I have been wanting to switch to using mostly whole grain our diet for about a year now. What typically happens is this: I buy a bunch of whole grain products and try to use them all at once. Inevitably, I end up confused, burned out, and back to where I started feeling a bit defeated. When my friend mentioned that she wanted to meet her goal by the end of 2011, I realized that I don't have to switch to eating strictly whole grains all at once. It could (and likely should) be a gradual process to learn what my husband and I like, what we don't like, and how to actually use them in our day to day diet. I could have a goal to get there by the end of 2011. What a relief! On a similar note, I would also like to make peace with beans. I usually don't like beans of any kinds, but they're so good for you and I really would like to enjoy eating them.
In honor of my desire to transition to more whole grains and beans, I made myself a quinoa and chickpea concoction.
I think the spices needed a little adjusting, but all in all, I'd say it was a success! Yay!
4 comments:
There's a cookbook we LOVE called Feeding the Whole Family. It has a recipe for a quinoa and bean stew that is awesome (along with lots of others!). It's definitely worth checking out from the library.
this concotion looks good...i love chickpeas. i have had quinoa once i think but i am not opposed
Good on you! Gradual is a good way to go - it's how everything ends up going eventually, it seems (except revolutions...) I've never tried quinoa...
Gradual changes stick.
And Quinoa is one of my favorite whole grains. I like it much better than rice.
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