Non-Meat Breakfast Choices Offering Protein (GF, DF, EF)

As I heard yesterday from a commenter, breakfast can be a tricky meal. How does one get enough protein when eating gluten-free and egg-free and also when trying to avoid the monetary expense of purchasing sausage and/or turkey bacon each day? I will share our breakfast choices, in the hope that it will be a [...]

Gluten Free 4-Grain Breakfast Porridge

A take on the Genius Breakfast Cereal, only another grain is added here — teff. In addition, I’ve added a soaking to neutralize the phytic acid, would otherwise would interfere with mineral absorption. 1 cup millet 1/2 cup quinoa 1/4 cup amaranth 1/4 cup teff, brown or ivory 6 tablespoons raw apple cider vinegar or [...]

Gluten-Free Cracked Grain Breakfast Cereal

Gluten-Free Cracked Grain Breakfast Cereal A robust and healthy cereal because of the many gluten-free grains included, it will nourish and warm you on a cold winter morning. This recipe uses the Gluten-Free Cracked Grain Cereal Mix made with the Vita-Mix or another grain mill. Small Batch (serves 2 to 3 persons): 1 cup cracked [...]

Gluten-Free Cracked Grain Cereal Mix

Gluten-Free Cracked Grain Cereal Mix The following directions will help you crack grains in a Vita-Mix. Other grain mills also crack grains — refer to your mill’s manual for directions on this application. Since we like a Cream of Wheat consistency for our hot cereal, these directions achieve a finer texture of cracking. Adjust accordingly [...]

Successful Sprouted Buckwheat Breakfast-

4 out 5 members of the family loved breakfast this morning! I’d say that is a success. The person who didn’t care for it reported a willingness to have it again, though. After rinsing the buckwheat sprouts that I began two nights ago, I put some in each cereal bowl. I topped the sprouts with [...]

Sprouting Hulled Buckwheat for Breakfast

Sprouting Hulled Buckwheat A man at the Farmer’s Market yesterday told me about sprouting buckwheat. It sprouts quickly (1-2 days) and makes a great breakfast. We do eat buckwheat now and then, cooked, for breakfast, but the kids don’t enjoy it that much because it gets a bit slimy. According to this man, buckwheat — [...]

Plum Pancakes — Gluten-Free

Plum Pancakes 2 cups buckwheat flour 2 cups brown rice flour 2 tablespoons baking powder 1 teaspoon sea salt 2 tablespoons cocoa powder 10 medium size plums — washed, pitted and pureed 2 cups nut milk 2-3/4 cups filtered water 1/4 cup agave syrup 1/2 cup grapeseed oil 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon almond [...]

Cold Quinoa Breakfast Cereal

If it is too hot to eat hot cereal, and whole-grain cold cereals are not in your budget or your cupboards, give this delicious whole-grain, healthy cold cereal a try. This recipe is gluten-free, wheat-free, egg-free, refined-sugar-free and dairy-free. 4 cups cooked and chilled plain quinoa* 1 teaspoon cinnamon smidge stevia powder 1/4 cup raisins [...]

Genius Breakfast Cereal

Note: I now make this recipe to include a soaking step to increase digestibility and reduce phytic acid. Rinse the grains, combine them in a pot with water, and add 1 tablespoon of whey, raw apple cider vinegar, or lemon juice. Cover and let soak for at least 7 hours or overnight. After the soaking, [...]