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New Breakfast Idea

Belle is a good girl.  She has been so great about her food allergies, and so I try really hard to find interesting new meals for her to add to her repertoire.  I’m not always successful, but I just hit pay dirt and wanted to share it with you!

She’s been really sick of her usual breakfast, so I knew it was time to go back to the drawing board.  I found a recipe online last night and tinkered with it just a bit, and all three of the girls loved it!  I really liked it, too.  It tastes like rice pudding.  As a side note, the author of this recipe is Bethenny Frankel, who I just adore for creating Skinny Girl Margaritas.  I’ve only found one friend of mine who enjoys them, too, though.  Most of my friends think it’s not sweet enough.  Having been off sugar so long, they are plenty sweet for me.  My sister Peggy says that she’s happy sticking with “Fat Girl Margaritas”.  To each their own!

Her is her recipe, and then I’ll detail my changes below:

Brown Rice Breakfast
Ingredients:
½ cup cooked brown rice (Note: the quick-cook brown rice varieties work really well. I like to fix a big bowl at the beginning of the week and then it’s ready to use for this recipe each morning or after a run)
1 Tbsp. slivered almonds, pecans, or walnuts
1 Tbsp. raisins or cranberries
¼ cup soy milk or skim milk
1 Tbsp. maple syrup or honey
dash of vanilla extract
sprinkle of cinnamon

Directions:
Combine all the ingredients into a small sauce pan and stir until thoroughly mixed. Heat until warm throughout. (May also combine in a ceramic or plastic bowl and heat in the microwave.)
Makes one serving.

The total calories (using soy milk and almonds) is about ~317 which is perfect! Apre-run breakfast should be around 300 calories. The protein content is ~7.5g and the carb content is ~54g which is also a great ratio of carbs to protein for after running recovery. Gives you the carbs you need to restock the glycogen stores you’ve just used for the run and provides you with some protein to help rebuild muscle tissue. So, eat up!!

 

For our recipe, I ground up some walnuts in the Vitamix, then threw a sliced apple in there to get in nice little chunks.  I also skipped the syrup or honey, and instead used vanilla-falvored stevia, so that there would be no impact on Belle’s blood sugar.  I also omitted the raisins or cranberries, and added a dash or two of sea salt.  It really was very good!


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3 Comments

  1. Shell
    Posted October 17, 2011 at 10:45 pm | Permalink

    I now eat breakfast rice at least 4 times a week, LOVE IT! thanks for the idea! I sometimes add chocolate soy milk for a twist

    • admin
      Posted October 19, 2011 at 7:50 pm | Permalink

      I’m so glad you like it!

  2. Bethy
    Posted October 24, 2011 at 10:39 pm | Permalink

    I was looking for a smoother texture to the rice, so I put it in the Vit-a-Mix with almond milk and some agave syrup. Then I simmered it on low in a pan for a few minutes and added a dash of cinnamon. It was almost like farina or cream of wheat with a little texture. MMMmmm

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