The QUINOA CRAZE...

Decided yesterday to jump on the QUINOA bandwagon. IT is SO good for you! 4 Grams of Fibre, 5 Grams of Protein and only 1 gram of Sugar!
I Figured I better give it a try! I told my mother-in-law I was going to test it out and let her know, and I FOUND an AMAZING recipe! I will for sure be sharing it with her, so want to share it with you too becuase it was such a yummy and easy breakfast!

I sort of threw it together, so no idea the actual measurements, but you get the idea!

I made a full 4 servings of quinoa(organic)as the package asked.
then MIXED together:
1/2 CUP (or more) milk
1 teaspoon pure vanilla
1 teaspoon cinnamon
4 tablespoons pure maple syrup
1/2 cup sweet potatoe puree
Add the Mixture to the Quinoa pot on the stovetop on minimum just to mix.

(I buy a bag of frozen organic peeled and cubed sweet potatoe at Costco and it's as simple as steaming them and throwing them in my Majic Bullet. Make up some for supper, and puree the leftovers for this breakfast!)

Then I put about 1/2 cup whole walnuts and 1/2 cup whole almonds (maybe more) into a Freezer bag and smashed them up with a mallet and tossed them into the pot as well, and mixed them in too!

Save a few for garnish if you like, but I garnished mine with just a sprinkle of brown sugar, (you could use raw cane sugar for crunch if you want) just to satisfy the kids eye! They like to see the sugar... They don't believe me if I say I already mixed it in!

(I always buy whole nuts by the bagfull Costco and we munch on them all the time! They are GREAT snacks! The whole family loves them! and I smash them up myself...I feel like its a fresher taste, and sometimes I like to smash something! LOL)

Try it! You'll love it!

I'm going to talk more about PUREES tommorrow! Are you a puree mom?