Tag: Carbs

Berry Walnut Quinoa Breakfast Cereal

I have been looking for a breakfast. Breakfast cereal without oats that I liked. It seems oats and I don’t get along. My body hates them. So we adapt and change. Find what works for you and put away what does not.

I love this one… I found it in a book I am reading called Roar. I include the information for the book below. This is a healthy, delicious, vegan, contains good for you fats, and has some protein.

You can add your own toppings but I liked mine this way.

This can be made ahead of time and kept refrigerated for 4 to 5 days.

Anyway enough of the word salad here is the recipe.

Berry Walnut Quinoa Breakfast Cereal

Yield 4 servings

Ingredients:

  1. 1 cup of organic quinoa
  2. 1 cup of organic almond milk unsweetened
  3. 1 cup of water
    Toppings:
  4. 1/2 or 2g tsp chia seeds
  5. 1 tbs or 13g dried organic cranberries
  6. 1/3 cup or 56g frozen fruit
  7. 1/4 cup or 60g almond milk
  8. 1 tbs or 18g agave nectar
  9. 1 tbs or 4g raw walnuts
  10. 1/4 tsp of cinnamon or to taste
  11. Pinch of salt or to taste

Directions:

  1. Combine water, almond milk, and quinoa, bring to a boil.
  2. Cover, and turn heat down, to medium low and simmer for 15 minutes or until water has evaporated
  3. Let set for 5 minutes with head off.
  4. Portion out into 4 jars/containers, and add toppings.
  5. Mix, cap and let set in the fridge.

Nutritional information: For 1 serving of cereal

Calories 337, Fat 5.1 g, Fiber 7.4 g, Carbs 65.3 g, Sodium 75.1 mg, Protein 6.3 g

I hope you get a chance to try this out. I have been looking for ways to fuel my workouts, and to keep my body going. I found the base recipe out of a book call Roar by STacy T. Sims PhD. I so far love this book and it has helped me understand a great deal more about my hormones and training as a woman. I recommend picking it up.

I added chia seeds, extra liquid, altered the sugar source and amount, and altered the toppings.

Here is a link to the book I got on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/ROAR-Fitness-Physiology-Optimum-Performance/dp/1623366860

Let me know if you get a chance to try this. If you liked this recipe please hit the like button. If you try it out let me know in the comments section. Subscribe to follow my adventures. My daily shenanigans you can catch on instagram @sharpcupcake.

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Easy Turkey Bulgogi Lunch Meal Prep

I don’t have a lot of time, so meal preps that don’t take long to do are a must for me. This one was fast, simple, and is delicious to boot. I prepped this past Sunday for this week. It took me 30 minutes. That is fantastic in my book.

I made this for my husband and I for our lunches for the week. I took a short cut and got frozen veggies to help me prep. I also used pre-made bulgogi sauce.

This is low in fat, has good carbs, and great fiber, lean protein.

All you have to do is cook up some rice, saute up some ground turkey, add the sauce, spiced, and steam up some broccoli. I added some green onions, sriracha sauce, and kimchi but that is all optional. See easy peasy.. I will of course add more information below and a full recipe with nutritional stats.

Turkey Bulgogi Lunch

Ingredients:

  1. rice
  2. 1 lb ground turkey
  3. frozen stir fry veggies
  4. broccoli
  5. 1 tsp ground ginger or to taste
  6. 1 tsp ground garlic or to taste
  7. salt and pepper to taste
  8. 1 tbs oil
  9. Bulgogi sauce
    Optional
  10. green onions
  11. Sriracha sauce
  12. Kimchi

Directions:

  1. Cook rice according to directions on package
  2. Heat pan with oil, saute ground turkey, add spices and salt. Once meat is cooked add frozen stir fry veggies, and bulgogi sauce. Cook on medium for about 5 to 10 minutes.
  3. Steam broccoli
  4. Add 3/4 of cup of rice on one side of the container, 3/4 cup of bulgogi meat mixture next to rice, add 1 cup of broccoli.
  5. Top wit green onions, sprinkle Sriracha, add kimchi and enjoy

Stats:

Calories 633, Fat 26.2 g, Fiber 5.6 g, Carbs 64.2 g, Sodium 798.8 mg,
Protein 34.9 g

I hope you get a chance to try this out. The meat is fantastic without the sauce if you want to omit that part. Let me know what you think.

Thanks for reading, and keep working to be the best that you can be.