I eat amaranth for breakfast almost every morning. It is a great nutty gluten-free grain (it’s really a seed from Peru) that dissolves what we describe in Chinese Medicine as dampness in the body.  Dampness can look like excess mucous in the body, extra pounds or even overweight, or phlegm.  Dampness coagulates your chi…you might feel sluggish or fatigue or your limbs might feel heavy…or you could have fuzzy thinking…it can affect your memory – what we sometimes call brain fog.  Yes, dampness is something that you want to avoid, unfortunately most of us have some form of it.  The key is to keep it at a minimum.

So today I’m going to share my Breakfast Amaranth recipe with you because it is one of the grains that help you dissolve dampness:

BREAKFAST AMARANTH

1 cup of Organic Whole Grain Amaranth ( Note :  You may purchase at your local health food store; it might be in the bins.)

2 cups of filter Water

1-2 Teaspoons of Cinnamon

One dropperful of Liquid Stevia ( I like either the Whole Foods or NOW brand)

1-2 tsps of Barleans Flax Oil with the highest lignan

Rinse the amaranth under sieve for about 3 minutes from your filtered water source ( if you have one)

Place the rinsed amaranth in a pot along with the 2 cups of water.  Bring the pot and its contents to a boil, then bring down to a simmer and add the cinnamon and stevia.  Let the amaranth simmer for about 20 minutes on a low to medium heat.  Serve up in a bowl with flax oil on top ( I like to use Barlean’s Flax oil with Highest Lignan)

ENJOY!