Feel Healthy: Favourite Breakfast lately!

 

Breakfast is one of the most important meals of the day – at least according to some people. I, personally, couldn’t agree more. The quality of my breakfast has a significant impact on my wellbeing and energy levels throughout the entire day. Leaving the house without having breakfast? Impossible for me. Deprive me of food and I will turn into one hell of a snickers diva! I simply cannot function without good food in my belly (and no, a nutella toast won’t cut it).

My favourite breakfast, as of lately, has been a Vegan Breakfast Bowl, full of fruit and superfood that keeps me filled up until lunch. Since some of you were asking, I thought I share this “recipe” on here and show you how I make my breakfast most of the days.

 

 

 

 

The more the better. I try to not let the granola & yoghurt be the dominating part in my breakfast bowl. Instead, I like to load it up with lots of fruit. My current favourites are: nectarines, mangos, blueberries, raspberries or pomegranate seeds.

It is up to your personal liking wether you choose dairy or plant-based yoghurt e.g. soy yoghurt. I have spent quite a few hours researching, since some people say soy yoghurt might be unhealthy. According to my research so far, I haven’t found any legitimate studies that prove soy  yoghurt to be unhealthy. In fact, there are some studies who state soy’s health benefits. If you ask me, I would consume soy moderately and not integrate it in every meal. I don’t think that eating soy yoghurt every now and then, will be bad for you. Again, this is just my personal opinion though.

Like I have mentioned before, I like fruit and toppings to be the main part in my breakfast bowl. A little crunch never hurt nobody though and since I don’t put any sweetners in my breakfast bowl, I like to add a little sweetness with some organic spelt crunch e.g. from Alnatura.

I am pretty sure you have already heard and read a lot about the positive health benefits of nuts.  Nuts contain about 80% unsaturated “good” fats and are rich in magnesium & vitamin E. To name a few of the health benefits of nuts: they can help lower cholesterol, help keep blood sugar stable and actually help control weight.

My true favourite: hemp hearts – they are delicious and little nutricious wonders. Hemp hearts typically contain 33 percent protein, 9 percent omega-3 essential fatty acids, and are an excellent source of iron, vitamin E and GLA (gamma-linolenic acid), an Omega-6 fatty acid. The protein profile in hemp hearts makes them one of the densest sources of plant protein – pretty amazing, right?! 

Another superfood, I wouldn’t want to live/eat without are chia seeds. Each seed is packed with fiber, protein, minerals, omega-3, and antioxidants – even the ancient aztecs already knew about their amazing nutritional benefits.