Brilliant Breakfasts
Its now summer did your diet fail, losing weight is such a massive industry and you can’t escape it its everywhere TV, Radio on twitter, news papers, magazines its pretty hard to avoid the topic.
My advice is take no notice what so ever, stop yo yo dieting and find a healthier relationship with food, start loving food not avoiding it. If you can’t sustain it for life there is no point doing it.
Its time to have a better relationship with food rather than trying to avoid it as its pretty impossible to avoid it as you just get hungry and the cycle of hope and failure just goes round and round.
If you eat real food, you can eat all day and never be fat. I mean natural foods, that grew, swam, flew or breathed, not the stuff that comes in a box or a greasy take-aways. Most tinned food is real food but watch out for the baked beans that are full of sugar!
Start taking an interest in what you are eating. It doesn’t have to be expensive and it doesn’t have to take forever to eat well. Most of my meals are 20/30 minute meals or they are cooked in advance and pulled out the freezer. You can recreate all your favorite spicy dishes yourself and if you prepare properly you never need to eat a ready meal again.
If you lack cooking skills then give me call and let me teach you some simple no measurement recipes so you can end the diets for ever.
My top tips for better eating.
- Reduce the stodgy carbs, try brown bread, rice or cous cous. or sweet potato
- Increase the fruit and vegetables and go for lots of colour
- Don’t rely on sandwiches, it’s a lazy meal option
- Reduce processed food, that includes breakfast ceral and baked beans.
- Reduce sugary foods including fizzy diet drinks.
- Drink at least two litres of water
- Increase protein in your meals to keep you full
- Keep an eye on your portion sizes
- Swap chips for veg or salads when eating out.
- Learn to cook swap ideas and recipes
- Don’t cut any food groups out
- Eat slowly at the table
- Don’t shovel food in while watching TV
- Keep nuts & fruit and water in your bag for hungry times
MAKE TIME FOR BREAKFAST
If your body is hungry in the morning its working properly, if its not then perhaps its not used to getting regular food. Well fuelled bodies will get hungry and thirsty, which means regular food and water.
I know what you’re thinking if I eat breakfast I am hungry all day, you should be hungry again by lunch time if you eat the right breakfast. Skipping breakfast and eating a big meal at the end of the day is just daft. You need your energy in the morning.
Research shows that those who eat breakfast are slimmer than those that do not and its your fuel for the day so don’t avoid breakfast make a little time for it.
If you start your day healthy you are more likely to stay healthy for the rest of the day.
Eating the same breakfasts is boring and I think there are so many healthy breakfasts you don’t need the same one twice, unless you want it.
Breakfast cereals are easy to grab but are often packed with hidden sugars, porridge is the only exception, It oats pure and simple with no sneaky hidden ingredients and at less than a £1 a bag it’s cheap too and good for you. Add honey or berries to bring it to life.
Here are some good balanced breakfasts.
- Scrambled eggs on a slice of whole grain toast (add smoked salmon)
- Porridge with honey, add your favourite berries or banana.
- Banana, (whole earth) peanut butter rolled in an oatcake
- An Omelette with mushrooms
- Grilled bacon and egg on a pancake or oat cake
- Pancakes topped with berries
Most people have juice but I always have a big pint of water to start my day hydrated. A little bit of fresh juice topped up with sparkling water is also rather nice and makes the juice go much further.
Breakfast in a flash in a Glass
To increase your fruit and vegetable intake why not try some for breakfast. I was taught that two fruit and one vegetable makes a good combination for smoothes. This tip was from Rebecca Kane at @Shine on raw.
A great personal trainer also taught me throwing in a raw egg adds protein to any smoothes making you stay fuller for longer. You don’t taste it and it’s a perfectly safe way to eat eggs.
Invest in a good quality blender and chop and freeze your fruit for your smoothes, so the “I don’t have time to chop and peel doesn’t apply” just grab from the freezer and throw it in the jug!
Buy your pineapples, mangos when they are on offer, chop and put in a plastic box in the freezer, same for bananas, and berries. No fruit will be wasted if you have a good quality blender that can deal with frozen fruits and ice. I buy a mint plant for £1 it sits on my window sill happily until I want some and will last a very long time if its watered.
You can prepare in advance and have a selection of fruits to grab and whiz up as nobody wants pineapple for a whole week! No measurements required just a handful of this and that it doesn’t have to be an exact science. Just add water or more of the liquid if your smoothes are too thick. Have a go you will get the hang of it and send me your recipes if you make some nice ones of your own.
My favourite Smoothes.
Green & Minty Apple juice, handful of kale or spinach, pinch of mint leaves.
Orange and Zesty Orange Juice, Carrot and slice of Ginger, (optional Pineapple)
Killer Red Beetroots, squeeze of lime, ginger, (optional pineapple slice)
Nutty Nanas Glass of skimmed milk, banana, 1 egg, 1 table spoon of Whole earth Peanut butter, sprinkle of cinnamon (optional blueberries)
Strawberry Shake 1 large advacado or small courgette, yogurt, honey, double portion of frozen red berries, fresh strawberries.
Berrybliss Frozen red berries, blueberries milk or yogurt and pineapple.
Courgette and Advacardo are my smoothe veggies as they whizz up very creamy and have a gentle taste so you you won’t even know they are there.
I hope you have enjoyed my breakfast blogg and I hope I have inspired you to give breakfast ago if you don’t already.
I am going to write a lunch one next month for some simple lunches you can make to grab from the freezer and go or fling in the fridge.
Its time to shake up the food embrace it love it not spend life trying to avoid it.
Special thanks to the following for their ideas, and inspiration. They do what they do really well !
Kerstens Kitchen www.kerstinskitchen.co.uk Richard Westwood www.bodyrockerfit.co.ukRebecca Kane www.shineonraw.com
If you need help with getting a better relationship with food give me a call for counselling or some kitchen coaching. 07958721040