretty much put any fruit or nuts on top. Make sure you make it interesting, and try and use the fruit in season, as they are more nutritional as have been stored shorter, and are also price competitive.
Enjoy the breaky and your whole day.
