Overnight Oats
It's tasty, very filling and gives a boost of energy throughout the day.
It takes no time, because it's made the night before.
There are several recipes and everybody adds their favourite ingredients.
My favourite are:
My favourite are:
Ingredients:
- half cup of oats
- 2 tbsp of pure peanut butter or other nut butter
- half cup of milk (I use unsweetened coconut milk or other non-dairy milk)
Optional
- 1tsp of cinnamon or cocoa powder (optional)
- half tbsp of chia seeds (optional)
- half tbsp of flax seeds (optional)
- 1tsp of cinnamon or cocoa powder (optional)
- half tbsp of chia seeds (optional)
- half tbsp of flax seeds (optional)
Place the ingredients in this order, in a jar with lid, and mix it carefully. Leave it in the fridge overnight.
In the morning, I add the fruit and nuts I have home. Can be hazelnuts with sliced strawberries, or banana, or other. Sometimes, I add little pieces of dark chocolate or melted.
It's so filling that I can't eat nothing more during the morning and not much during lunch.
Smoothie
Delicious and perfect to eat that vegetables of dark leaf that are so healthy, but we don't like it..
There are several different ones. You can make your own combination of fruit and vegetables. You just need a blender or a food processor.
Any smoothie should have a fruit or vegetable rich in water, like orange, pineapple, to help to dissolve the rest of the ingredients. Other option is to add milk, or vegetable based milk, or water, others.
My favourite green smoothie is:
2 Oranges + 1 Apple + Bunch of Spinach + 2 carrots + Chia seeds (optional)
Sometimes, it's necessary to add one more orange or filtered water.
Adding green tea instead of water is also a good option.
Protein Smoothie
Filing and Yummy!
For the Protein Smoothies the key is the nut butter. There are many possible combinations, some are:
- Peanut butter (or other nut butter) + banana + milk
- Nut butter + cocoa powder + banana + milk
- Nut butter + brewed coffee or coffee ice cubes + banana + milk
Fruit Smoothie!
Or, maybe a super nutritious and healthy Fruit Smoothie. It can be tropical with exotic fruits, or citric or antioxidant with red, black and blue fruits, or any other combination of fruits you prefer.
It is not a juice, because in a smoothie you add the whole fruit.
It is not a juice, because in a smoothie you add the whole fruit.
Smoothies are great options to add 1 or 2 teaspoons of powders, like Hemp or Spirulina, or other superfood.
To make it cooler, blend in ice cubes!
Fruit Salad
Or, instead of orange juice, you can add greek yogurt, If the yogurt is unsweetened add honey.
You can, also, add Chia seeds, Flax seeds, Nuts, a Powder, Cinnamon, and others.
Goat Cheese Toasts with Honey
The cheese will melt in the hot bread. if, you want more melted place it a bit in the oven. Easy and delicious! Have a cup of herbal tea with it.
You can add rosemary, and walnuts or pecans.
Chia Pudding
- Traditional Chia Pudding
- Chocolate Chia Pudding
- Peanut butter and Banana Chia Pudding
- Strawberry and Banana Chia Pudding
- Matcha Chia Pudding
- Spirulina Chia Pudding
Homemade Flapjack
Traditional Recipe
1/2 cup (100 gr) of butter
4 tbsp golden syrup
3/4 cup (75gr) brown sugar
3 cups (225gr) medium oatmeal
Preheat oven to 350F (180C)
Melt the butter and add to the other ingredients. Mix.
Pour the mixture into an oiled baking tin or baking paper and smooth down the mixture with a fork.
Bake for 15- 20 minutes. It's ready when the top starts to be brown but the mixture still soft and chewy.
Lighter Recipe
2 tbsp coconut oil
3 tbsp honey or date syrup
2 tbsp peanut butter or another nut butter
3 cups of rolled oats
Preheat oven to 180C.
Stir, while melting the coconut oil, honey or date syrup and the nut butter in a pan. Add the oats slowly and gentle mix until is soaked in the mixture.
Pour it in a baking tray lined with baking paper and placed it in the oven for 15 minutes or until starts to be brown. Let it cool down and take it to the fridge. Slice it!
In both, you can add nuts, chopped dark chocolate, chia seeds, flax seeds, goji berries, pumpkin seeds, and more.
Mini Banana Pancakes
Are gluten-free, tasty and easy to make!
Ingredients:
2 large ripe bananas
2 eggs
1tsp coconut oil or butter for the pan
1/4 baking powder for fluffy pancakes (optional)
Possible toppings: maple or date syrup, fruit, honey, jam, ice cream, nuts, nut butter, caramel, chocolate spread, others.
Peal the bananas and mash it with a fork, but leave some chunks. Add the eggs and baking powder and stir. You can add cinnamon, or cocoa powder, or vanilla.
Heat a pan and melt the coconut oil or butter on it. Add 1 tbsp or 2 of the mixture in a medium low heat. If you want, you can add chocolate chips, now.
Cook until the bottoms look browned and golden when you lift a corner. Gentle flip.Transfer the cooked pancake to a plate.
Serve immediately.
