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Pre or Post-Exercise Breakfast Porridge

Breakfast, Pre or Post-Exercise, Uncategorized · September 14, 2016

 

Breakfast Porridge
 
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Prep time
5 mins
Cook time
1 hour
Total time
1 hour 5 mins
 
60% CARBS 25% FAT 15% PROTEIN
Author: Trailside Kitchen
Recipe type: Breakfast
Serves: Serves 2
Ingredients
  • ¼ cup short grain brown rice
  • ¼ cup quinoa, rinsed
  • ¼ cup kasha
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 8 cups cold water
  • Optional Toppings:
  • maple syrup, almond milk, fresh fruit, and nuts
  • OR
  • ghee, sea salt, and hard boiled egg
  • OR
  • sesame oil, tamari, gomasio, and hard boiled egg
Instructions
  1. Put brown rice, quinoa, kasha, sea salt, and water in a saucepan and bring to a boil. PRO TIP: we use cold water to give the starches more time to develop and give us that porridge texture
  2. Turn down to a simmer and cook for 50-60 minutes, stirring frequently (especially towards the end), until a thick porridge consistency is achieved.
  3. Serve with either sweet or savory toppings.
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When oatmeal starts getting boring, breakfast porridge is a great alternative. Kasha, which may be a new grain for you, is toasted buckwheat (a gluten-free grain!) and lends a nice rich flavor to either sweet or savory topping combos. It cooks quickly and gives the porridge a creamy texture. It can be found in the bulk bins at a health food store but feel free to mix in any other grains you have in your cabinet!

Pre or post-exercise?

This is a great pre or post-exercise power meal option to optimize exercise performance! Eat about two hours before you exercise for maximum benefit. Before you exercise you want a meal higher in complex carbs and lower in fat and protein so about 1 cup of porridge with 1 hardboiled egg. If it is a post exercise meal, you want a high protein option so about 1/2 cup porridge with 2-3 hardboiled eggs.

Steps to NEVER overcook your hard boiled egg again:

  1. Fill a saucepan with cool water
  2. Put eggs in water and bring to a boil
  3. Once boiling, turn off heat, cover saucepan, and set aside for 7 – 15 minutes until cooked through depending on if you want a soft, medium, or hard boiled egg
  4. If you accidentally forget about it, don’t worry! With this method you’ll never over-cook it again 🙂

Cooking for one?

Store your leftover porridge in a single serving pyrex for a quick breakfast the next day or freeze for a quick meal in the future.

Filed Under: Breakfast, Pre or Post-Exercise, Uncategorized Tagged With: 15% Protein, 25% Fat, 60% Carbs, Cardio Endurance Performance, Cardio Endurance Training, Cooking for One

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