{"id":5722,"date":"2014-06-20T12:20:46","date_gmt":"2014-06-20T16:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/?p=5722"},"modified":"2014-06-20T12:21:46","modified_gmt":"2014-06-20T16:21:46","slug":"eat-this-lose-weight-sunny-summer-solstice-breakfast-quinoa-and-figs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2014\/06\/eat-this-lose-weight-sunny-summer-solstice-breakfast-quinoa-and-figs.html","title":{"rendered":"Eat This: Lose Weight – Sunny Summer Solstice Breakfast, Quinoa and Figs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Your Gain Is My Pain…Call me! ~ Janice Taylor, Anti-Gravity Coach, Positarian, Author, Artist<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Set your clocks, Tushkateers*! The longest day of the year a.k.a. the Summer Solstice, is scheduled to arrive on Saturday, June 21 at 6:51 a.m. EDT, at which time the Earth’s northern hemisphere faces, most directly, toward the sun.<\/p>\n

In that moment, or minute (6:51 a.m. EDT), the sun, when viewed from planet Earth, appears to pause and then reverse its direction.<\/p>\n

What better way to celebrate, kick-start your summer, reverse any direction that needs to be reversed, than with a Sunny Summer Solstice Breakfast: Quinoa and Figs!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sunny Summer Solstice Breakfast: Quinoa and Figs
\n<\/strong>Ingredients<\/em>:
\n\u20221\/4 cup quinoa
\n\u20222\/3 cup orange juice
\n\u20221\/4 cup chopped dried figs
\n\u2022pinch ground cinnamon
\n\u2022pinch salt
\n\u2022low fat yogurt to taste<\/p>\n

Instructions<\/em>:
\nPlace quinoa, orange juice, figs, cinnamon and salt in a saucepan.
\nBring to boil, then reduce the heat and simmer 20 minutes until the liquid is absorbed.
\nRemove the pan from the heat, let stand covered for about 10 minutes. Stir.
\nPut in bowl.\u00a0 Top with a dollop or two of plain yogurt.<\/p>\n

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