Hello and welcome to another healthy eating post…I am gradually getting through rescheduling older posts to combat these pesky scammers who invade my space… I hope you are all well and although I think it is still too early for the Christmas tree it’s time to get organised for the weeks ahead no one likes a last-minute dash do they? it is such a busy time of year coming up and sometimes we don’t have time to eat or eat on the run…which is never good for our digestion…
Today I am going to post some breakfasts which I hope will help sustain you until lunch and that you can prepare really quickly…
Firstly…Porridge…
If you don’t know already I have six children and a dog and a snake and a parrot and a horse…Get the picture….lol…no longer all at home but I do appreciate how busy it can get when you are juggling all those balls and forget about yourself…
Breakfast time was ALWAYS busy when all my tribe was at home…My slow cooker was a lifesaver during the cold winter months …I put the porridge on at night before I went to bed and come the morning it was ready and waiting…So easy…Hubby was first out of the door having had his bowl of porridge and as the kids appeared they could get theirs as it was always fresh and hot…
You can serve porridge with honey, fruit compote, fresh fruit or even a sprinkling of brown sugar which was an occasional treat for me…
Other toppings:
- Mango and toasted coconut
- Bacon and maple syrup
- Peanut Butter and grapes
- Fruit Compote
I cannot pick a favourite out of these as I love them all…
How about some nice wholemeal Toast with peanut butter and sliced banana maybe a sprinkling of cinnamon and /or honey.
Or slice some strawberries..anything goes really or some mashed avocado and a hardboiled egg roughly chopped… Quick, easy and nutritious…
Love Peanut Butter ?
Rather than buying store-bought peanut butter which is full of nasties, it is easier and it is very quick to make your own.
It is the quickest easiest recipe to make ever, the kids can help blitz it and as well as being tasty it has no nasties.
Let’s Cook!
- Take 500 gm of raw peanuts. Put in oven on a tray and cook on high for 10 mins.
- Take out of the oven and reserve a few (if you like crunchy peanut butter) like me.
- Put the remainder of the nuts in a food processor and blitz at 1 min intervals scraping down the sides. Do this for 4 mins or until smooth.
- Add 1tsp of salt,1 tbsp oil and the remainder of reserved nuts if using. If you want to add honey, Nutella or another flavouring, of your choice then add now.
- Blitz again for 1 min and put it in a suitable container. Stores in fridge for 3/4 weeks.
IT’S DELISH!
Eggs are always a good way to start your day…
Softly scrambled or poached…they are one of my favourite things. Hubby has bread with his eggs I just eat scrambled eggs on their own sometimes I grill some tomatoes as I really love eggs and tomatoes.
Here is a lovely video on how to poach an egg something that many including me have problems with…I struggle to get the perfect poached egg… And if everyone wants a poached egg this man shows you how to do six eggs at once…
Yoghurt is a great option if you don’t have time to eat it at home put it in a mason jar with a lid and eat it when you get to work…
What I love about these jars is you can take them you and any fruit of your choice you can layer it or just top the yoghurt with it.
Easy to make oats to top your yoghurt or porridge.
Quick crunchy Oats…
- 1 cup of uncooked oats…
- 1/4 cup of brown sugar…
- 3 tbsp butter.
- 1 tsp cinnamon powder ( optional)
Let’s Bake!
Mix all 3 ingredients together and bake in the oven at 350 degrees for 10 minutes stirring I love to add a bit of cinnamon…
Allow to cool and top your porridge or yoghurt.
What is your favourite breakfast?
Thank you for reading I hope some of these breakfast ideas have made your tastebuds zing xxx
And just because I can…The 1st Christmas Advert 2022…I always love the John Lewis Christmas Ads and this year it is about “loneliness” which can affect anyone, any time of the year but is always more poignant at Christmas time…x
Thank you once again for reading this post I hope you all have a great week xx