Breakfast Couscous. Whole Food Challenge Day Three.

On the third day of the Happy Herbivore challenge to eat only whole foods for 30 days, I woke up late and had no idea what to eat. I searched my pantry for a moment and discovered: couscous.

I decided that couscous was a fine choice for a breakfast, but didn't know what to put into it. Naturally, I first thought of... coconut? No so naturally, but I saw a bag of shredded coconut in the cupboard and decided to give it a shot.

My next thought was to add raisins, and then some maple syrup for sweetener.

It was pretty delicious, and cinnamon or brown sugar can easily be added to give it that warm, homey feeling. I love coconut and can eat it in just about anything that will take it, but if you're not a fan, you may want to omit the coconut and go with something like a juice-cooked couscous.

Unfortunately, I was literally running out the door this morning 2 minutes AFTER my first class had begun, so I don't have an original photo. Here is a similar photo (without the coconut) from Erin's Food Files.



So, here is the "recipe" as follows:

Ingredients:
-1 cup couscous
-1 cup water
-1/4 cup shredded coconut (more or less to taste)
-1/2 cup raisins
-2-3 tbsp maple syrup, agave nectar, or brown sugar (to taste)
-2 tsp cinnamon (optional)

Boil water, remove from heat, and add couscous, coconut, and raisins. Stir, then cover and let sit for 5 minutes. Add maple syrup or other sweetener to couscous, and cinnamon if you decide to add it. Stir and fluff well. Serve warm.