Why I never skip breakfast

What’s for breakfast?

I find it so strange that many people often ‘forget’ about breakfast, I’m the complete opposite. Everyone has a different routine that works for them, and for me that means EATING A GOOD BREAKFAST. I’ve found that if I start my day off right with a healthy, substantial meal I am less likely to have unnecessary snacks throughout the day.

I go through “breakfast obsession phases.” Almost every day while living and dancing in Texas (2 years), I had a warm bowl of oats with fresh berries and peanut butter. I don’t think I’ve had that once in the last 5 years! haha.

Then came the smoothie phase, anything I could find to put into the nutribullet = breakfast! Oh goodness.

Then the religious two boiled eggs with salt (Not pleasant to take to work if I’m completely honest)

Last year it was toast, toast, toast and lately its been soy yoghurt with fruit and granola.

(All with COFFEE on the side of course !)

Do you eat when you’re bored or hungry?

In March I started working full time from home and I didn’t make any changes to my eating habits until I realised I was eating when I wasn’t even hungry. If you feel the same… YOU’RE NOT ALONE. I think it’s so important to listen to your body and eat when your body needs fuel, so I thought I’d share something that has really helped me.

Don’t get me wrong I know many people aren’t “breakfast people” but I’ve found that if the first meal of the day (even if it’s mid day) is filling and can sustain me throughout my working hours, I’m less likely to eat for the sake of it.

My homemade granola that is high in fibre, nutrients and packed full of energy to keep you fuller for longer.

Home made granola recipe:

Ingredients:

X3 cups rolled oats
X1 cup white sesame seeds
X1 cup pumpkin seeds
X1 cup sunflower seeds
X1 cup raw cashews (Broken up)
X2 cups dried fruit of choice (I use cranberries, but raisins or chopped apricot/mango will work too)
X1 cup peanut butter (Any nut butter should work)
X1/2 cup syrup (I use maple)

Method:

Preheat oven to 180 degrees celcius.
Line oven tray with baking paper.
In a bowl, melt the peanut butter and syrup in the microwave until smooth.
In a large bowl, pour the smooth mixture over all of the dry ingredients.
Mix the peanut butter mixture into the nuts and seeds with a spatula until you see clusters starting to form around the cashews.
Spread onto baking tray and roast until golden brown (+- 45mins)
Once cooled, add your dried fruit and mix through.

Tip:

Mix them around every 20mins or so to make sure they’re consistently crispy.
Once they reach your desired golden brown, open and turn off the oven and allow them to cool slowly, this brings out the crunch!

For me, breakfast really is the most important meal of my day!

Enjoy XX

Photo & recipe: @kailascleanplate