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Healthy Breakfasts Redux

A Simple Bowl of Porridge

Last night, en route to deli to buy watermelon pre-Daily Show, I text a friend to see if he wants anything. Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream, he texts disregarding the e coli threat, and I make mad dash through the aisles looking for it. Passing the freezer section, however, a curious-looking box of hot cereal labeled Ancient Harvest Quinoa Flakes stops me in my tracks. I’ve had a love affair with quinoa for a while now. It’s delicious, packed with protein, and gluten-free. I put it in salads, soups, and cook it as a side dish when I make fish and chicken. What’s not to love? Quinoa breakfast cereal, however? Now, that’s a horse of a different color....