I've long since found that I feel and perform best when I have some starchy carbs in the morning, but restrict them at other times in the day except for around my workouts (basically, Berardi's approach to moderate carb tolerance). So, for a long time, that has meant OATS. Don't get me wrong, I love oats. But I'm looking for some more, healthy, perhaps more nutrient-dense alternatives to oats. No processed cereals or anything like that here, I'm looking for realwhole grains, minimally processed if at all. Thanks.
Other grains?
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sweet potatoes, oats, and starchy fruits are my only major carbs sources
Try Ezekiel 4:9 Bread and Pasta. http://www.foodforlife.com/
Kasha is also great. It's roasted buckwheat. I like it better than oats and it's basically the same cooking method.
Kasha is also great. It's roasted buckwheat. I like it better than oats and it's basically the same cooking method.
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really
I always missed eating quinoa because it sounds pretty hippish to me, but I will give it ago
Hmm.....omlette with mince or some kind of meat and chicken stocked quinoa for breakfast
I wonder what that would be like
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More like rice. Also, you need a mesh strainer to wash the stuff in.
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wow...i'm suprised that so many of you have never had it.
My Wegman's (grocery store) has "organic" quinoa by the pound in a bin. 1.99 a pound.
dirt cheap and delicous.
off the top of my head, this is berardi's recipe (mind you, his portions are usually too small for me).
1 cup of water and a binch of salt. Bring to a boil in a pot. add 1/2 cup of quinoa (it's always 2 parts water 1 part quinoa). cover with lid and cook on medium heat for 12 minutes.
When done, apply to plate and pour two tablespoons of lemon juice on it. enjoy with chicken/fish/meat.
OPTIONAL:
When the kitchen timer goes off after twelve minutes. Throw in a handful or two of spinach and cover with lid again. Turn the stove off after another 20-30 seconds and let it sit on the turned off stove (i have an electric one) for another minute maybe. Then mix it up before putting on your plate.
ALSO:
Very easy to warm up in the microwave. Doesn't mess with taste or texture in any way. I eat this and oven baked chicken (chicken breast with a small drizzle of oil and a bit of salt, covered in garlic powder baked in the toaster oven at 400 degrees for 20-25 min)
My Wegman's (grocery store) has "organic" quinoa by the pound in a bin. 1.99 a pound.
dirt cheap and delicous.
off the top of my head, this is berardi's recipe (mind you, his portions are usually too small for me).
1 cup of water and a binch of salt. Bring to a boil in a pot. add 1/2 cup of quinoa (it's always 2 parts water 1 part quinoa). cover with lid and cook on medium heat for 12 minutes.
When done, apply to plate and pour two tablespoons of lemon juice on it. enjoy with chicken/fish/meat.
OPTIONAL:
When the kitchen timer goes off after twelve minutes. Throw in a handful or two of spinach and cover with lid again. Turn the stove off after another 20-30 seconds and let it sit on the turned off stove (i have an electric one) for another minute maybe. Then mix it up before putting on your plate.
ALSO:
Very easy to warm up in the microwave. Doesn't mess with taste or texture in any way. I eat this and oven baked chicken (chicken breast with a small drizzle of oil and a bit of salt, covered in garlic powder baked in the toaster oven at 400 degrees for 20-25 min)
