Cooked Bulgur Wheat for Breakfast, a Healthy Grain

Cereal doesn’t fill me up in the mornings. I eat a couple of bowls and I’m hungry again a couple hours later. Oh, woe is me. So a gal pal of mine told me to try bulgur. Bulgur wheat has a super long history, dating back to approximately 2800 BC with origins in the Mediterranean region. Nowadays it is located in my kitchen pantry.

Bulgar contains numerous vitamins and minerals which will give you a jump start for the day. What’s actually so good about it, you ask? Well, how ’bout some folate, niacin, phosphorus, copper, zinc, magnesium and manganese. I especially like the M&M combo. Bulgur has impressive amounts of magnesium and manganese. Magnesium relaxes nerves and muscles, maintains a healthy heart, keeps blood flowing normal and probaly others thing that I’m forgetting. Hmmm, I guess that you can rule out improve your memory As for manganese, it helps protect cells from harmful free radicals that circulate in your body. On the vitamin side, bulgur has Vitamin A, some of the B’s and E. Nice, right?

Now that you know that bulgur is our friend, cook some up and have a bowl for breakfast. This is what I do:

Cooked Bulgur Wheat for Breakfast -- a Healthy Grain

1.5 Cups of H2O
.5 Cups of Bulgur Wheat

1 Apple
1 Tsp of Honey
Almond Butter — I’ve used peanut butter too, but I prefer the almond kind. Also, I didn’t say how much ’cause I like it lots and lots.

Bring the H2O and bulgur wheat to a boil then let simmer for, oh I don’t know, 12 minutes or so. If there is excess water, you can drain it. Sometimes I have some, sometimes I don’t. Chop up your apple into little chunks and add it to your bowl of bulgur. Add the honey as well.  If you want this as a vegan dish, just don’t use the honey. It only adds some sweetness to this dish, but with the apple you’ll be fine. Then crumble on the Almond Butter or Peanut Butter. This makes 2 servings or 1 monster one. This breakfast dish is perfect on a cold morning, it’s hot and healthy!