A Truly Delicious Breakfast, to Start Your Day the Healthy Way
Hi Friends — A Prevention Revolution article published on BasilandSpice.com yesterday (July 20, 2009) was featured on Google News’ First Page Top Stories of the Day. I think of this as good news not only because it helps expand readership for this site, but because the dissemination of articles on this site is a means to create and build awareness of how we can really work together to help prevent numerous chronic diseases. My passion is to bring life-saving research to everyday individuals, as well as to physicians, and to that end any and all dissemination is good. My sincere thanks to Kelly Jad’on, Director at Basil And Spice, for hosting the article.
To celebrate, and to kick off our WHOLE FOODS SERIES today, I won’t embellish on research as I usually do. How about we just start off with a fabulous, but simple whole foods breakfast recipe, and in a day or so, we’ll talk about why it’s so good for you.
Getting a delicious and satisfying breakfast can be hard, especially in the rush of the morning, but this simple recipe just might make you put your RTE cereals aside for a long hiatus! And, you can be assured that it will nourish you far better than anything else you can get in the limited time often available for breakfast in the morning. Here it is:
BLUEBERRY PACKED GRANOLA AND YOGURT TREAT
8 oz. Organic Plain Non-Fat Yogurt (Buy a brand that has abundant live cultures)
1/2 -3/4 Cup Frozen Wild or Maine Blueberries
1-2 Tea sp. 100% Pure Maple Syrup
1/4 Tea sp. Pure Vanilla Essence (Optional)
1 Packet Nature Valley (or other very high quality) Oats and Honey Granola Bars (2 bars)
1 Tea sp. crushed flax seeds (Crushed seeds can be purchased and kept in the refrigerator, or you can purchase whole organic flax seeds and crush them at home in a coffee-grinder)
PREPARATION:
1. Let blueberries thaw slightly at room temperature.
2. Next, crush the granola bars coarsely or finely (according to taste/preference). Set aside.
3. In an attractive glass bowl, blend the yogurt with the maple syrup and vanilla till it has a very smooth consistency.
4. Add the crushed granola and the crushed flax seeds to the yogurt mix, and stir in gently.
5. Top with the semi-thawed blueberries (They should be juicy, but slightly crunchy)
6. ENJOY a morning treat that feels like you are eating ice-cream; the difference being that it is packed full of energy, nutrition, and good health!
If you streamline the above recipe (i.e. have all ingredients on hand ahead of time), it should take no more than 5-7 minutes to prepare this delicious treat. Feed it to your kids as well — It beats any pop-tarts or frozen breakfasts you may be giving them in the interest of saving time.
In the next post, I will talk about what it really means to call a food WHOLE, why it matters so very much, and why the recipe you just read can do you good.
Until then, Bon Appétit!
