A hearty, healthy and yet delicious breakfast that will keep you going strong all morning. Delicious mix of apple, berries, millet and vanilla gives this porridge a delicious flavor. This millet berry breakfast is packed with nutrition and will satisfy even the pickiest eater. Serve this on a cool rainy spring morning or as a nice beginning to a beautiful fall day. This makes a great gluten free substitute for cream of wheat.
One of my fondest memories as a child was waking up in the morning at grandma's house and smelling the delicious cream of wheat cooking in the kitchen. As a child I didn't know how she did it but grandma made the BEST cream of wheat ever! It just wasn't the same when I was at home.... Waking up and smelling that delicious breakfast is something I will never forget.
At grandma's house you were never hungry, well, better put, you were always STUFFED! We would make delicious wonder bread toast slathered in butter and dip it in our cream of wheat, Mmmmmm that was a delicious breakfast. As an adult I now know how grandma made her cream of wheat so special. It was slathered in butter, sugar and 2% milk! Well, just as those childhood memories are in the distant past so are my indulgences with butter, refined sugar and cows milk but that doesn't mean I don't like to take myself back to those wonderful mornings at grandmas eating cream of wheat and wonder bread toast!
Now as a gluten free adult it makes it even harder to create that delicious breakfast I loved as a child but this is my nutrient packed, whole foods, antioxidant rich version of cream of wheat.
My son really enjoyed this breakfast and he is usually ALWAYS hungry. If he eats a bowl of cereal he is usually back in the kitchen an hour later looking for something else. Some of that is obviously emotional eating and some of it is the fact that he is a big boy. Who would have know that a 4' 11" mom and a 5' 7" dad could have a child in the 90th percentile of height and weight who is on track to be 6' 2"!!!
Okay, so feeding a pre-teen boy is expensive, but, this amazing porridge holds him until lunch which is a great feat in itself! It is very filling and he actually really enjoys it! If you are feeding boys that are breaking the bank this is a very cheap solution for breakfast. Luckily millet is a very inexpensive grain and it is also very healthy.
Nutrition Breakdown for 1 Cup Millet
Calories.............207Protein..............6.1gOmega 3's..........4%Folate................8%B1......................17%B2......................13%B3......................17%B5.......................6%B6......................14%Iron....................4%Zinc...................20%
It also has much more but that is just the basics!
Nutrient Breakdown for 1 serving of millet berry porridge
{I calculated 1 serving as HALF of the recipe}
Calories.................325Protein..................8gOmega 3's..............130%Vit. A.....................10%Folate....................14%B1..........................17%B2..........................26%B3..........................14%B5..........................9%B6..........................21%B12.........................34%Vit. C......................9%Vit. D.....................15%Vit. E.....................5%Vit. K....................17%
Calcium................12%Iron......................10%Magnesium...........27%Manganese............51%Phosphorus...........23%Potassium.............9%Selenium..............5%Zinc......................20%
Millet Berry VanillaPorridge
Delicious, creamy nutrient packed breakfast!
Serves 1-2
1 c. water1/2 c. millet3 dates1 apple1/2 c. almond milk1/4 c. walnuts or pecans1 tsp. vanilla1/2 tsp. cinnamon1 c. berries
In a small saucepan bring water to a boil, add millet anddates, cover, reduce heat to low and cook 20 minutes. Pour cooked millet and dates in a blenderwith almond milk, pecans, apple, vanilla and cinnamon and blend until creamy. Serve with fresh or thawed berries.
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