Saturday, February 4, 2017

Amaranth for Breakfast

A few years ago I had some cold cereal that said it was made with amaranth and it was delicious. Since that time it has disappeared. But I saw some amaranth grain at the grocery the other day so I decided to try it as a hot breakfast cereal.

Cooked amaranth has the texture of quinoa and is mild in taste. I added honey and cinnmon to mine. The health benefits of eating amaranth are tremendous. It contains calcium, folate, vitamin B6, iron, magnesium, and zinc. It is also a complete protein grain and contains lysine which many grains do not. Try it you might like it. Thanks for reading and for all your comments.

3 comments:

  1. I'm gonna have to give this a try. Thanks!

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  2. I'd probably like this also, Linda, since I like grits, cream of wheat, oatmeal, and other hot cereals. But I have to say that I've never heard of amaranth...

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  3. I must try some...I've never had...but not until this heat and humidity of our summer has long gone! Too hot for hot meals/food at present. :)

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