For a year now I’ve kept to a pretty routine breakfast of overnight oats and fresh papaya in my mornings.  Over the last month I started swapping out my oats for quinoa and making different hot and cold variations of protein rich quinoa porridge recipe that is vegan and  always supercharged with superfoods to power me up for my day.

Why is quinoa is a great protein source?

Quinoa is one of the few non-animal foods that contains all the essential amino acids making it a highly nutritious food source.   Amino acids are referred to as the building blocks of protein and they help with hormone synthesis and immune function. There are twenty total amino acid profiles and  nine of those are considered essential. The nine essential amino acids are ones that our bodies cannot produce, therefore, we must get from food sources. There are only a handful of non-animal foods that contain all nine essential amino acids and quinoa is one of them.

Why else quinoa is nutritious food source?

Quinoa  also provides our bodies with antioxidants and minerals, providing more magnesium, iron, fiber, and zinc than many common grains. It’s also rich in fiber too.

Why my quinoa porridge recipe is a protein rich vegan superfood?

In addition to quinoa, I like to add other superfoods to my quinoa porridge recipe.  I rotate through a variety of different superfoods depending on my mood and what’s in the pantry but you can try; maca powder, chia seeds, cinnamon,  cacao powder and either flax seeds or ground flax. There are huge benefits in adding superfoods to your diet on a regular basis.  Keep in mind, superfoods are not a ‘magic pill’ but adapting superfoods in your day to day routine will help contribute to improved health overtime and also play an important role in preventative maintenance.