Your Friday “Food for Thought”: You’re breakfast is eligible for an upgrade.
I’m currently staying with my friend in Vancouver, Canada. She loves cooking oatmeal every morning for breakfast. Oatmeal is a great warm breakfast on cold mornings and can be a good upgrade to cereal if you are use to eating that.
She uses all natural sugars like whole fruit and honey to sweeten and in general healthy minded. But no matter where you are, you are always eligible for a health upgrade.
Oatmeal, similar to cereal, is transferred to sugars really easily in the body. Same with fruits. Sugars are short quick energy but not supportive for metal focus, sustained energy, or satisfaction. To help with those things you are going to want a breakfast that’s higher in healthy fats & protein.
The good new’s is, you don’t have to completely change what you’re eating. Perhaps you just need an upgrade on your current model (i.e. it’s all dependent on the toppings).
How can you upgrade your oatmeal?
- add a scoop or two of cooked quinoa (a complete protein)
- top with hemp seeds or hearts
- scoop of peanut butter
- table spoon or two of chia seeds
Fill up on Healthy Fats
- handful of nuts or seeds (I like pumpkin especially)
- tablespoon or two of chia seeds
- small scoop of coconut oil
Nutritional & Natural Sweeteners
- use berries (high in antioxidants & fiber)
- slice up bananas
- shredded coconut (unsweetened)
- if you want more sweetness, use small amounts of honey or maple syrup
