{"id":6523,"date":"2015-02-08T22:13:24","date_gmt":"2015-02-09T06:13:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/?p=6523"},"modified":"2017-02-23T14:19:06","modified_gmt":"2017-02-23T22:19:06","slug":"quinoa-parfait","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/quinoa-parfait\/","title":{"rendered":"The Power of Cooking + A Minty Quinoa Breakfast Parfait"},"content":{"rendered":"

I always laugh when I hear people referring to me as \u201cthe\u201d One Ingredient Chef. When I originally chose this website name, it was not to give myself that title. The way I see it, anyone who learns the art of cooking healthy, unprocessed food is a One Ingredient Chef.<\/strong><\/p>\n

My goal has always been to help us fight back against the massive health epidemics that are related to processed food. It\u2019s a sad reality that, today, more people in the developed world are dying because of the types of food we choose to eat than anything else. For all our medical advancements, diet-related diseases (i.e. disease caused by junk food) are the number one killer in America and many parts of the world. <\/p>\n

The thing is, we all know this. We all know that processed junk food is bad for us. The last thing we need in 2015 is more information<\/em> or another person telling us that we “should” be eating healthy. Really, our struggles with processed food are because very few people show us “how” to do better\u2026 <\/p>\n

\u201cHow can I make a healthy dinner every night when I don\u2019t get home from work until after dark?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cHow can I buy healthy food on my limited budget?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cHow can I fight off cravings when all I want is a piece of chocolate cake?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

My view has always been that the most effective way to solve this problem (the most powerful “how”) is through the kitchen. At the end of the day, real progress comes from action, not just knowledge. You can be the smartest nutritionist in the world, but if you and your family aren’t cooking healthy food on a regular basis, it won\u2019t make any difference.<\/p>\n

It sounds so simple, but COOKING is our most powerful weapon in the fight against processed food.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

When you prepare your own food with whole, fresh ingredients, it’s nearly guaranteed to be unprocessed and so much healthier. This is why cooking has always been the medium<\/strong> for me to share the message<\/strong>. That\u2019s why I\u2019ve shared recipe ideas for these last 100+ weeks in a row \u2013 Not because I\u2019m the One Ingredient Chef, but so that YOU can be the One Ingredient Chef and use cooking as your most powerful weapon in this fight against processed food.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re on my email newsletter, you might have heard that something big is coming soon. In less than a week, I\u2019ll be opening registration to the One Ingredient Transformation Course<\/em>. This is an epic 8-week program that teaches you the \u201chow\u201d of eating unprocessed food and guides you through my exact process one step at a time. <\/p>\n

\"\"This is something totally new. It\u2019s a digital course that has a ton of new resources: 120 pages of content, videos, assignments, dozens of recipes, and an interactive community of like-minded students to help you stay on track with this healthy eating program. <\/p>\n

Of course, all these resources come back to the kitchen. Everything I\u2019m going to teach you in this course is designed around my core mission: to help you become healthier than ever before by cooking the best food of your life.<\/strong> The course covers everything from organizing your kitchen, grocery shopping for “One Ingredient” foods, cooking healthy with limited time, fighting off cravings, and so much more. <\/p>\n

There’s also some great new recipes inside this course, and today I have to share one of them with you has a sneak preview. It’s a minty quinoa breakfast parfait, and it\u2019s one of the most delicious things I have ever tasted. Fluffy quinoa infused with mint and a touch of maple syrup, whipped frozen banana, and berries & nuts, all layered together. <\/p>\n

Recipes like this are perfect examples of what being a One Ingredient Chef is all about: simple ingredients thrown together in minutes to create the most delicious meals. It truly is one of my favorite recipes and I hope you enjoy it! \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n

P.S. If you aren’t already, I’d recommend joining my email newsletter at this point. I’ll be sending out more info on the new One Ingredient Transformation Course later this week, including a special early-bird registration offer. You can sign up (and get my free One Ingredient Manifesto as well) through the form at the top of my homepage (here<\/a>).<\/p>\n

\"QuinoaParfait\"<\/p>\n

Makes 2 parfaits<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Ingredients:<\/h4>\n
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