Everyone including obese children can benefit from a quick and easy hot breakfast cereal naturally gluten free and wheat free that’s good for the whole family? Try quinoa (KEEN-wah). The Ancient Incas fueled an empire with this tiny seed. It cooks up light, fluffy and slightly crunchy - like a grain - but easily digestible.  Since it  cooks up like a grain, quinoa is an excellent replacement for grains that are difficult for many susceptible children (and adults) to digest. Common grains, other than quinoa, can feed candida, the systemic yeast overgrowth identified in many overweight and obese children.

Make it for breakfast and serve drizzled with a teaspoon of honey, cinnamon and a tablespoon of heavy cream. Cook quinoa in broth with a few dried cranberrries, snip in parsley, scallions or chives, season with a pinch of sea salt and serve as a side dish with dinner.

Satisfying and loaded with benefits, Quinoa has fiber, antioxidants, phytonutrients, vitamins, amino acids, enzymes and minerals that can be insufficient in obese children and those suffering with teenage obesity.