Cacao & Banana Quinoa Porridge

With colder mornings and winter here it has been nice to have a warm bowl of Quinoa flake porridge to start the day! Quinoa is a grain like seed that is packed with protein and other essential vitamins.
Quinoa flakes, made by steam-rolling quinoa, cook more quickly but retain all the vitamins and minerals found in the whole grains. One 1/2-cup serving of quinoa flakes contains about 21 percent of the recommended daily value of iron and 22 percent of the daily recommended value of magnesium. Quinoa flakes also contain large amounts of dietary fiber, protein and phosphorus. Start off your day with a nutritious serving of whole grains by eating cooked quinoa flakes for breakfast! :)  

Cacao & Banana Quinoa Porridge

1/3 cup Quinoa flakes (macro organics)
1 cup water
1 scoop Raw protein powder (optional)
1 tablespoon shredded coconut
1 tablespoon pepita's or sunflower seeds
1 heaped teaspoon cacao powder
1 banana sliced
Cinnamon to top

Bring water to the boil in a saucepan. Add Quinoa flakes and cook for 3 minutes until their small coils unwind.

Transfer to a serving bowl and add the protein powder (optional), coconut, cacao, seeds and any nuts or fruits you would like!

Mix together and top with sliced banana and cinnamon sprinkled on top... enjoy!

You could also add peanut butter, coconut butter, home made nutella, blueberries, raspberries, maybe even cook some apple in the pan with the Quinoa and cinnamon for new flavours? Alternatively you could cook the flakes in nut milk (or what milk you have), there is so much you can do with Quinoa flakes!