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Yum Alert: Breakfast Quinoa with Cinnamon & Berries

breakfast quinoa
Written by emilyc

breakfast quinoa

Obviously, we here at The Luxury Spot love our desserts, but I’m going to try and help you out with your lofty health-related 2013 resolutions. Maybe your resolution is to eat breakfast instead of merely a latte in the morning. Here is a great example of food that is not only solid, but also fits right in with a clean eating routine. Recipe and image via With Style and Grace.

Ingredients:

1 cup [vanilla] almond milk  – or any type milk you prefer
1 cup water
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup original quinoa
1/4 cup red quinoa – or total of 1 cup original
2 cups fresh blackberries – or blueberries, raspberries, etc.
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/3 cup chopped walnuts, toasted
3 teaspoons agave nectar – if avoiding sugar, you can substitute for stevia
2-3 tablespoons shredded coconut

For preparation instructions, click here.

About the author

emilyc

Emily is a New Yorker trapped in a Floridian's body and loves every minute of her big city life. With a major in international business and years of being surrounded by ill-fitting suits and all the wrong shoes, she learned that the importance of fashion needs to be communicated to the world. To her, fashion is on the same level as charity work and feeding hungry children. Emily can be found frolicking the streets of her gayborhood enjoying the off-color humor of the gays.

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