Tuesday 17 September 2013

Sweet Quinoa with Fruit and Yogurt



As i have now joined the gym i figured it was about time to start eating breakfast. Yes i know i should always have breakfast but i really can't face food first thing in the morning.
One dish i do like for breakfast is granola, but as it's synful, and i've yet to find a syn free recipe, i thought i'd try something else. I didn't want to use up my healthy A & B allowance on breakfast so i figured i'd try quinoa, i've seen some recipes floating around for breakfast so decide to make up one of my own. Its very simple and surprisingly tasty!!
You can use any yogurt you like and any fruit, but this is what i used.

Syn free on extra easy

Ingredients

1 cup of quinoa
½ cup fat free greek yogurt, or any syn free yogurt you like.
Handful strawberries sliced
1 banana sliced
3 tsp sweetener
1 tbsp maple syrup (optional 2 syns)

Method

Cook the quinoa as per packet instructions using water, you can use milk but that will make it synful or use your healthy A, add the sweetener to the water before cooking. Let the quinoa go cold. This should make enough for 3/4 servings. Store in the fridge.
Then it's as simple as layering it all or just mix it up in a bowl. If you use maple syrup pour over the top and serve.






8 comments:

  1. Thank you....always looking for something different - I am going to try this.

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    1. I hope you enjoy it, if you don't like the after taste of sweetener you could always cook it without and pour over some maple syrup after, it is only 1/2 syn for 1 tsp x

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  2. when I was in Peru last year they ate quinoa with hot water and a stick of cinnamon instead of porridge - very tasty!

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    1. Oh i will have to try that. It sounds good, i love cinnamon, thank you x

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    2. Oh i will have to try that. It sounds good, i love cinnamon, thank you x

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  3. what is quinoa and were do u get it

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    1. Quinoa is a very healthy grain, you can find it in Asda and Tesco x

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  4. Ohh I am going to try this tomorrow.Cheers

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