3 ways to get quinoa into the kids without them knowing

I'm a healthy food binger. I spend Monday to Friday thinking I am pretty brilliant, eating things like quinoa, lentils, chickpeas, almond milk and organic oats, and smugly high-fiving myself for being so virtuous and clean. And then the weekend begins... Then it's just a blur of wine, followed by chips, followed by desert, and then there's the coffee, followed by biscuits, followed by dinner out, friends over for dinner, cheeky toasted sambos and eating the leftovers off the kids' plates. My answer to my weekend unhealthiness? Quinoa and lots of it mid-week, before the weekend kicks in again. And you see the pattern here. During these four virtuous days, quinoa is my BFF. It's so easy to make, it's a protein, it's full of the antioxidant Manganese, it's filling, super-healthy, and it keeps me full in place of starchy carbs. Since I discovered it's magical fill-me-up capabilities, I've ditched pasta, potatoes, rice and noodles during the week. I make a bit pot on a Sunday and use it throughout the week in soups, salads, stir-fries or throw in some pesto or Indian spices to serve with meat or fish for dinner. Sadly, as with many healthy foods, I just can't get my kids on the same buzz. Even when I re-named it 'fluffy' and drowned it in pesto, which they love. So, I got to thinking how I could slyly disguise it in their food to give them a healthy, protein shot without them even knowing, and a means of keeping them full and stopping the nagging for snacks all day long too. Here are 3 brilliant recipes that got my kids eating quinoa – a sentence I thought I would NEVER say. 1.Toasted coconut breakfast cookies (you'll need quinoa flakes and cashew butter for these, both of which you will get in any health food store). 2. Garlicky and cheesy quinoa fritters Honestly these are SO good. Courtesy of the brilliant diethood.com.