Quinoa & Goji Berries Kheer/Quinoa Goji Berries Pudding

Quinoa is an excellent versatile grain to cook anything with. Quinoa have its important place in my cooking since a while. After oats, quinoa have its own place in my pantry. Though i have prepared many sorts of sweets with this incredible tiny grains, i love to cook this wholegrains as Indian style of pudding. Am running this week's theme with Sweets of similar kind as theme, and i opted for Pudding/Kheer as my choice of sweet. If you are looking for a healthy and droolworthy Indian sweet dish for your festive meal or to celebrate an event, dont forget to give a try to this gluten free Quinoa kheer with goji berries. Why gojiberries in a kheer, i always want to mix few interesting ingredients to make some unique dishes out of the ingredients available in my pantry.

Nuts & Fruits Oats Breakfast Bars

If i pick 'Wholegrains' as theme for this week's Mega marathon, how can i keep myself away from Oats. Yes oats, this fibre rich grains are my most favourite wholegrain which i never fail to grab them whenever i go to the grocery. Oats is an another versatile wholegrain which works awesome to cook any sort dishes with. I have already dished out many delicious with this incredible grains. Oats makes an excellent breakfast, yes it a great way to start you day with this incredible grain. Add your favourite nuts and fruits to a bowl of your oatmeal. You can add oats in your daily menu, yes use oatmeal while baking some cookies which is quite a favourite evening snacks for kids of all ages. Dont forget to add oats flour or whole oats while baking muffins or breads. And also sprinkle oat bran in your hot or cold cereal. Oats are an excellent source of manganese, they are also very good in phosphorus and a good source of copper, vitamin B l, dietary fiber, zinc and protein.

Gojiberry & Banana Smoothie

Today's post is my first trial with the famous gojiberries, these berries are easily available for me in Chinese stores but somehow i wasnt comfortable to give a try until i came to know more about this incredible berries by googling. Then a day, i picked a small packet of this berries and back home i tried them in smoothies, trust me the smoothie i tried everytime with this gojiberries is a big hit with everyone at home. However i love this banana gojiberry combination in smoothie.The goji berry is also called as wolfberry. This berry is a bright orange-red berry that comes from a shrub that's native to China. In Asia, goji berries have been eaten for generations in the hope of living longer.Earlier people have used goji berries  to treat many common health problems like diabetes, high blood pressure, fever and age-related eye problems. Goji berries are eaten raw, cooked, or dried (like raisins) and are used in herbal teas, juices, wines, and medicines.