My goal here is to share my simple recipes with whoever wants to try them. My aim is to inspire and give ideas to those who need them. I´m dedicated to whole foods and fresh, quality ingredients and hope to show you why…
If you want to know more, read the about me section or drop me an email☺ Otherwise, read on, enjoy, experiment and let me know what you think!
Happy eating!
Aaaaaand here´s the first one Im going to share with you. I thought too much about what should be my very fist post but since I´m basically just going to be sharing with you what I´m eating I thought I´d just tell you what I had for breakfast, and man was it good and kept me going right into the afternoon. Nothing fancy here, just oats, well, actually so much more!
So here´s what you´ll need to serve one hungry tummy
½ cup pinhead oats (flakes will do fine too)
1 1/2 cup filtered water
½ cup coconut milk
Handful of chopped walnuts
2 tbsp ground flaxseed
1 tsp honey
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 tsp cinnamon
Small handful chopped dried sour cherries
Handful of fresh raspberries
1 tbsp raw coconut oil
And here´s how you do it
-Soak the oats overnight
-Rinse them well in the morning, add water, bring to a boil and simmer, covered, on low heat for about 20 minutes.
-Add coconut milk and allow to simmer for another 5 minutes
-Mix with all the rest in a bowl, stirring everything well together
I know it sounds like a long time to make breakfast, but believe me it´s worth it! If you don´t agree, you can always use the flakes or precook the pinhead oats and have them ready in the fridge. This way it should only take you about 5 minutes to make the magic happen ☺ But whichever way you do it, take time to sit back and eat it slowly.
I will be highlighting at least one ingredient in every post and this time I want to tell you a little story about oats…
Oats (Avena Sativa)
Where to start! Well, oats are an excellent source of fibre which makes them a great friend to our digestive tract, helping everything run smoothly down there. They´re also a good source of minerals like manganese, selenium, magnesium and phosphorus, as well as several vitamins, being especially high in vitamin B1. Oats contain slow releasing carbohydrates, meaning that they don´t send the blood sugar on a rollercoaster-ride but give it a smooth flow throughout the days helping to keep hunger, cravings and irritability at bay. Another interesting thing about oats is that they are rich in the essential amino acid tryptophan. Tryptophan is a precursor to serotonin, a neurotransmitter that plays an important role in regulating e.g. sleep patterns and mood. So oats, apart from filling our tummies so well and tasting so good, can actually make us happy and relaxed. ☺
Finally I encourage you to go for organic ingredients as much as possible. Will elaborate on why that´s so important another time!
In the meantime, enjoy your oats ☺
Ösp
Sources:
1.http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=54
2.http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=nutrient&dbid=103
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