Super Health Breakfast
This is a cold cooked muesli version. You can prepare it the night before.
Preparation Time
15 minutes
Servings
3 to 4 servings
Ingredients
- A teaspoon of Lactobacillus Acidophilus. (Int B2 from Biocare is good, but any brand is fine.)
- A handful of flaked almonds, or/and 2-3 broken walnuts.
- 3-4 chopped stoneless prunes. (Agen prunes are a gourmet recommendation, but Sunsweet Californian stoneless are also delicious.)
- A handful of blueberries.
- A handful of raspberries.
- A handful of chopped red seedless organic grapes.
- A handful of chopped white seedless organic grapes.
- A handful of blackberries.
Method
Make a good amount of slightly runny porridge using either just water and organic oats, or if you are not avoiding dairy, semi-skimmed milk and organic oats, or 50% water, 50% milk and organic oats. Do not add salt. (If you are just feeding yourself, you can refrigerate the cooked porridge and it will last you 3 or 4 nights.)
To assemble: Put the above ingredients into a large bowl. You can vary the above and add other berries in season, such as: Wild strawberries, or small, very ripe strawberries, blackcurrants, redcurrants, mulberries, loganberries, but use at least 4 fruits from the list.
The bowl should be half full of fruit, with some nuts. Fill the other half with the runny porridge, top with a teaspoon of St Dalfour Wild Blueberry Jam (sugar free) and mix it all up.
If you do not have hormonal concerns, such as breast, ovarian or prostate, and therefore are avoiding dairy, you can also add a spoonful or two of plain, live yoghurt.
Notes
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, so you can eat other things as well as this. If you are not avoiding dairy, a chunk of organic Feta (which bears no comparison with the oversalted cheese most of us know – God bless ‘Vrai’, Biona, Futura) will give you sufficient protein. Or anything else you fancy.
Lactobacillus Acidophilus, or ‘friendly bacteria’ tunes up your intestinal function, counteracts antibiotic damage, and stimulates the immune system.
Blueberries contain the highest levels of antioxidants of any fruit. Raspberries contain ellagic acid, which is thought to inhibit tumour growth. Red grapes contains a flavonoid compound, resveratrol, which has anti-cancer properties.
Almonds are high in biotin, an energy-boosting B vitamin. Walnuts are high in ellagic acid (see above), omega-3 fatty acids and biotin. Oats are high in selenium, which is associated with a reduced risk of cancer.