A Gut Busting Brekkie

Breakfast really is the most important meal of the day. Typically your gut is clear, you've digested all the food from the day before and I always think of it as a chance to heal any damage done from the weeks before (processed foods, alcohol, sugar all cause damage to the gut bacteria which is so important is health and especially in aiding weight loss).

So this breakfast is chock full of healthy bacteria inducing foods, it's tasty and quick to make!

Ingredients:

Greek Yogurt
2 heaped tablespoons of Udo's Beyond Greens (found here)
1 heaped teaspoons of Cinnamon (excellent at lowering your blood sugar and aiding weight loss)
1 handful of blueberries
1 heaped tablespoon of 100% Coco
1 teaspoon of honey (I use Healy's Organic Honey as it's local to Ballincollig)
2 teaspoons of my homemade granola (recipe here)


Method:
Add all ingredients into a bowl, mix well and enjoy!

Why should you eat a well balanced healthy breakfast? Above is why!

Home-made Choco Berry Granola

This is a great Sunday morning treat. It is so quick and easy to make and keeps fresh for weeks in a sealed container. It's also a great 'sugar free' alternative to cereal for people in the morning.

 Serving sugestion with natural, Irish, organic yogurt and organic bluberries.

Ingredients:

250g      Organic porridge oats (I use Flahavan's as they are Irish and local)

50g        Kerrygold Butter (full fat salted/unsalted depending on your taste)
              or Extra Virgin organic Coconut oil

100ml    Healy's Organic Honey (I buy this brand as it's local to me in Ballincollig, Cork)

2 tbsp    Cinnamon (lowers bad cholesterol and blood sugar)

50g        100% Coco (Bournville or Green and Blacks Organic)

40g         Chia Seeds (These are high in protein and available in all good health shops/supermarkets)

40g         Goji Berries (These are high in antioxidants and available in all good health shops)

50g         Nuts and Seeds of choice. Here I used Sesame seeds.

Method:

Melt Coconut oil/Butter in a pan at a low heat.

Add in Oats and allow to absorb the good fat stirring well.

Add in Honey and stir well so all the oats are coated.

Add in the rest of the ingredients and mix.

Spread the mixture on a lined tin and roast in the oven at 170 deg C for 25 minutes.
Check after 15 minutes to ensure it isn't burning/turning black. If so reduce heat and check often.

Leave the mixture cool in the tin for about 20 minutes and then transfer into a well sealed container.

Serve and enjoy!

Other variations can include

- Gluten Free Oats

- Fresh fruit

- Chopped nuts

- Rice Flakes

Any dry healthy ingredients really.

Feel free to post me pictures of your creations! I'm always open to ideas.

Remember Eat Clean, Train Dirty, Live Easy.