Quinoa Porridge

Quinoa is an entire protein making it a terrific alternative for plant-based diets. It additionally has a low glycaemic index i.e. releasing vitality gradual and regular to maintain you feeling fuller for longer and supplying you with lengthy lasting vitality till your subsequent meal – lack of sleep can disrupt our blood sugar ranges leaving us feeling hungrier than normal.
Utilizing antioxidant wealthy toppings resembling seasonal berries and nuts and seeds can buffer from the day by day stress your physique is perhaps battling from poor sleep. Seasoning the porridge with spices like ginger (a carminative – soothes the digestive tract) and cinnamon (vasodilator – relaxes blood vessels) can calm a stressed sleep disadvantaged physique.

120 g Quinoa grains
360 ml Almond milk
160 ml Quinoa flakes
700 ml Almond milk
1 tsp Floor cinnamon
1 tsp Floor nutmeg
1 tsp Floor ginger
1 ½ tsp Dulse
60 g Almond butter
400 g Blended berries – e.g. blueberries blackberries, raspberries
135 g Blended Nuts or seeds

Place the quinoa grains in a small saucepan with 360ml almond milk and simmer till the milk has been absorbed (about quarter-hour).
In the meantime place the quinoa flakes with 500ml almond milk in a bigger saucepan and gently simmer till it turns into clean and creamy – tip: often stir to stop it catching the underside of the pan.
Then add the quinoa grains, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and dulse to the porridge combine – you could wish to add some filtered water or the remaining 200ml almond milk in case you desire a looser porridge.
Stir the combination to mix and serve topping with 1 tbsp of almond butter per portion, the berries and combined nuts and seeds.

Notes: In case you can't discover dulse you may add nori (sushi sheets) as a substitute. The seaweed helps minimize via the sweetness however critically gives the mineral iodine which helps the thyroid gland (accountable for vitality and metabolism) who’s operate could be dysregulated via continued poor sleep. Dulse can also be wealthy in important fatty acids important for mind and nerve well being.
Allergens: Nuts
Supply: Francesca Klottrup

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