The Healthiest Dessert

Recently I started buying Quinoa in bulk as I have come to find out that it is is one of the healthiest foods on the planet. If you have never tried Quinoa, do yourself a favor and pick some up at your local health food store.

While no other food can, by itself, furnish all the essential nutrients for living, quinoa comes as close to being complete as many other foods from the vegetable and animal kingdoms.

-Al Durtschi

It is about the easiest food to make, you simply measure it into a saucepan and add 4 to 5 times the amount in water. Bring it to a boil and let it boil all the water away, this usually takes 20 to 25 minutes. Thats it but keep your eye on it when the water starts to dry up as this is when it can burn. (If you are not sure you have pre-washed Quinoa, you should wash it first to remove a bitterness caused by saponins that cover it)

By itself, quinoa is pretty bland but this makes it ideal for adding to other dishes like salad, oatmeal, spaghetti sauce, etc. Especially if you want to add a bit of nutrition (quinoa is pack full of good carbs and has a complete amino acid profile) to a dish.

Anyway back to the healthiest dessert ever so hear it is...

Quinoa with Milk and Berries

1 Cup Boiled Quinoa (chilled)
1/4 Cup Whole Milk
1/8 tsp Stevia
1/4 Cup Frozen Berries

So you've got your boiled up Quinoa, all you have to do now is to place it in a fine mesh strainer and rinse it with cold water or place in the refrigerator for an hour so until it is nice and cold. Then you scoop your Quinoa into a bowl, cover it with cold milk, add a small spoonful of Stevia to taste (This is very arbitrary as all types of Stevia will measure differently), then add a handful of Frozen Berries. Even my picky kids love it.

I prefer the Stevia extract which has had its bitterness removed and I get the frozen berries in a giant bag mixed with rasberries, blueberries and marion berries from Costco.