Apple-Scented Breakfast Oatmeal and Buckwheat
Top this nutritious, hearty breakfast with fresh berries, dried fruit and nuts or flax seeds and then pour a bit of hemp or almond milk over the top. Only have frozen fruit on hand? Stir it into the pot during the last few minutes of cooking.
1 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup buckwheat groats
2 cups unsweetened apple juice
2 cups water
1 cinnamon stick
Pinch of sea salt
Put oats and groats into a medium pot and cook over medium heat, stirring often, until toasted and fragrant, 5 to 7 minutes.
Meanwhile, put juice, water and cinnamon into a small pot and heat over medium heat until hot.
Carefully add hot juice mixture to oats and groats and return to the heat.
Add salt, bring to a boil and then reduce heat to medium low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until liquid is absorbed and oats and groats are tender, about 10 minutes.
Remove and discard cinnamon and then ladle into bowls and serve.
Per serving (about 10oz/283g-wt.): 210 calories (15 from fat), 2g total fat, 0g saturated fat, 0mg cholesterol, 80mg sodium, 43g total carbohydrate (4g dietary fiber, 15g sugar), 6g protein