Do it right and breakfasts can be the desserts of the
morning (naturally sweet of course!!). We all know breakfasts are the most
important meal of the day and if I ever have the chance to sit down and enjoy
it most days, it’s my favourite meal of the day! Regardless of the weather I
like to choose my breakfasts and ingredients seasonally and I do like to put in
that extra effort just to start the day I want. You know you’ve achieved
success when the plate looks instagram worthy and you’ve used mostly natural and
minimally processed ingredients! Start healthy!
So here are some ideas to spice up the morning – of course you don’t need to be Jamie Oliver to accomplish any of these:
So here are some ideas to spice up the morning – of course you don’t need to be Jamie Oliver to accomplish any of these:
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| Added some stewed fruits after draining them from the saucepan :) |
1. Porridge – Maybe save this more for cold-cool mornings
like from Autumn to Spring. While the sachets from the supermarket may seem
enticing with all the fruity flavours (Porridge in 90 seconds they claim!!) I
would rather see all the sugar that goes into these products and add them to
their utmost minimum while still keeping it nice!
Start with your basic porridge then dress it up how you want (some of my favourites are suggested below):
¼ C quick oats
½ C skim milk or water
1. All in the microwave for 1 minute to begin with then 30 seconds thereafter until the individual oats have softened (watch out for the bubbling – cleaning the microwave dish after is the biggest trek!)
OR
Combine into a pot and cook on low-medium heat until oats look softened! Keep stirring when it bubbles (we don’t want a layer of porridge at the bottom – also very hard to clean!)
Serving Suggestions (The fun part)
Start with your basic porridge then dress it up how you want (some of my favourites are suggested below):
¼ C quick oats
½ C skim milk or water
1. All in the microwave for 1 minute to begin with then 30 seconds thereafter until the individual oats have softened (watch out for the bubbling – cleaning the microwave dish after is the biggest trek!)
OR
Combine into a pot and cook on low-medium heat until oats look softened! Keep stirring when it bubbles (we don’t want a layer of porridge at the bottom – also very hard to clean!)
Serving Suggestions (The fun part)
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Pantry Ingredients
Sprinkle a pinch of desiccated coconut then drizzle with honey/maple syrup Sultanas, some flax seeds stirred through and drizzle of honey/maple syrup Crushed Brazil nuts (Low in GI, full for longer!) with drizzled honey/maple syrup Light dust of cinnamon with drizzle of honey/maple syrup (simple but good :D) Dried apples sliced , sultanas and a dust of cinnamon! 1 tsp cocoa powder stirred through porridge with a drizzle of honey/maple syrup and sprinkle of desiccated coconut (just like a lamington :P) |
Fresh ingredients
Flaked almonds, half a banana thinly sliced with a drizzle of honey/maple syrup Top with softened apple (slice into saucepan), drizzle of honey/maple syrup and dust of cinnamon! Diced peach slightly softened in a saucepan onto the porridge with a sprinkle of desiccated coconut! Small handful of frozen mixed berries with crushed brazil nuts! Caramelised pears (slice into saucepan with some water and sugar) with halved pistachios |
Of course there are many more toppings and infusions!!
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| Take every opportunity to add seasonal |
2. Mixed Muesli and dried fruit with milk – Simpler
and much more refreshing for the hotter days!
Most supermarkets sell already mixed muesli with the fruit which is such a time saver but feel free to customize your own with rolled oats, seeds and your chosen fruits and sliced nuts! Any milk will do, the sweetness of the muesli flavours it so well and I’m recently getting into having it with my soy milk – on point!
Personally I like to let my milk and muesli sit for about 3 mins before I dig in just to get the oats softened just that little bit J
3. All Natural Yoghurt with whatever the heck you want – So so so refreshing and addictive that yoghurt by the 2 kg load always stocks my fridge!
Let your kitchen become a yoghurt parlour for the morning! Load up on 4 tablespoons of yoghurt and then comes the toppings! Choose from fresh and dried cut fruits, nuts, bircher muesli, mixed berries, honey and fruit syrups (watch the sugar in these)!!
Most supermarkets sell already mixed muesli with the fruit which is such a time saver but feel free to customize your own with rolled oats, seeds and your chosen fruits and sliced nuts! Any milk will do, the sweetness of the muesli flavours it so well and I’m recently getting into having it with my soy milk – on point!
Personally I like to let my milk and muesli sit for about 3 mins before I dig in just to get the oats softened just that little bit J
3. All Natural Yoghurt with whatever the heck you want – So so so refreshing and addictive that yoghurt by the 2 kg load always stocks my fridge!
Let your kitchen become a yoghurt parlour for the morning! Load up on 4 tablespoons of yoghurt and then comes the toppings! Choose from fresh and dried cut fruits, nuts, bircher muesli, mixed berries, honey and fruit syrups (watch the sugar in these)!!
4. Brekkie smoothie on the GO – You can still enjoy a
good brekkie on the run, just transition into the sippy kind with a straw!
There is no one recipe for this since ingredients are seasonal! Just stick with
the base ingredients – 1 cup of milk, 1.5 tablespoons of quick oats, sweet
fresh fruits sliced up first (strawberries, banana, peaches, apples, apricots
to name a few) all into a blender and watch it go like a kid in a candy store! I
haven’t experimented with cocoa smoothies yet so I can’t advise you here!
While Up and Go’s were my best friends in my dark times of braces and early school mornings I would much prefer to mix my own in the blender before heading off! Up and Go keeps long for a reason – that’s right preservatives and emulsifiers! So how hard can it really be?
Add to the blender: 1 cup of skim milk (or any milk), 2 weetbix, 1 tablespoon of caramel syrup and a quick squeeze of honey. Optional: add 1 tsp chocolate powder and 1 tsp coffee powder for a mocha creation!
While Up and Go’s were my best friends in my dark times of braces and early school mornings I would much prefer to mix my own in the blender before heading off! Up and Go keeps long for a reason – that’s right preservatives and emulsifiers! So how hard can it really be?
Add to the blender: 1 cup of skim milk (or any milk), 2 weetbix, 1 tablespoon of caramel syrup and a quick squeeze of honey. Optional: add 1 tsp chocolate powder and 1 tsp coffee powder for a mocha creation!
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| "Forever Alone" Egg Fritter with a green juice last weekend Great meal to check your social networking to :D |
Just mash a small cut enough to spread over the whole toast (even the edges)! Crack over some salt and pepper or even a drizzle of honey/syrup and voila!
6. Egg fritter - this is one of my sisters creations (here she is) which we cook for one in this little "forever alone" (as we like to call it) saucepan we got from IKEA!
All you need:
- small portions of chopped tomato, chickpeas, diced ham (or any left over meat)
- 1 egg pre whisked in a bowl with a tbsp of milk and pinch of mixed herbs.
1. All into a small saucepan or egg template (toppings first for a little sizzle then egg mix last) with some canola oil spray!
2. Turn off heat and cover saucepan with foil to completely cook the egg.
Level up from scrambled eggs! Score!
That's all for now! Of course give these a go with your own personal spin and let me know what you think! For now I'll be working on how to master the overnight oats and incorporating tea infusions to the porridges! It all has to begin with some sort of disaster!
So stay cool for the summer and go find yourself some seasonal fruit to kick start your day!
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