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Apple Topped Quinoa with Vanilla Yogurt (WEM)
Recipes | November 13, 2013
WEM stands for workout earned meal – which means it’s high in carbs. It’s recommended to be really active or do a high intensity workout on days you spike your blood sugar with carb heavy meals.
I started my morning with this yummy Apple Topped Quinoa with Vanilla Yogurt recipe, and made a great breakfast out of it. It has a lot of carbs so it’s a great pre/post-workout breakfast meal or a pre/post-workout snack. If you want to try it, then read on, because it’s super easy.
Here are all the ingredients that you will need:
- 1/4 Cup of Dry Quinoa
- 2 Tablespoons of Plain Greek Yogurt
- 1/2 teaspoon of Honey
- 20g Vanilla Whey Protein Powder
- 1 Small Fuji Apple
- 3 Raw Pecans
- Dash of Cinnamon
1) Start by cooking the quinoa, because that takes about 15 minutes.
I love Fuji apples, I think they’re my favorite and I do have one or two a day.
2) In a small bowl mix very well two heaping tablespoons of plain greek yogurt with 20g of Vanilla whey protein powder. It should be smooth and sweet. My protein is sweetened by stevia and it has only 1g of carbs. I always try to make sure to include protein with every one of my meals especially one that is already so rich in carbs from the apple and the quinoa.
3) Once the Quinoa is cooked, you can drizzle a little bit of Honey over the top, sprinkle it with a dash of cinnamon, and mix it in. Let it cook down before you move on to the next step.
4) Mix the quinoa with pieces of Pecans and most of the yogurt. Leave a tiny teaspoon for decoration as well as 1 Pecan half.
*Make a little tower out of the Quinoa mixture. I learned that watching MasterChef 🙂
5) Grate the apple into tiny slivers. Don’t peel the apple, because the most amount of vitamins are in the skin and it will make the dish look nicer and more colorful.
6) Top the Quinoa tower with Grated Apple, tiny teaspoon of yogurt and a Pecan half. Done. There is your beautiful, yummy, and healthy breakfast.
Enjoy!
Zuzka
Macros:
Calories: 373.4
Carbs: 55.2 g
Net Carbs: 45.6 g
Fat: 6.2 g
Protein: 26.7 g
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I’m so excited!!! I actually have all the ingredients :3 #starvingcollegestudent cant get all the ingredients in recipes sometimes x)
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Looks fabulous. I’ve been trying your recipes and I really like them. Full of flavor!
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Yum! I haven’t had quinoa in a Lon time. I forgot what it tastes like. Nutty, right?
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Wow, I am trying this in the morning. Yum
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In the morning I’m pretty much into the consumption and taste over appearance. But, it looks like it would taste good so will try it soon, thank you. –Chris
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BTW, shouldn’t it read …”Let it cool down”… not …”Let it cook down”…? –Chris
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Zuzka – this looks wonderful! Can you tell me what brand protein powder you use?
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What kind of protein powder do you use? Does the same brand make one without stevia? I get a headache from stevia. Or could you recommend a protein powder that is natural?
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I would also love to know which protein powder do you use. Could you share this with us?
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Me too!
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Me three!
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Thank you! I didn’t think I could get excited about Quinoa but that looks really good!
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Wow Zuzi, very nice, I like your taste 🙂