Morning Rice

It’s National Vegetarian Week!  Hooray!  In honor, I want to share a simple breakfast recipe that I made this morning.  I was hoping my two year-old toddler would appreciate it.  But of course it is a mystery what she will take to or not.

At first she didn’t want to try it because she didn’t recognize it (I assume), but eventually, she was won over, possibly by the fragrance of vanilla and cinnamon.

I wish that I could give proper credit to the source, but it was just on my calendar for the month of May, so I have been eyeing it all month, waiting to make it when I had cooked brown rice handy.  Making the brown rice in the morning before my toddler wakes at 6 is a bit much to ask.  Just trying to get my caffeine in by then is a feat.

I doubled the ingredients for my family of 4.  I left the peeling on the apples, which was fine with my family.

The dish can easily be made vegan with the use of non-dairy milk.

portion:  1 serving

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup cooked brown rice
• 1/4 cup lowfat milk or soymilk
• 1 apple, peeled, cored, and finely chopped
• 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon

Mix all ingredients in a microwave safe bowl (or on the stove).  Heat on high for 1-2 minutes or until heated through.

Nutritional info (per serving):  calories – 220, fat – 1.5g, protein – 4.7g, carb – 48g, fiber – 7g, calcium – 92mg, iron 1 mg, vitamin A – 35mcg, vitamin c – 5mg, folate – 4 mcg