| Ezekiel Bread |
For breakfast, I like to have a little something besides the required
Meuseli with Fuit (more on Meuseli later). Here's what I've come up
with that's healthy, compatible with the diet, and appealing to me in the
morning.
Meuseli with Fuit (more on Meuseli later). Here's what I've come up
with that's healthy, compatible with the diet, and appealing to me in the
morning.
- Option 1 - Mini-Veggie Sandwich
- I sometimes make a mini sandwich out of one piece of Ezekiel
bread (bread made from sprouted grains, seeds, and legumes,
found in the freezer of your Health Food Store or larger groceries),
Dijon mustard and homegrown alfalfa sprouts. Good also with
thinly sliced cucumber and tomato.
- Option 2- Creamy Spiced Raw Buckwheat Cereal
- Okay, this gets a little weird for the uninitiated, but it's quite
yummy when you get used to it. The concept is from the raw foods
people, and the seasonings are mine. It is very, very healthy, as
buckwheat is highly recommemded by Dr. Budwig, and it's raw,
which means it has loads of good enzymes.
- Take about 1/4 cup of raw buckwheat groats (from the health food
store or order online), and soak them in water overnight on the
kitchen counter. Or you may soak them for just one hour in the
morning, whichever is more convenient. In the morning, put
them in a mini-food processor or blender with some water. Blend
for a moment, until the groats start to break up but aren't yet
mushy. At this point, drain and rinse them again, quite
thoroughly, using a fine gauge wire strainer. Return them to the
blender, this time adding a teaspoon or so of milk, a few drops of
liquid stevia (optional), a few raisins, cinnamon (a lot), ginger (a
generous pinch), nutmeg (a dash), and/or allspice (a dash). Blend
for a few seconds only. Pour into a dish and enjoy!
- All the rinsing is because the soaking has activated the enzymes
required to start the groats growing into little buckwheat seedlings.
These enzymes make the buckwheat quite slimy. If you can get
used to this, then do less rinsing. If you don't care for the slime
factor, then follow my rinsing procedure.
You can experiment with the chopping in the food processor - you
may like less chopping, or none at all - you don't need to chop the
groats, you can eat them whole. Or, you can grind them finely,
with less liquid, and then it can resemble cookie dough. Anyway, I
just love the seasonings with the chopped groats, and it's especially
enjoyable knowing how healthy it is!
Also, you could use the soaked buckwheat groats, rinsed in hot
water,with different seasonings for lunch or dinner, much like you
would season rice or noodles. Just get creative.
A Couple of Unique and Healthy Breakfast Options (Umm, please don't write these off until you've tried them, okay?) |
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| Buckwheat Groats |
| Alfalfa Sprouts |
| My Creamy Spiced Buckwheat Cereal |
