I've been on the hunt for a good high protein breakfast option which isn't eggs or a protein shake and doesn't cost a lot (pre-packaged cereals are surprisingly expensive and usually loaded with sugar, fake and/or real. Sad.)...

I also wanted something I could make and eat over the course of the day (I am a big time post-workout snacker), so leftovers were key and I was getting sort of bored with my granola and yogurt routine. .

Then I came across this porridge. Which is sort of all of the things I was looking for. No sugar, high protein, high fiber and low fat, its even cheap too if you can find the ingredients in bulk! Score! Often I cook enough so that I can have leftovers to snack on in the afternoons after a long run. Its good hot or cold and the iterations are really limitless.

1/3 cup quinoa
1/3 cup millet
1/3 cup amaranth
1/3 buckwheat groats
5 cups water
Pinch sea salt
1/4 cup flax or sesame seeds, ground

Put all ingredients into a pan, wait until it reaches a rolling boil. Turn off stove and allow to sit (I usually turn it on, wait till it reaches a boil, get dressed while it's boiling (yah for multitasking!), turn it off right before I go for my run, let it sit on the stove while I'm out and reheat it when I come back for breakfast)

Different iterations or things to try:

- add or sprinkle dutch cocoa on top with banana
- add maple syrup, walnuts and fresh apple
- dried cranberries with pine nuts or hazelnuts
- yogurt or soy milk
- agave with cinnamon