{"id":8262,"date":"2017-04-22T11:04:07","date_gmt":"2017-04-21T23:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ascensionkitchen.com\/?p=8262"},"modified":"2020-02-02T17:31:42","modified_gmt":"2020-02-02T04:31:42","slug":"rhubarb-apple-amaranth-porridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ascensionkitchen.com\/rhubarb-apple-amaranth-porridge\/","title":{"rendered":"Rhubarb Apple Amaranth Porridge"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mix up your morning routine with this seasonal, stewed Rhubarb, Apple and Amaranth Porridge cooked with ginger, vanilla and coconut. Naturally gluten free, high protein and delicious with a wee drizzle of pure maple syrup.<\/em><\/p>\n

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I’m sharing another nutritious breakfast option today, to add some variety to your morning. I find that I need to be really mindful of including a wide range of foods in my diet, otherwise it gets a bit same-same every day. Mixing things up enables you to get a good balance of nutrients. But it also helps prevent the development of food sensitivities, which can occur due to an overexposure of a particular food.<\/p>\n

Cue our lovely Rhubarb, Apple and Amaranth Porridge.<\/p>\n

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Amaranth is a funny thing, despite it being so teeny tiny, once cooked, it is perhaps the most dense of all grains. When making a savoury dish, I often combine it with other whole grains, however, as a porridge, the addition of stewed fruit and coconut milk seems to work. It’s incredibly satisfying, and packed full of nutrients.<\/p>\n

Per half a cup of uncooked amaranth, we have;<\/p>\n