Powerful Oatmeal

I like to make enough of this to last the whole week—please feel free to scale back the recipe if you want.

Ingredients:

2 cups quick cooking oatmeal

1 cup quinoa

¼ cup toasted wheat germ

¼ cup ground flax seed

7-8 cups water (all those grains really soak up the liquid and you want them to be able to bloom. Start with 7 and then see if it is the thickness that you like-if not, add the rest of the water—I used all 8 cups)

2 teaspoons cinnamon

½ teaspoon nutmeg

Pinch allspice

3 Tablespoons maple syrup

Milk, berries and extra maple syrup to serve

Directions: In a large saucepan, stir together oatmeal, quinoa, wheat germ and flax seed. Stir in the water and spices.  Cook over medium high heat until boiling, stirring constantly. Reduce the heat to a simmer, cover and cook, stirring often, for 30 minutes. Add the maple syrup and combine. To serve, heap into bowls and add milk, berries and maple syrup to taste.