Breakfast Quinoa with Peanut Butter and Bananas

May 29, 2015

Breakfast reached new heights at Shel\'s Kitchen on Wednesday morning. For some time now I\'ve been toying with the idea of making an oatmeal-like breakfast quinoa, and after picking up a giant bag of quinoa last week at Costco it finally came to fruition. My husband loves oatmeal, but truth be told, it\'s probably one of my least favorite breakfast foods. So I replaced the traditional oats with quinoa for a delicious compromise.

1/2 c. quinoa
1 c. milk of your choice (I used vanilla almond milk - if you don\'t use vanilla almond milk I would recommend adding a splash of vanilla extract to the quinoa at the end of cooking for flavor)
1 medium banana, sliced
2 T. natural peanut butter
2 T. sliced almonds, toasted
2 t. honey

Place the quinoa and milk in a small saucepan, bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer and allow to cook until the quinoa has absorbed all the milk and is tender, about 12-15 minutes. Divide the quinoa...
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Nutritions

Calories
923

Sodium
626mg
26% DV

Fat
12g
18% DV

Protein
55g
110% DV

Carbs
149g
50% DV

Fiber
11g
44% DV

PER SERVING ^*

% DAILY VALUE^*

Fat

Saturated Fat 5g 26%

Polysaturated Fat 3g 20%

Monosaturated Fat 3g 23%

Cholesterol 84mg 28%

Sodium 626mg 26%

Potassium 2823mg 80%

Protein 55g 110%

% DAILY VALUE^*

Total Carbohydrate

Fiber 11g 44%

Sugar 79g 159%

Vitamin A 294IU 5%

Vitamin B6 1mg 62%

Vitamin C 18mg 30%

Calcium 1471mg 147%

Iron 4mg 26%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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