Healthy Breakfast Recipes – 2 quick ideas to kick start your day
Fiona Lesley
Now is a great time to give some thought to healthy breakfast recipes. We often leave home in a stressed state, grabbing a cup of coffee and perhaps a slice of toast on the way. However, breakfast is probably the most important meal of the day. It is the meal that fires up the engines and gives us energy for the day. This couldn’t be more important when it comes to children and teenagers – if we want them to concentrate to their maximum and perform on the sports field, we need to ensure that we give them something that will sustain them through the morning.
1 Granola Recipe
This Granola Recipe is a great substitute for commercial cereals – it is lower in fat and sugar and is easily made at home. It is also much more economical. You can ring the changes – substitute any of the dried fruits below with your own choice – goji berries, dried cranberries, dried mango or banana. You can chop the dried fruits in a food processor which speeds things up – process until they are just chopped and don’t let them become a mush.
Ingredients:
2lb 2oz / 1kg rolled oats¼ cup oil½ cup honey, melted1 cup hot water1 teaspoon ground cinnamon1 cup toasted almonds, chopped or whole2 cups raisins (about 8oz / 250g)2 cups chopped dried peaches2 cups chopped dried figs5 oz / 140g chopped dried apple rings
Method:
Heat the oven to 300° F / 160° C.Pour the oats into a large baking tray. Combine the hot water, oil, honey, vanilla and cinnamon. Pour over the oats. Make sure that it is well stirred in.Bake for about an hour, stirring every 10 minutes. Make sure that the mixture doesn’t burn. It is ready when the oats is not longer wet and is golden in color.Remove from the oven and add almonds and dried fruit. Stir very well.Allow to cool and then store in air tight containers.
2 Mango Lassi Recipe
Protein is important first thing in the morning, but you may not have the time or inclination to cook up eggs. Fruit Smoothie recipes are prepared in seconds and this Mango Lassi Recipe is both delicious and satisfying.
Ingredients:
2 ripe mangoes – about 12 oz / 350g2 cups yogurt ½ cups milk2 tablespoons sugar (optional)
Method:
Peel the mangoes. Cut the flesh off the pip.Place the mango, yogurt and milk in a blender.Sweeten the mango lassi with a little sugar if necessary. If your mangoes are very sweet you won’t need to add sugar. This mixture is fairly thick, so you may want to add a little more milk.Pour into 2 – 3 glasses and serve.
There are more healthy breakfast recipes at Healthy Breakfast Recipes.
Fiona Lesley has had over 20 years of experience cooking delicious meals for family and friends alike. A teacher by profession, she brings together her years of time and money-saving tips at www.easy-meal-planning.com