Hungry Hungry Hippie - Quinoa Granola

This recipe is the motherload when it comes to nuts and seeds!  If you want a powerhouse of nutrients in one dish - this would be ideal.  Eat it as a snack or with milk for cereal - what a start to your day!

Ingredients:

• 1 cup whole rolled oats (certified gluten free)
• 1 cup buckwheat (either groats or uncooked hot cereal mix is fine)
• 1/3 cup quinoa (I used 1/6 cup each of of red and regular quinoa)
• 2 T chia seeds
• 3/4 cup raw almonds, coarsely chopped
• 1/4 cup raw pumpkin seeds
• 1/4 cup raw sunflower seeds
• 1/4 cup raw walnuts, coarsely chopped
• 1/4 cup shredded coconut
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/3 cup dried cranberries
• 1/3 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 1/2 cup coconut oil, melted

Directions:

Directions:

In large mixing bowl, combine dry ingredients (first 4 listed).

Chop nuts and add to the bowl along with seeds and coconut.

Mix well.

Add liquids (melted coconut oil and maple syrup).

Mix well.

Spread onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

Bake for 60 minutes at 225 degrees.

Let it cool and then break apart (you don’t need to actually break it, it crumbles pretty easily if you just brings the ends of the parchment paper together). 

Original Recipe at the Hungry Hungry Hippie.

Banana Chia Seed Pudding - Karma Chow

Banana Chia Seed Pudding - Karma Chow

3 large ripe bananas
1-1/2 c. almond milk, unsweetened
1 tbs vanilla extract
1/3 c. pitted dates
2 tbs chia seeds soaked in 4 tbs water for 10 minutes until gelatinous
3 tbs raw cashew butter

Place all ingredients in high power blender and blend until thick and creamy. Pour into bowls and refrigerate to firm up for 2 hours. Serve with fresh berries.

Kashi 7 Grain Breakfast Cereal

I am quite smitten with this product.  I use it like oatmeal or on salads with other seasonings.  It is high in fiber (6 grams per half cup) and very nutrient-dense.  I like to eat this mid-morning after drinking half of whatever green smoothie I have made.  Today I used it in the following way:

1/2 cup cooked Kashi 7 Whole Grain Pilaf

2 T. Organic Natural Peanut Butter

1 packet of stevia

a little bit of So Delicious Coconut Milk to taste

Sprinkle of cinnamon

Sprinkle of ground flax seed

Mix and enjoy!  You can also add chia seeds for additional fiber.  1/2 cup serving is 170 calories.  With peanut butter it is around 360.  Depending on what you add to it, it will probably be around 400 calories so it can be used as a breakfast or a fiber-dense snack.